OUR JOURNEY BEGINS

Wilson bought my ticket (he travels free as a 'companion animal') and after a brief queue we embarked on the boat.

His first move was to locate the Bar and open a Tab for himself. 

Once this was done, he went off to find a couple of nice seats next to the life belts, pausing only to interrogate the Tour Guide about the vessel's safety record. 

And the whereabouts and capacity of the lifeboats.

I'm beginning to wonder how relaxing this trip is going to be...