centre of the Orkney Islands, set on the principal island known as Mainland. The Orkneys comprise 70 or so islands, rocks and skerries that cover an area of 376 square miles. You can still detect the Norse influence and the Stone Age settlement at Skara Brae, older than either the Pyramids or Stonehenge, is fascinating.

Day 11

Port :

At Sea

Date :

04 Nov 2019

Due - Departs :

04 Nov 2019

Day 12

Port :

Hull

Date :

05 Nov 2019

Due - Departs :

05 Nov 2019

The Ship

On completion of her summer 2015 season, Azores will be re-named Astoria in line with our smaller ship offering alongside the similarly named 600 passenger Astor. This is in contrast to our larger mid-sized vessels; the Marco Polo and Magellan, adopting the explorer theme. In March 2016, Astoria will operate a twothe U.S. stock of military family housing – nearly 300,000 homes in all service branches – was decaying and starved of funding. “Continuing to neglect these issues runs the risk of collapsing the force,” the Department of Defense warned in a 1996 briefing document presented to a congressional sub-committee.

The same year, the military began privatizing its homes. The initiative was the largest-ever corporate takeover of federal housing. It was meant to rid bases of substandard accommodations and save taxpayers billions by having contractors foot the rebuilding bill. In return, contractors would enjoy a steady flow of rental income over 50-year leases.

The military knew hazards lurked in its housing. In 2005, the Army released an environmental study that said 75 percent of its 90,000 homes nationwide didn’t meet its