I feel  it my duty to put a serious message on my blog to my fellow lady cruises. Please , please ,  please always check your cabin ten times over when packing up your suitcase to come home. Myself and my colleague Tina are now victims of the missing boot syndrome.

Whilst visiting the Independance I wore my beautiful boots onboard but the following day had to leave the ship and go straight to work. Stupidly I put my Work shoes on , packed up my case and on my way I went. It wasn’t until on the evening when I came to unpack my case , that to my horror i realised my mistake – MY BOOTS WERE STILL ON THE CRUISE. Next day I contacted the Lost property department and explained what had happend , she went off to investigate but a week later I received a letter confirming my pain  – the boots were gone forever. They couldnt find them , my only happiness is to maybe think that my boots are out there cruising the world and one day we may be reunited again. As I said my colleague Tina also feels my loss as on our last Christmas cruise party on the Balmoral ,  she only packed one of her boots and left the other behind. Unfortunately for her she has to look at the lonely boot in her wardrobe , constant reminder of what she has lost . So please learn from my story and always check your cabin for your belongings as being reunited with them seems like a virtual impossibility.