Europe

DAY 24

Day 24 Sunday April 14th Southampton This is the end of the voyage for the large majority of passengers. No one looks happy to be leaving, especially the full world cruise passengers who now see Mary as their home. We...

Apr 16, 2019 3 min read

DAY 21

Thursday April 11th Lisbon We got up early to watch us sail in to Lisbon, but looking outside, there was no sign of land at all. We turned on the TV to check on our position, and there was a message that due to strong head winds,...

Apr 15, 2019 4 min read

DAY 19

Tuesday April 9th Barcelona I LOVE Barcelona!!!!!! We were docked at the new cruise terminal. So for the first time on this cruise we were able to disembark on to air bridges on decks 2 and 3, and did not have to exit from...

Apr 12, 2019 8 min read

DAY 17

Sunday April 7th Civitavecchia Instead of going in to Rome, we had decided to hire a driver for the day and to go and see Tarquinia which is a short drive from Civitavecchia. We had asked our tablemates David and Mo to join us;...

Apr 9, 2019 5 min read

DAY 8

June 24 En Route to California Ruth had awoken at 4:30, and being unable to get back to sleep again, she set off to explore the ship in the early morning light. She said it was fairly deserted, but there were a few other hardy souls out on deck,...

Jun 26, 2018 7 min read

DAY 1

June17th 2018 The Journey Begins I had to purchase new luggage for the vacation, my old battered suitcase didn’t look like it would survive one more trip. So armed with my brand new suitcase, off we set for the UK. We flew on American Airlines...

Jun 19, 2018 6 min read