sailing

Over the course of 150 years of Test cricket history there is a reason why successful batting has been built of solid defence, not sailing down the pitch and taking a swipe at the bowling.

Such a scene might not seem unusual for a Friday night on a cruise ship, but this wasn’t a typical sailing.

The long trans-Atlantic sailing was especially attractive because we had six consecutive sea days on the way to New York after our stops in Spain and Gibraltar.

As the BBC has learned, a growing network of "shadow" ships are sailing without a valid national flag, which can render vessels stateless and without proper insurance.

“In a great hibernation. There are rumors as to why, but no one quite knows. We’re on her Oceans now, sailing across her body.”