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May 11, 2024
London, England: ABBA Voyage


The World Trippers at ABBA Voyage

On May 11, our last day in London, we joined Suzy, Suzy’s brother Paul and Paul’s wife (also named Suzy) to see “ABBA Voyage.” This is an amazing re-creation of a live ABBA concert. The original members had their performance motion-captured, and technologists from Industrial Light and Magic created digital “Abbatar” representations. The show is performed in a purpose-built theater with a live band. We were able to get tickets to this sold-out show several months ago.

We had been looking forward to the ABBA show as a grand finale to our cruise, and it exceeded expectations.


ABBA Voyage is presented in a custom theatre built specifically for this show


We bought a super-deluxe package that enabled us to relax (and dine) in an exclusive lounge


With Suzy’s brother Paul, Suzy, and Paul’s wife (also named Suzy)


Many attendees got into the ABBA spirit, complete with costumes!


Inside the 3,000-person sold-out theatre. The two Suzys got tickets to stand (and dance) on the dance floor. Paul, Russell and Gail got seats, but we spent much of the time on our feet dancing anyway.


No photography is allowed during the concert, so here are some stock photos. The Abbatars are so well done, it is like watching a live concert of ABBA performing at their height in the 1980s.

We have enjoyed our stay with Suzy and Ken, and we look forward to seeing them again in July when we return to Greenwich. But now, it is finally time to go home. On May 12, we fly from London back to California. We will stay a few days in the Bay Area to visit family, then drive back up to our mountain house. We bring a ton of suitcases, souvenirs, and lots of new memories.

We will be home for little more than a month. Russell will fly back to Europe on June 20 with our son Joss to begin our next cruise contract. Gail will fly to Wisconsin to visit our daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter, then join Russell in Europe on July 4.

And that’s a wrap! We hope you have enjoyed reading about our adventures as much as we have enjoyed experiencing them!


During our stay, Suzy treated us to just about every kind of transportation. In addition to taxis and boats, we rode buses…


… the Underground “Tube”…


… and even the train. What a great adventure!

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