0:00:02 > 0:00:06Imagine you've embarked on the journey of a lifetime -
0:00:06 > 0:00:10a luxury cruise around the world.
0:00:10 > 0:00:14I've done things, I've seen places that only people dream of seeing.
0:00:15 > 0:00:182,000 people are travelling some of the way,
0:00:19 > 0:00:24but 400 lucky souls have signed up for the entire adventure.
0:00:24 > 0:00:25SHIP HORN BLOWS
0:00:25 > 0:00:29This, for me, is the culmination of a life's dream.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31It sure makes your eyes water.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33They'll be stopping at some of most beautiful
0:00:33 > 0:00:36and exotic places around the globe.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38TRAIN WHISTLES
0:00:38 > 0:00:39ELEPHANT TRUMPETS
0:00:39 > 0:00:42I think it's the most amazing thing ever.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45But this all-inclusive package offers much more than sunshine
0:00:45 > 0:00:47and sightseeing.
0:00:47 > 0:00:51On this global odyssey, the passengers have their own vicar.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55Welcome everyone to this very special and very happy occasion.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00The ship is my parish and therefore I'm seeking to minister
0:01:00 > 0:01:03to everyone on board whether they're believers or not.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Welcome to The Cruise.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17January 2013.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21The cruise liner, Balmoral, is getting ready to depart from Southampton.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24She'll be home to guests, entertainers
0:01:24 > 0:01:27and crew for the next 16 weeks.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33Take the lift rather than lugging up the stairs.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37The Reverend Colin Still is being seen off by one of his fellow chaplains.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40You're near the medical centre so you'll be all right.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43Yes, and the handicraft centre too.
0:01:45 > 0:01:46Here we are.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49He's a veteran of 30 cruises but you wouldn't know it.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51Are we on the right one, Colin?
0:01:51 > 0:01:54- Yes. And it's the starboard side.- No.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00- 5043.- It's the third deck. - Oh, we're in five?
0:02:00 > 0:02:02Oh, silly. That's silly.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04Sorry about that.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07'I like living by the sea and I like being on the sea.'
0:02:07 > 0:02:12I think it gives an added dimension to my life, really.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15- Yes, I just love travelling and meeting people.- Hello.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18- Do you know where you're going?- No.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21We've got those who are Christian, Hindus and Muslims
0:02:21 > 0:02:24and quite a number of other religions.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26They all know that I'm the priest on board
0:02:26 > 0:02:29and I get enormous respect from them.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33In the unlikely event of an emergency...
0:02:33 > 0:02:37The average age of his flock is 69.
0:02:37 > 0:02:42Staying healthy will be a big issue, not least for 77-year-old Colin.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47This is all my medication, which is four months' supply.
0:02:47 > 0:02:48Terrible.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53But then most of the passengers will have a lot too.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Do you suffer from diabetes?
0:02:55 > 0:02:56Yes, but I don't really suffer.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00I've got diabetes 2 and it's diet controlled, so it's not a problem.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Thank you, very much and good evening, ladies and gentlemen.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09How are you doing tonight?
0:03:09 > 0:03:12Everybody's settled in and you have drinks, I can see.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15- How are the drinks? Good, and free. - LAUGHTER
0:03:15 > 0:03:16That's even better, right?
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Captain Stoica's crew should meet everyone's needs.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29My name is Sue, I'm going to be doing the choir.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32it's my first time doing this so please come and help me,
0:03:32 > 0:03:34I need some help.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39Good evening, everyone. It's the Reverend Colin Still.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41I hope you'll come and give it a whirl and join me
0:03:41 > 0:03:47as we worship God day by day as we go round the ship, around the world.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- Thank you very much, Colin. - APPLAUSE
0:03:54 > 0:03:56SHIP HORN BLOWS
0:03:59 > 0:04:03As the 28,000 horse power engines roar into life,
0:04:03 > 0:04:08Balmoral slips her moorings and glides elegantly into the Solent.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17The world cruise covers 33,000 miles,
0:04:17 > 0:04:21three oceans and 15 seas,
0:04:21 > 0:04:24with 33 ports of call.
0:04:24 > 0:04:29It's going to take 112 days to circumnavigate the globe.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33And the first leg to Acapulco will take three weeks.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35Good afternoon, everyone, welcome.
0:04:35 > 0:04:41Can we just have a short little discussion about words.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Well, not really a discussion,
0:04:43 > 0:04:46I'll just tell you what we're going to do.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Sue Alderson is a seasoned choir mistress
0:04:50 > 0:04:53but a relative newcomer to the world of cruising.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56'We went, last August, on a cruise of Norway
0:04:56 > 0:04:58'and there was a choir on board.'
0:04:58 > 0:05:02I was chatting to the lady and she just said, why don't you apply?
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Why don't you have a go?
0:05:04 > 0:05:07# I'm a nurse.. #
0:05:07 > 0:05:10I was thinking, two weeks round the Med, that'll be really nice.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12About two weeks later they rang to say
0:05:12 > 0:05:15we'd like you to go on the world cruise in January, four months.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17I'm like, oh!
0:05:17 > 0:05:21She has ambitious and appropriate plans.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24A full-scale production of The Pirates Of Penzance.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27# Pirates... #
0:05:27 > 0:05:31Some people are perfect for their roles.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33# I am a pirate king
0:05:33 > 0:05:35# Hurrah, hurrah... #
0:05:35 > 0:05:39I was a Master at Arms in the Royal Navy, when I retired
0:05:39 > 0:05:41after some 25 years of service.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44and I've loved singing, which is why I'm here.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46# Hey! #
0:05:46 > 0:05:50But Gerald Toghill is less keen on homework.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52So all I need you to do is just say them.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54If I can read the words I'll do them,
0:05:54 > 0:05:57but I'm not here to learn words, I'm hear to sing.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59You don't have to learn them, just say them.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03'I do have this nagging suspicion at the back of what
0:06:03 > 0:06:05'passes for a mind'
0:06:05 > 0:06:08that life is too short, on a cruise like this,
0:06:08 > 0:06:11to be sitting in a cabin learning words.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14Casting the female lead is more difficult.
0:06:14 > 0:06:21Mabel is a young maiden and not many young maidens on this cruise.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23Somebody's going to have to be brave here.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Sue, what about you?
0:06:25 > 0:06:28Let's have Sue. Come forward.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32# Poor wandering one
0:06:32 > 0:06:35# If such poor love as mine
0:06:37 > 0:06:39# Can help you find
0:06:39 > 0:06:42# True peace of mind
0:06:42 > 0:06:48# Why, take it, it is thine. #
0:06:48 > 0:06:51Singing is something that gives you confidence
0:06:51 > 0:06:53in the rest of your life. I think it's so good.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57Now, is there anyone else, now that these brave people have done it,
0:06:57 > 0:07:00somebody else will think "Oh, I'll have a go now"?
0:07:00 > 0:07:03'It can take your mind off any troubles that you have
0:07:03 > 0:07:05'and I think for that'
0:07:05 > 0:07:08it's an excellent thing for people to do.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10I'm sorry, I've forgotten your name.
0:07:10 > 0:07:11Come on, Eileen.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15Eileen! Eileen, right.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19Don't worry about your sore throat and things, we'll see through that.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21And...
0:07:21 > 0:07:24# Poor wandering one
0:07:24 > 0:07:28# If such poor love as mine
0:07:29 > 0:07:32# Can help you find
0:07:32 > 0:07:35# True peace of mind
0:07:35 > 0:07:40# Why, take it, it is thine. #
0:07:40 > 0:07:43Lovely, lovely, lovely.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48- Would you do it for us? - OTHERS: Yes! Yes.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50The answer you're looking for is "yes".
0:07:50 > 0:07:55- Is that what I'm looking for? - Yes, Sue. Yes, Sue.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58'You know what they say about a volunteer?
0:07:58 > 0:08:00'He's a man who didn't understand the question!'
0:08:04 > 0:08:07When we set out on a world cruise,
0:08:07 > 0:08:11we've obviously got to come out of cold winter weather from Europe.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14Then we set off south west towards the Caribbean,
0:08:14 > 0:08:18then the ship is completely transformed because suddenly
0:08:18 > 0:08:22it's like taking the lid off, and all the people come out and sit
0:08:22 > 0:08:27on the sun beds, on the top decks and it's quite a different atmosphere.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34I try to be available to everyone by being around
0:08:34 > 0:08:36so they can approach me.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Sometimes, it takes me quite a long time
0:08:38 > 0:08:40to get round the deck during the day.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43I think that's why I do the early morning walk.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45TANGO MUSIC
0:08:45 > 0:08:50Each person's got a story, it's usually very personal stories.
0:08:50 > 0:08:55And, yes, I learn quite a lot about a great number of people.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58Honeymooners Bob and Viv Speding are madly in love.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04Viv and I met about three years ago on a cruise
0:09:04 > 0:09:07and Viv stood out because, to be honest, she was wearing
0:09:07 > 0:09:11quite sort of funky gear, and was wearing some quite funky glasses
0:09:11 > 0:09:15which really contrasted with most of the, fairly typical,
0:09:15 > 0:09:18middle aged or elderly women that were on the cruise.
0:09:18 > 0:09:23This is my honeymoon nightie so I'll quickly put that away,
0:09:23 > 0:09:27because, you know, you still, you might be over 60 but,
0:09:29 > 0:09:33you still have to, erm, you still enjoy cuddles.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37There is no smiling in Tangos.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41I suppose the only thing that I would say about Vivian
0:09:41 > 0:09:43that could be broadcast,
0:09:43 > 0:09:47is that she is absolutely amazing, physically,
0:09:47 > 0:09:50for a woman of her age.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54But the same can't be said for Bob.
0:09:57 > 0:10:02I've met this marvellous man in the autumn of my life
0:10:02 > 0:10:05and I don't want to lose him.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08You know, we've got to enjoy life and make memories together
0:10:08 > 0:10:12and I just want him to be a bit healthier because he isn't.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17Bob has diabetes and weighs over 21 stone.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20A lethal combination.
0:10:20 > 0:10:25So Viv's challenged him to lose five kilos, before Acapulco.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28Well, I'm walking along the deck as part of my regime
0:10:28 > 0:10:31to lose a bit of weight.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34I actually had an egg Florentine for breakfast today
0:10:34 > 0:10:36so I'm going to do an extra lap.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41This is the bows. You can see...
0:10:41 > 0:10:44Oh, look, we're not far from land because we've got a bird.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48So the walkers cross this corner here,
0:10:48 > 0:10:52and if he wears a nice, bright colour I know it's him,
0:10:52 > 0:10:55and all that lovely dark hair.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59Oh, there he is! That's how I feel.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02Just very much in love, actually.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06So much so, it brings tears to my eyes.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08I'm so lucky.
0:11:08 > 0:11:13# Take heart, no danger lasts... #
0:11:15 > 0:11:19Colin's always looking for ways to increase his congregation.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23So, we're all speaking from the same hymn sheet as it were.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27Colin's here. Can you just spare Colin for a minute or two?
0:11:27 > 0:11:28He's a doctor of divinity.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32# There's a doctor of divinity
0:11:32 > 0:11:34# Resides in this vicinity
0:11:34 > 0:11:37# For a doctor, doctor Resides in this vicinity
0:11:37 > 0:11:41# This vicinity! #
0:11:41 > 0:11:43APPLAUSE
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Thanks for that.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52I appreciate that not all of you want to come to the Sunday services
0:11:52 > 0:11:57but there's a slot whenever you'd like to fill it.
0:11:57 > 0:12:02# Doctor of divinity. #
0:12:07 > 0:12:12The island of Madeira is Balmoral's first port of call.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15An opportunity for everyone to stretch their legs.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19This is my first time for doing a choir on board.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21It's pretty hectic, those first two or three days.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23I wondered what had hit me.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25It's like...
0:12:25 > 0:12:28Everyone's thoroughly enjoying it, and that's the most important thing.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32- They seem to be.- It's lovely sitting in the sun, feels so good. - It's fabulous.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36- What a contrast!- Who would think? Who would think?
0:12:36 > 0:12:39But Sue's worried about much more than the choir.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45My mother, erm, she's got dementia so she's in a home
0:12:45 > 0:12:47so that bit has been difficult yes, yes.
0:12:47 > 0:12:52She had a fall and ended up in hospital for five or six weeks
0:12:52 > 0:12:54and that's, kind of, taken all her muscles.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57- Yes, and it takes a lot out of you. - That's right.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01Mum had a fall and she was in a, sort of, respite home
0:13:01 > 0:13:03and she broke her ankle in three places.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06She was in plaster for, oh, it was just awful,
0:13:06 > 0:13:10- about ten weeks, but she came through it.- Yes, yes.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15Sue is the primary carer for her 93-year-old mum.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18And she's never been away for so long.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24There are a lot of people on board and most of them are very concerned
0:13:24 > 0:13:28about their families, and, of course, there's an anxiety about
0:13:28 > 0:13:33elderly people at home for those that are on board who have parents still living.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36I'm a bit concerned about Mum.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40Have you been in touch?
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Well, I tried to get in touch by video link
0:13:43 > 0:13:46but no signal.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48It all just fell apart.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52When I tried to ring, when we did have signal,
0:13:52 > 0:13:55it's impossible to have a conversation because she's just,
0:13:55 > 0:13:58"When are you coming home? When are you coming home?
0:13:58 > 0:14:01"I can't cope without you."
0:14:01 > 0:14:05- So it is anxious making.- Yeah.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08Let's hope she keeps going.
0:14:08 > 0:14:13There is going to be the time, isn't there, when she will slip away.
0:14:13 > 0:14:17- Oh, yes.- But hopefully you'll be home when that happens.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20I was lucky it happened with me
0:14:20 > 0:14:24so we were able to be with Mum when she died, yeah.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33800 miles west of Madeira, the captain has no choice
0:14:33 > 0:14:36but to turn the ship around.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38We have a medical emergency on board
0:14:38 > 0:14:41and one of our guests needs to be immediately evacuated.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45The boat never stops. It's going the same speed
0:14:45 > 0:14:48and the helicopter is actually, it follows the boat
0:14:48 > 0:14:50and it's done so well.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52The line comes down, the guy comes down with all the equipment,
0:14:52 > 0:14:57they've got the patient on the cradle or whatever it is,
0:14:57 > 0:14:58and then they lift him up.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01I was with her for about an hour.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04The lady was travelling on her own.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08She was having to take liquid morphine
0:15:08 > 0:15:10because she was in such great pain.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14She appreciated having someone sit with her.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17She celebrated her birthday on Wednesday
0:15:17 > 0:15:20and they brought her birthday cards.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23She was most concerned about her teddy bear.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26So, that had to be packed as well.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31When there's a crisis on board it's always useful to have the chaplain
0:15:31 > 0:15:35just to bring them some comfort in a way that, perhaps,
0:15:35 > 0:15:38the other staff may not suggest that they say a prayer with a person
0:15:38 > 0:15:41or gave them that sort of support that God was with them
0:15:41 > 0:15:44to help them through a very tough time.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51Balmoral is now 15 hours behind schedule.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55One of the Caribbean stops must be sacrificed.
0:15:55 > 0:16:00Unfortunately, Tortola will be cancelled.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04I'm really sorry for that, but I hope everybody understands that
0:16:04 > 0:16:08a medical emergency and saving a human life is top priority for us.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12It's one of those things that happens at sea
0:16:12 > 0:16:16and I think it's something we all accept, is that the human life element
0:16:16 > 0:16:19is far more important than our pleasure and holidays.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22We get the same time away, we lose a stop, but that's absolutely fine.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26The captain was hoping to make up time
0:16:26 > 0:16:28but there's bad weather ahead.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31For the next couple of days we are looking into a low pressure,
0:16:31 > 0:16:34which we can see it here in the middle of the Atlantic,
0:16:34 > 0:16:37which is going to be moved more south
0:16:37 > 0:16:39and is going to collide exactly with our course.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43I think we've got next Sunday.
0:16:43 > 0:16:44Oops!
0:16:46 > 0:16:48Despite the stormy seas,
0:16:48 > 0:16:52the choir have turned up at Colin's morning service.
0:16:53 > 0:16:58# Hail to the Lord's anointed
0:16:58 > 0:17:02# Great David's greater Son... #
0:17:03 > 0:17:08The choir always lifts up the people and it makes worshiping God that much easier.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12And I'm so glad that we've got Sue because she really does
0:17:12 > 0:17:15inspire people and they contributed splendidly.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19# ..to us in love. #
0:17:21 > 0:17:24Viv's also come to seek advice on Bob's health.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27I wonder might you have five minutes to spare?
0:17:27 > 0:17:30- Yes, if you could hang on?- Yes. - Yes? That would be fine.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33I understand, to everyone's surprise,
0:17:33 > 0:17:37considering your nice flat tummy and svelte form,
0:17:37 > 0:17:39that you are a diabetic.
0:17:39 > 0:17:44We tend to assume diabetics are plump people.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47Well, it's because they're plump they become diabetic.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50It's the weight that is part of the problem.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52Do you have, do you suffer from diabetes?
0:17:52 > 0:17:55No, I don't but my lovely new husband does.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59He is, he's very large.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03'I think the biggest problem is, the buffets all look so good
0:18:03 > 0:18:06'so you have a spoonful of one, a spoonful of another.'
0:18:06 > 0:18:08These are my favourite - herring.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11They're in a slightly sweet vinegar.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14'By the time you know where you are, you actually have a plate
0:18:14 > 0:18:17'that is piled high, looking a bit like Mount Etna
0:18:17 > 0:18:20'or something like that.'
0:18:20 > 0:18:23The important thing is knowing you've got to have exercise
0:18:23 > 0:18:27and you've got to cut back on sweet things and cut back on food in general.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31Hopefully, because I can see my toes now when I stand up,
0:18:31 > 0:18:34which is a new experience for me for some time,
0:18:34 > 0:18:37I feel that when I come to weigh myself,
0:18:37 > 0:18:40that I will actually have lost at least a little weight.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42Well, they say you should have breakfast like a king,
0:18:42 > 0:18:46lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49But we never do it that way round, do we?
0:18:53 > 0:18:57The Balmoral has now crossed the Atlantic and the Caribbean.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03And on day 19, arrives at one of the wonders of the modern age -
0:19:03 > 0:19:05the Panama Canal.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10It is an exciting moment for the passengers, of course,
0:19:10 > 0:19:13it's a very spectacular view and as we are changing the oceans
0:19:13 > 0:19:15after transiting the Panama Canal,
0:19:15 > 0:19:18we are going to get into the Pacific Ocean.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21The canal is a massive feat of engineering.
0:19:21 > 0:19:26It's over 50 miles long and 7.5 million tones of concrete
0:19:26 > 0:19:28were used in its construction.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31When you think that was done about a 100 years ago,
0:19:31 > 0:19:35it's absolutely amazing, the technological effort that was put into it.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41This, for me, is the culmination of a life's dream.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43I've done all the other canals,
0:19:43 > 0:19:46but I've never managed to make this one in my naval career.
0:19:46 > 0:19:51It cuts off that horrendous voyage around Cape Horn.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54I've done that a couple of times, and I can tell you,
0:19:54 > 0:19:56it sure makes your eyes water.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02Just met some lovely, lovely people
0:20:02 > 0:20:06and it's going to be really sad when some of them get off in Acapulco.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08It's going to be really difficult.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20The choir have three days to perfect The Pirates Of Penzance
0:20:20 > 0:20:24so Sue is cranking up rehearsals and leading by example.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30APPLAUSE
0:20:31 > 0:20:34It's the top of the tide and we must be away.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36No, no, no, we've got Ruth's song first.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40'The Pirate King, he's my big teddy bear now.'
0:20:40 > 0:20:43He's really come on, he's worked hard.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47No. "But I'll be true". Stop, stop, stop.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50Today, I fluffed my lines a couple of times.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53- The dreadful month of September... - February.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55LAUGHTER
0:20:55 > 0:20:58I can't help that, I'm a Cornishman, a bit thick.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01OK, my dear, let's give it whirl.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05Look for a space and go for it, pretend your playing netball.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08'It was very tense. I had to be very bossy, I'm afraid,'
0:21:08 > 0:21:12and say, "You're here, you there, do this, do that", whatever.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15You must be down here because you're speaking.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17Stop, stop, stop.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21If I do that, if I'm pointing down, it's your low notes.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24We got through, it was, it was tricky but we managed it, yeah.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32Sue can forget her worries about the choir and her mum
0:21:32 > 0:21:35on an excursion to Costa Rica.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39I'm escorting today,
0:21:39 > 0:21:43which means that I'm looking after my friends here
0:21:43 > 0:21:45and we have to say "pura vida",
0:21:45 > 0:21:49that means everything's good and pure life.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51I have two missing.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53You have two missing?
0:21:53 > 0:21:55Oh, wow.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58Never mind, it doesn't matter. We're on this one round here.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01- Sue, you've got two of mine.- Have I?
0:22:03 > 0:22:06People are travelling for all sorts of reasons.
0:22:06 > 0:22:11Some to get away from home and from some of the difficulties
0:22:11 > 0:22:14they've had there, particularly widows and widowers.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18Some have got real problems back home, which they can't leave behind
0:22:18 > 0:22:21and they're in touch with their families day by day
0:22:21 > 0:22:26and are concerned about folk that are ill, particularly elderly parents.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29Can you see it? It's in those leaves.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33When I travelled round in 2009, my mother was still alive,
0:22:33 > 0:22:39she was 94, and I was always on tenterhooks the whole way round.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43But I got home on the 27th May and she died a week later.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45She had waited until I got home
0:22:45 > 0:22:49and I shall be forever grateful for that.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57At long last, Sue has got through to one of her daughters back home.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00Can you see? This is amazing.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Oh, very well, thank you, very well.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05Thanks for going to see Granny.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10Yes.
0:23:11 > 0:23:12Yes.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17Yes.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22It's a huge relief to know her mum's OK.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25'Miss them so much, you do.'
0:23:25 > 0:23:28You don't realise how far you are away
0:23:28 > 0:23:31but it's lovely to be able to speak to them, it's lovely.
0:23:33 > 0:23:38Bob and Viv are nearing the end of their honeymoon, and his challenge.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41I think Vivian's more worried about me than I am myself.
0:23:43 > 0:23:48I know that she is very concerned that I will die prematurely
0:23:48 > 0:23:52and I suppose there is a chance of that.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55Viv can't stand the stress.
0:23:55 > 0:24:00I'm incredibly proud of him because it's not easy.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05But I feel if he doesn't,
0:24:05 > 0:24:08I'm not going to have him for very long,
0:24:08 > 0:24:13because have you ever seen a man in his eighties of that size?
0:24:13 > 0:24:15OK, well this is the moment of truth.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18We'll see where we are now, so I'll leap on to the scales,
0:24:18 > 0:24:23see if I can do it without breaking them - one of my favourite jokes.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26We weighed before we left home
0:24:26 > 0:24:29and he was 136 kilos naked.
0:24:32 > 0:24:38It read at 132 kilos, which implies that I've lost four kilos
0:24:38 > 0:24:42since we weighed on the morning of leaving Southampton.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46That's nine pounds in weight, just over half a stone.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48I'm just absolutely delighted.
0:24:49 > 0:24:54And I would really love us to have as many years as possible together,
0:24:56 > 0:25:00so it actually means an enormous, enormous amount.
0:25:04 > 0:25:10I was encouraged to see how Bob and Vivian were tackling Bob's diabetes,
0:25:10 > 0:25:15because it is a tough one and he needs all the support he can get.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18I wish them well and I hope that I was able to encourage them.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24It's the last day of the first leg.
0:25:24 > 0:25:29With Acapulco just over the horizon, the pirates of Penzance are ready.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33Har-har, Jim lad!
0:25:34 > 0:25:36It is a bit scary.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40All performances are because you never know what's going to happen.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44500 people are jammed in for the show.
0:25:44 > 0:25:45APPLAUSE
0:25:50 > 0:25:52# I am a pirate king
0:25:52 > 0:25:54# Hoorah, hoorah for the pirate king!
0:25:54 > 0:25:59# Hoorah for the pirate king! #
0:25:59 > 0:26:04'The success of the whole thing is inspiring them to go away'
0:26:04 > 0:26:09and join a choir, go to performances of Gilbert and Sullivan,
0:26:09 > 0:26:13just to open doors, and that's what would make me very happy.
0:26:13 > 0:26:18# Then take it, it is thine. #
0:26:19 > 0:26:23# Oh, we'll rise
0:26:23 > 0:26:26# And be. #
0:26:34 > 0:26:37I'm so proud of what they've done
0:26:37 > 0:26:42and I just would just like, personally, to say a huge thank you
0:26:42 > 0:26:43to all of you.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46I shall never forget this experience.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48Well, believe it or not, it's been the greatest fun.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52Something went very, very wrong today.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55I seem to have remembered all my words.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58My voice did hold up, I didn't want to let everybody down
0:26:58 > 0:27:01and I was really happy with it at the end.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05Everyone was obviously very sort of buoyant and full of fun
0:27:05 > 0:27:07so, brilliant, it really was.
0:27:14 > 0:27:19The reverend was very informative and very helpful.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22I feel less anxious after my conversation with him
0:27:22 > 0:27:25and after Bob actually achieving what he set out to achieve.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28I'm more in love with him every day
0:27:28 > 0:27:31as I discover gorgeous things about him.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38It's a lot to live up to. Perfection is a heavy weight to carry.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43- I never said you're perfect. - No, I know.- I said, almost.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46Balmoral has finally reached Acapulco
0:27:46 > 0:27:49and the end of the first part of the world cruise.
0:27:51 > 0:27:55500 passengers are leaving and 500 will be coming on board,
0:27:55 > 0:27:59presenting a fresh challenge for Colin.
0:27:59 > 0:28:04In the village at sea, the relationships are just passing.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07You're meeting people for the first time
0:28:07 > 0:28:11and although you do establish some relationship,
0:28:11 > 0:28:15it's much more fleeting than it is in a parish at home.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20On the next leg - food becomes a big issue.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23You come on ship as a passenger
0:28:23 > 0:28:25and you go off as cargo.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29The amateurs get dramatic.
0:28:29 > 0:28:30No, no.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34The last run we did, well, it was dreadful.
0:28:35 > 0:28:39And a married couple rekindle their love.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42I want to thank you for being such a pain in the butt.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45That's not actually what I shall say at the time!
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