Ships

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 20

Wednesday April 10th At Sea Yay, I am almost finished with my craft project, so I started on a new one today, thinking that I can finish it during the crossing. It’s such a great feeling to know that we still have another 10 days...

Apr 14, 2019 6 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 18

Monday April 8th At Sea In the early morning we passed through the Strait of Bonifacio separating Corsica and Sardinia. This has been a great cruise for sailing through straits, and we still have the Strait of Gibraltar to transit....

Apr 10, 2019 4 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 16

Saturday April 6th At Sea It was another very busy day at sea. I am beginning to think that I need port days to recover from the exhaustion from sea days. I am having ongoing issues with my craft project, but it was nothing...

Apr 8, 2019 6 min read

DAY 15

April 5th At Sea Well we are certainly in the Mediterranean Sea in spring. We passed through the predicted low-pressure area, and experienced Force 8 winds and heavy seas. Looking outside you could see the angry storm around us,...

Apr 8, 2019 4 min read

DAY 14

April 4th Limassol, Cyprus We docked at the new cruise Terminal in Limassol, and were off the ship by just after 8:00 AM. Again, the terminal does not have an elevated walkway, so we had to disembark from deck 1. The terminal...

Apr 6, 2019 6 min read

DAY 13

Wednesday April 3rd In the Suez Canal We had dropped anchor in the Gulf of Suez over night. At about 4:30 this morning we were ready to join the convoy of ships transiting the Suez Cana. When I woke up soon after sunrise, we were...

Apr 4, 2019 5 min read

DAY 12

Tuesday April 2nd Gulf of Suez We left the Gulf of Aqaba and rounded the tip of the Sinai Peninsular and are heading into the Gulf of Suez. I felt that I needed a rest after our energetic day yesterday, but it was not to be....

Apr 3, 2019 5 min read

DAY 11

Monday April 1st Aqaba. Jordan Well I did sleep more than a wink last night. We finally ran into some oh so slightly but sufficiently rough weather that I was gently rocked to sleep by the motion. And didn’t wake up until my phone...

Apr 2, 2019 8 min read

DAY 10

Sunday March 31st Still at Sea in the Red Sea We stopped moving for a while in the middle of the night. I looked outside but didn’t see anything untoward out there. I could think of 3 reasons for stopping. 1. We needed to off load...

Apr 1, 2019 5 min read