International Traveller

CUTTING EDGE

Everything should be serene while cruising Spains dazzling coastline. But the alarm on my phone is signalling that something is very, very wrong. Dinner at Le Voyage is in 15 minutes, the Celebrity Cruises app informs me, before adding that my booking at Michelin-starred chef Daniel Boulud's first fine-dining restaurant at sea is stage show and bleeding into my silent disco event. That's not the only problem; the booking at Le Voyage is a surprise and comes just as I'm finishing my 20th dish at the Oceanview Cafe buffet. “Oh my God,” I moan to a fellow cruiser. “There's just too much to do on this ship.”

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