I am back from my travels!
By Gary Marsh
@garymarsh6 (23893)
United Kingdom
June 5, 2026 12:26pm CST
I have not been around for several months as l have just returned from another world cruise. I left at the beginning of January & returned on 30th of April. I had the most fantastic time on board the Queen Mary 2 visiting all kinds of interesting countries around the world.
Just before l left our tumble dryer died but my wife said no leave it until you get back. So I ordered one last week & it was delivered this morning. The deliverymen arrived at 06:40 & phoned me to say they were outside my house. I looked at our camera & told him you are not outside my house & gave him advice where to find me.
I went outside & could see him quite a distance away but he saw me wave & drove to my house. They brought it in & took the old one away. My wife got up at 7AM & asked what time will they deliver. I told her you are too late its already here & is all working!
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@snowy22315 (208631)
• United States
21h
That sounds like here..always with baited breath as to whether the delivery people will find me..welcome back!
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@garymarsh6 (23893)
• United Kingdom
5h
I am so pleased we were the first delivery of the day rather than hanging around & you end up last delivery!
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@garymarsh6 (23893)
• United Kingdom
22h
Thank you Michael how kind of you. Yes l will share posts over the coming weeks. Some of the things we saw & did were fascinating I hope you enjoy them when l post.
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@garymarsh6 (23893)
• United Kingdom
5h
Hi Rebelann lovely to see you here. Yes l will share some photos soon.
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@DaddyEvil (174119)
• United States
18h
I'm glad the new dryer is installed and working for you.
You'll have to write some posts and tell us about your trip on the QM2. I'm glad you had a good time on your trip. 
The only new thing that happened here was me falling and hurting myself several times in different ways. My daughter, Pretty, made me go to the ER a couple of times when I came up bloody... I really hate going to the ER. It takes them so long to see me, even if they aren't busy. (I had to have stitches twice when I fell through a window in our garage and cut my wrist open and again when I fell down our front steps and split my scalp open. The ER doctor did x-rays for my scalp to make sure I didn't break any bones and told me I have adult onset hydrocephalus. (I have an appointment with a neurologist in September to see if that is bad enough I need surgery.) They told me I'd continue to have problems with my balance and memory until the neurologist could get me in for an exam.
I can't think of anything else to tell you about right now.2 people like this
@garymarsh6 (23893)
• United Kingdom
5h
It seems ironic to like your post but l rather see it as an acknoledgement I have read it & l definitetly do not like what I read. I am so sorry to read about your falls & the injuries you have sustained. Roll on till you see the neurologist & I hope they are able to treat you sooner than later.
Do take care & it is great to see you here. I have been permanently banned from going up ladders after falling off 5 times the last time being the worst. It is so frustrating seeing something that needs sorting when you know perfectly well you could sort it yourself. Sometimes you have to adapt to how your body has changed into now & not think like a 20 year old.
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@garymarsh6 (23893)
• United Kingdom
4h
@DaddyEvil She is so kind & clearly loves you. My daughter is the same with me. I took a tumble in the Nave of Rochester Cathedral falling flat on my back. The kids were terrified & ran to tell her. A little old lady tried to help me up before my daughter appeared. I never hurt myself that time just my pride!
All the best I will keep you in my thoughts. Roll on September!
All the best I will keep you in my thoughts. Roll on September!
@Marilynda1225 (91000)
• United States
22h
Welcome back!!! it's so nice to see you and hear that you had a fantastic world cruise.
The fact that you got your new dryer delivered so early is a miracle (in my book). I'm sure your wife will be happy now to be able to do the laundry
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@garymarsh6 (23893)
• United Kingdom
22h
Haha she is going on a shopping trip with her friend tomorrow so once she has gone l will set too & surprise her!
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@Ineeddentures (33273)
•
17h
Pleasantly surprised to read this
It's great to see you again
Hope you enjoyed the cruise
And lovely to hear you got something delivered ontime
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@garymarsh6 (23893)
• United Kingdom
5h
Hi there yes thank you all is good. I hope all is well for you too!
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@garymarsh6 (23893)
• United Kingdom
5h
I will do some posts about it. We had an amazing time. I look forward to catching up!
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@LadyDuck (502002)
• Italy
5h
@garymarsh6 - We also had a lot of nasty weather and today it's raining again. I am glad that I have a washing machine that is also a dryer.
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@garymarsh6 (23893)
• United Kingdom
4h
@LadyDuck Yes it is forecast rain for the next 10 days here!
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@garymarsh6 (23893)
• United Kingdom
5h
HI Anna lovely to see you here. She told me not to order one before I left but as we have had lots of nasty weather l think l should have ignored her & ordered one anyway so yes she is Happy now.
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@RasmaSandra (97824)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19h
Welcome back and glad you got home safe and sound, I hope you both had a great time,
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@garymarsh6 (23893)
• United Kingdom
5h
HI there I hope all is well with you. Thank you yes we had a fantastic time.
@xFiacre (14766)
• Ireland
20h
@garymarsh6 Was there a tumble dryer on the Queen Mary? I’ve often wondered about how one washes one’s under linen while at sea.
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@garymarsh6 (23893)
• United Kingdom
5h
Hi there nice to see you. Yes there are laundry rooms on most floors with four washing machines & Tumble dryers in each one which are free to use they also supply laundry sheets & two irons & ironing boards. It is quite a social space where you pick up lots of gossip on what is happening on around the ship. I call it gossip central.
Alternatively there are laundry facilities you can send a bag of laundry to be laundered & pressed it is returned 48 hours later beautifully ironed & on hangers. They do a stuff the bag for $54 of 15 items which l used several times especially for dress shirts when we were in the tropics. I managed to get 15 shirts in it each time. We also get 20% off as a status thing.
@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18019)
• Torrington, Connecticut
21h
I bet you have enough stories to last the rest of the year. Visiting so many countries must have been fascinating.
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@garymarsh6 (23893)
• United Kingdom
5h
Hi there nice to see you. Yes there are quite a few stories to tell. It was great fun as there were some real exciting things we did that I had not done before like riding a waymo driverless car in San Francisco which l could not do last time. I know it was more expensive but the novelty element was amazing & fun.
@garymarsh6 (23893)
• United Kingdom
5h
Oh fantastic l hope you enjoyed it on board. It is such a brilliant ship with so much to see & do each day. Yes thankfully it allowed me to get on & do other things for the rest of the day plus we had two more deliveries but they did not turn up till 5pm
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@JudyEv (381576)
• Rockingham, Australia
3h
@garymarsh6 We saw some great shows and interesting talks. It was a fantastic experience. The food was pretty good too! lol
@Traceyjayne (11201)
• United Kingdom
18h
Welcome back …..hope we hear more about the cruise…..
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@garymarsh6 (23893)
• United Kingdom
5h
Hi Traceyjane. Nice to see you here. It was great fun. I will do some posts hopefully not bore people.
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@garymarsh6 (23893)
• United Kingdom
2h
@LooeyVille I admire your stamina & achievements congratulations. I still have a bit of catching up with you l am sure. I will have to have a count up of all the countries l have been to.
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@garymarsh6 (23893)
• United Kingdom
5h
Hi from one cruiser to another. You are the expert cruiser. I hope you are well l will start to catch up with everyone again to read your news. Lovely to see you!
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@LooeyVille (73)
• United States
3h
@garymarsh6 I just completed my 50th cruise. And relatedly, 106 countries.
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@celticeagle (189706)
• Boise, Idaho
3h
That's the best kind of delivery. You wake up and it's already there.
@ptrikha_2 (49753)
• India
Just now
That is quite a long journey!
I hope you did not feel sea sickness !
How much time did you used to get on stopovers to different countries?
Which all continents did you cover?
