{"id":6279,"date":"2022-08-20T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-20T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.karenandjon.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6279"},"modified":"2025-10-31T18:41:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T18:41:23","slug":"britannia-baltic-cruise-day-14-sea-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hweb.uk\/?p=6279","title":{"rendered":"Britannia Baltic Cruise &#8211; Day 14"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>1 Minute, 18 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sea Day<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sea: <\/strong>Calm<br><strong>Weather: <\/strong>Sunny<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Final day of our holiday and we were determined to make the most of it. Our usual relaxed morning &#8211; buffet, coffee and Carcassonne, then back up to the cabin to chill and so I could finish packing the suitcases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Callum ended up with another P&amp;O hoody to add to his collection &#8211; delivered to the cabin and for the first time ever, we didn&#8217;t have to swap for a larger size (XL!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>35 teams took part in the final syndicate quiz hosted by Bryony and India and they ramped up the difficulty.  We only scored 11\/20 but finished top of the leader board!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Final evening meal of the cruise and we managed to get a table in The Beach House. For starters, Callum had wings, Jon the prawns and I had the nachos. For mains, Callum went for the burger, Jon the steak on Lava stone and I had the BBQ ribs. 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