First cruise port- Ibiza

The first stop of our 9 night Mediterranean cruise on the Norwegian Escape was to the Spanish island of Ibiza, in the Beleriac Sea.

Known more recently as a big party town for the young jet-setter crowd, it was quite a historical and cultural education to learn of the centuries during which various occupiers ruled this key Mediterranean port.

“Originally called Ibosim and founded by the Phoenicians, Dalt Vila has been added to by successive occupiers and was once one of the most important coastal cities in the Mediterranean. The last addition was the Renaissance defensive walls that surround it, which Kings Charles I and Philip II of Spain had constructed to defend against the French and the Ottomans.”

We began by taking a taxi from the cruise port to the top of the Dalt Vila (old city) a fortified area that guarded the harbor. We visited several free museums, and the old cathedral on top of the hill. We walked down the narrow cobbled streets and alleys, with photo ops seemingly around every corner.

We hit a few shops, before and after stopping for lunch at a sidewalk cafe. Then on back to the ship, for some relaxing in the thermal suite before dinner.

An evening at a dueling pianos bar capped the night.Baca lagi