Sailing into the beautiful 12th century Croatian walled City of Dubrovnik is one of the great cruising experiences. The spectacular old town with its pretty harbour, towering ramparts, creamy stone pavements and red-roofed buildings – is crammed with architectural wonders everywhere you look.

We took the usual tourist excursion and as always we felt ripped off and promised ourselves we would never do it again. We do this nearly every time! In the past we have done our own thing for a fraction of the price and we have now promised ourselves we will never get caught again. Watch this space.

We found a lovely fish restaurant down by the bay where we enjoyed a delicious lunch (with wine) and we were served by the proud owner.

After lunch we did a little exploring on our own and eventually returned to the ship on the same shuttle bus as our old friend Claire Sweeney.

Next stop is tomorrow when we arrive on the Greek island of Corfu.