Fred.Olsen cruise ship astronomer shares the ‘best spot’ to see the stars | Cruise | Travel
“So I plan and choose which bit of deck I’m going to be on, partly based on which direction the ship’s going and where the wind’s blowing, which can be a bit tricky.”
While Paul has travelled to the Canary Islands, Azores islands, Greenland and Norway with Fred.Olsen, there’s one destination that particularly stands out to him.
He said: “I think it’s the Caribbean because you stay out on deck for two hours there without freezing. You have a nice balmy night sailing slowly from one island to the other because the ship’s never in a hurry.
“We did a superb meteorological shooting star event when we were trundling along on our way back across the Atlantic. I knew this particular night, the Earth would pass through the tail of the comet.
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