Planes, Buses & AutomobilesI
Hier, Italie ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Our journey started at 4:30 this morning. Flew to Catania, took a bus to Ortigia & an Uber (or an Italian equivalent) to our hotel. We're here in Ortigia Italy! We're staying in a very old, small,En savoir plus
Sicily!
Hier, Italie ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Early morning flight to Catania, and 1 hour bus ride to Syracuse (Siracusa).
Some photos walking around the island portion of the city (connected via two short bridges)
A late lunch in the outdoorEn savoir plus
Day in London
17 avril, Angleterre ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
We disembarked about 9 this morning & took the bus to Gatwick airport. We have a hotel room here for the night. We spent the day walking around London. It's a nice day about 60 degrees with sun andEn savoir plus
Southampton UK
17 avril, Angleterre ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
We have disembarked and on a bus to Gatwick airport. Early morning flight to Sicily tomorrow.
Walkabout in Le Havre
16 avril, France ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
When we returned to the cruise ship, we took a walk into Le Havre, about 20 minutes from the cruise terminal quay.
We found L'Havrais Bière, I had some Normandy Cider (cidre), it was tasty. We had aEn savoir plus
Honfleur & Deauville
16 avril, France ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Here are some pics from yesterday's excursion to Honfleur, the historic seaside town settled by the Norman's in the 1400's. The bus took the long way back to the ship through the beaucolic town ofEn savoir plus
Honfleur
16 avril, France ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
A bus trip to the village of Honfleur opposite Le Havre.
Le Havre
16 avril, France ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
We have arrived in Le Havre. A couple of photos from our balcony, before heading out for the day ...
Activities on Board
15 avril, English Channel ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
Every"Sea" day there are many activities to choose from to do. Today I attended a culinary demonstration by the 2 executive chefs. I also took tour of the ship's galley. Both were really interesting.En savoir plus
Foggy Morning...
15 avril, France ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
... off the coast of France.
1 PM here and the fog is slowly lifting and the sun is coming out.
This is the closest we've passed another boat while on open waters.
Near the tip of Brittany.
Foggy day....
14 avril, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
... off the coast of NE Spain (Galacia). Heading for the Bay of Biscay.
Central Lisbon
13 avril, Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Took the tram back to the center of the city and did another walk about.
We had previously seen many of the sites, but not the Cathedral of Lisbon. The cathedral is the starting point of the CaminoEn savoir plus
Walkabout in Belém
13 avril, Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Took the tram to the Belem section of Lisbon, which we missed on our only other trip here.
Saw the Monument to the Explorers and the Belém Tower. Stop in a wonderful Tropical Botanical Garden too!
LISBOA
13 avril, Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
I was up at 6AM as our ship sailed into Lisbon. The lights of the bridge & the illuminated cross were pretty as sunrise was still a few minutes away
Jim planned a very nice walk as we started outEn savoir plus
Lisbon arrival
13 avril, Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Sailes into the Tagus estuary just before dawn, at the dock about 7 AM. Getting ready to hit the streets.
Rocking & Rolling at O'Malley's Pub
12 avril, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
As Jim has mentioned we've had rough seas for the past 36 hours (barf bags at each stairwell). Dance Production was postponed last night as it was not safe for the dancers on stage. Tonight we got aEn savoir plus
Surf's up
12 avril, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
We've spent two days sailing through 5-6 meter swells (according to the Captain's frequent weather updates).
It seems like the surf is finally starting to calm a bit, but the Barf Bag bins are stillEn savoir plus
Our "Dinner Family"
11 avril, Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
We have had dinner each night in the same restaurant named Allegro. It was Fran's idea to invite 4 other people to join us at our table for dinner. We lucked out & have gotten to know and have becomeEn savoir plus
Rough Seas
11 avril, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
Swells are up to several meters.
Baff bags have been deployed on all decks!
Yesterday's Stroll through Ponta Delgado
10 avril, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Here are some pics from our shore day in Ponta Delgado yesterday We found a botanic garden outside of the "touristy" downtown. The garden had caves & stairs created by volcanic rock. It was a warmEn savoir plus
An afternoon in Ponta Delgarda, Azores
10 avril, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Just some snaps walking around yesterday's Port of Call.
Two days sailing to get to Lisbon!
Azores
10 avril, Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Sailing into Ponta Delgada at sunrise...
Another Stair Climb workout
7 avril, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
Did down and up 30 flights today! Did an extra loop of Decks 10-17 to hit at least 30 minutes....
Bottle of water, then off to O'Malleys! :-)
O'Malley's Pub
6 avril, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
Have we mentioned the cruise ship has an Irish Pub?
Not that we've been spending a lot of time here! :-)
Daily Activities on the Boat
6 avril, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Everyday on the boat there are at least 50 activities to choose from to participate in. So far today -- Fruit & Vegetable Carving demonstrated by some of the chefs. The dancers from last night's showEn savoir plus
Voyageur
The guy who posed for this probably didn’t expect to be a window sales aid.
VoyageurThe storefront displays are pretty interesting!