The terminal in Southampton with the huge Azura behind it
Cars being unloaded
Baggage waiting to be shipped onboard
Waiting to go to a desk to be processed
The end of the maze and onto the ship!
The impressive atrium on the Azura
The muster drill - a dress rehearsal for abandoning ship
Laundrette on our deck on Azura
Inside the laundrette on Azura
Laundrette washers
Plumbing for the washer dryers
Laundrette sink
Wiring diagram for laundrette
Line dancing in the atrium on Azura
Individuals yet a group
800 seat Playhouse on the Azura - not big enough for a 3000 passenger ship!
Malabar used for some entertainments
The stages had professional lighting and sound systems
People filing off the ship in Gibraltar
Scoops for dredging?
They resembled monstrous metal spiders
Our second visit to Gibraltar
Gate into Casemates Square in Gibraltar
Gibraltar invaded by tourists
Busker blowing big bubbles in Gibraltar
Chimney stacks at a port factory at Gibraltar
Our coach to Mt Etna
Coach certificate
Hills around Mt Etna
Volcanic debris at Mt Etna
Grass trying to recolonise the volcanic soil
Twisted rock from lava flow at Mt Etna
One of the Silvestri craters at Mt Etna
Volcanoes leave almost a moonscape
Colours from inside the earth
Looking towards the summit of Mt Etna
Corfu: metal sculpture or derelict sign? Perhaps both!
Might not pass the MOT in the UK
Parade of scooters in Corfu
A factory which has seen better days in Corfu
Our good ship Azura at Corfu
Approaching Dubrovnik from sea
Dubrovnik's walls facing the sea
Glass ornaments on sale
Dubrovnik city square
Lady clad in traditional costume
Dalmatian dogs come from the Dubrovnik area
Food stall to attract the tourists in Dubrovnik
Refreshment shoppe in Dubrovnik
Ice cream to relieve the heat
The Ventura moored behind us at Dubrovnik
St Marks Square Venice from Azura sailing in
Bridge of Sighs in Venice
Lion on pedestal at St Marks Square
15 was our tour party
Doge's Palace in Venice exterior
Doge's Palace interior
Where to post denunciations in the Doge's Palace
24-hour clock in Doge's Palace
Zodiac clock in Doge's Palace
Gondolas for the gondola ride in Venice
Us on our gondola
Our gondolier
Gondola ride
Gondola ride
Gondola ride passing restaurant
Gondola ride on Grand Canal
St Marks Basilica in Venice
Entering Malta harbour
Tug for refuelling Azura at Malta
Entering Mdina in Malta
Mdina street
Mdina street
Mdina street
Mdina cathedral
Gravestone floor
Picture in the cathedral
Cathedral altar
Palazzo Paradiso in Malta
Palazzo ceiling
Palazzo dining room
Palazzo hall
Palazzo decoration
Seventeen entrance on Azura
The reception desk at Seventeen
Menus ready to be presented
Seventeen tables
Us at our table
The menu
Warm bread to start the meal
Virginia's crayfish cocktail starter
My ravioli starter
Gratuitous soup
We both had the lamb
A gratuitous wobbly thingy
Virginia had the brulee trio dessert
I had the terrine dessert
A post meal treat
A good meal at Seventeen on Azura!
Cadiz postbox
A handy municipal fountain in Cadiz
A pleasant open area in Cadiz
A water exhibit
Cadiz church
Hall in Cadiz
Promenade deck side clock
Deck chairs
Hoses
Ladder
Lamp
Life jackets
Lifebelt
Painter of the rope variety
Wet floor indicator
Wire
Glass House bar and eaterie on Azura
Java bar
Appliances behind a bar
Our table in the Oriental Restaurant on Azura
Dispensers for salt and pepper and sugar
Top of the Atrium
The Azura atrium floor needed repair by the end of the cruise
It's all about money from one angle
The miniscule library on Azura
The Oriental Restaurant on Azura
The art adorned stairwells