Our first cruise,
on the Nottinham Princess in 2002, was arranged in response to
many members' preference for a smaller, less formal event than
the grand reunions we'd organised before.
This cruise started from
Trent Bridge itself, which meant that we had to find parking
on the street. No problem on the Victoria Embankment.
There was another party sharing the
Nottingham Princess with us: we effectively had the top
deck.
Lunchon board was served from a carvery - the
food was prepared on shore and brought aboard in heated
containers.
Because the day we had
chosen happened to be the day of a football World Cup match,
our organising committee had organised a portable television so that
we could watch the match as we sailed along - even if we didn't want
to. Most of us apparently did - though reception was
variable, to say the
least.
The rest of us just watched the
view, and talked a lot. Plenty of time for
both.