Corfu, Greece
September 3, 2016 in Greece ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
This is the one Greek island 🇬🇷 that I had visited before, but it was 30 years ago and I only visited Corfu Town where we are now docked on a day trip from the town of Gouvia where our apartmentRead more
Barcelona, Spain
August 14, 2016 in Spain ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
Well this is the last morning I'm in my usual place in the diamond lounge, having a coffee ☕ and writing this blog.
What are my conclusions of the Harmony of the seas?
Firstly it's a beautifulRead more
Naples, Italy
August 12, 2016 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
First time in a long time I've got off at Naples Italy 🇮🇹, and I'd forgotten what an interesting city it is.
I know it can be a bit rough around the edges and a bit scruffy in places, but thereRead more
Civitavecchia, Italy
August 12, 2016 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Today we docked at Civitavecchia, Italy 🇮🇹 and the girls wanted to get some souvenirs.
So we took the shuttle bus to the port entrance, where I was surprised to see that we had docked in aRead more
La Spezia, Italy
August 10, 2016 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Today we docked at La Spezia, Italy 🇮🇹.
But I didn't get off the ship as the weather was awful. It was quite warm, but chucking it down with rain ☔.
So we all spent the morning in theRead more
2nd Highest Cruisers!!
August 10, 2016 in Italy ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
Had a nice little surprise yesterday.
We where informed by Ana Maria, the loyalty ambassador, that we where the 2nd highest cruisers on board.
The highest cruiser is a pinnacle member from JapanRead more
Marseilles, France
August 9, 2016 in France ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Docked at Marseilles today, went for a walk off the ship but not a lot to see.
It took 20 minutes to walk out of the port, so I decided to turn around and head back.
There were shuttle busses butRead more
St Charles Fortress, Palma de Majorca
August 9, 2016 in Spain ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
It's amazing what you can find right outside some of these cruise ports, without having to pay for shuttles into the town centre.
I had planned on walking in to the town of Palma, but just outsideRead more
Diamond Lounge
August 8, 2016 in Spain ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
I must say that the Diamond Lounge on this ship is excellent and the concierge is lovely her name is Nancy Chu.
The only downside, and with Royal, there's always a downside, is that Diamond PlusRead more
Our Royal Statecupboard!
August 7, 2016 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Well after a good flight from. Manchester, and a quick and efficient check in at the port, we got on the beautiful Harmony of the seas.
That's when it started to go downhill.
The first impressionsRead more
Back Home
July 24, 2016 in England ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Well that's another cruise completed.
Over all a decent cruise, but mainly due to the friends we have in the diamond and concierge lounges.
Our cabin was a junior suite number 1354 situated close toRead more
Last sea day
July 23, 2016, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
Well here I am up early again on the last day, and I've just said goodbye to my early morning friends.
They are a group of cleaners all youngsters who start work at 5am and do a 12 hour shift 7 daysRead more
Lisbon, Portugal
July 22, 2016 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Lisbon, Portugal 🇵🇹, and I know I said I was getting off at all the ports from now on, but we docked right down by the 25 de Abril Bridge, 25th of April bridge for the non Portuguese speakers.Read more
Castle Gibralfaro, Málaga, Spain
July 21, 2016 in Spain ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
Right across from the port entrance you can see Castle Gibralfaro, perched at the top of Mount Gibralfaro which part of the foothills of the Montes de Málaga.
Anyway the castle sits 130m on top ofRead more
Málaga, Spain
July 21, 2016 in Spain ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
Yesterday we docked at Málaga, Spain 🇪🇸.
It's a lovely city with plenty to see.
Sheila, as usual stayed on the ship and relaxed.
Maz and Sue wanted to do their second favourite thing inRead more
Remote control from Miami
July 20, 2016 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Martin a friend of mine on board reckons that the ship is being driven by remote control from Miami, as the visibility of any senior officers is nil.
We've not had any senior officers come intoRead more
Giovanni's Table
July 20, 2016 in Spain ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
Last night Sheila, Sue, Maz and I went to Giovanni's Table restaurant for our evening meal and it was wonderful.
The fact that it was our complimentary meal from our Mlife accounts, only added to theRead more
Bernie Flint, a blast from the past.
July 19, 2016, Ligurian Sea ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
For a change last night we went to the theatre and saw the show.
It was Bernie Flint, who was a winner on Opportunity Knocks back in the 1970s.
In fact he holds the record for the longest run of winsRead more
Villa del Principe, Genoa, Italy
July 19, 2016 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
After we got back to the port on the open top tour bus, Maz and Sue decided to go back to the ship.
I wanted to have a mooch around the town, so I left them at the port and walked to the main roadRead more
Genoa, Italy
July 19, 2016 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Yesterday we docked at Genoa, in Italy 🇮🇹.
Sheila once again stayed on board ship, so Sue, Maz, and I went ashore and decided to get the open top bus tour of the city.
Now at €15 each it wasRead more
Diamond lounge
July 18, 2016 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
The other night we decided to try the diamond lounge, instead of the concierge lounge.
It's a much nicer lounge, mainly because it has windows and an outside seating area, which is ideal for theRead more
Livorno, Italy
July 18, 2016 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Got to stop doing this!
Got to Livorno 🇮🇹 yesterday and because it was Sunday, expected everything to be closed.
Guess what? Wrong again.
Martin and Andrew told me in the lounge that evening,Read more
Civitavecchia, Italy
July 17, 2016 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
When we arrived in Civitavecchia 🇮🇹, yesterday there where six other cruise ships in port. Five of them were our size or bigger, so that would have meant about 15 to 20 thousand people in theRead more
Civitavecchia (Rome)
July 16, 2016 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
A quick update on yesterday.
With the attack in Nice and the state of emergency being declared in France 🇫🇷, it was decided that, we would not stop at Villefranche for everyone's safety.
SoRead more
Villefranche-Sur-Mer
July 15, 2016 in France ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
After an uneventful day at sea, and quite rough and rocky night, this morning we arrive in Villefranche - sur-mer 🇫🇷.
This is the port for trips to Nice and Monaco 🇲🇨.
Now today thereRead more

































































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