Corfu, Greece

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 apartmentLäs mer
Barcelona, Spain

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 beautifulLäs mer
Naples, Italy

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 thereLäs mer
Civitavecchia, Italy

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 aLäs mer
La Spezia, Italy

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 theLäs mer
2nd Highest Cruisers!!

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 JapanLäs mer
Marseilles, France

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 butLäs mer
St Charles Fortress, Palma de Majorca

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 outsideLäs mer
Diamond Lounge

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 PlusLäs mer
Our Royal Statecupboard!

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 impressionsLäs mer
Back Home

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 toLäs mer
Last sea day

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 daysLäs mer
Lisbon, Portugal

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.Läs mer
Castle Gibralfaro, Málaga, Spain

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 ofLäs mer
Málaga, Spain

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 inLäs mer
Remote control from Miami

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 intoLäs mer
Giovanni's Table

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 theLäs mer
Bernie Flint, a blast from the past.

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 winsLäs mer
Villa del Principe, Genoa, Italy

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 roadLäs mer
Genoa, Italy

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 wasLäs mer
Diamond lounge

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 theLäs mer
Livorno, Italy

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,Läs mer
Civitavecchia, Italy

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 theLäs mer
Civitavecchia (Rome)

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.
SoLäs mer
Villefranche-Sur-Mer

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 thereLäs mer