Remember that volcano? Yeah – the one you couldn’t pronounce. Well, it was over a week ago now so no doubt you need reminding. A massive volcano errupted on Iceland and prevented tens of thousands of passengers from flying into British airspace. There was a lot of talk by the government to send the Royal Navy to go and pick people up from Spain. In the end, only one ship was sent.

At least that’s what I thought. In fact, Celebrity Eclipse was also sent in as part of a rescue operation, seemingly financed by Celebrity themselves. A pretty good gesture, Travelay thinks. The ship is due to launch this summer, and was doing a few days of showing off in British waters before being called into duty.

The ship actually looks stunning, and is the first at sea to feature a lawn on the deck. No doubt those stranded Britons deserved a martini or three for their troubles. I’m secretly dying to take a trip on this beast of a ship, not least because it also features an apple lounge, where you can hang out and play with Macs. Nice work if you can get it!