Category: Barcelona
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A Day Trip from Marseille – Charming Arles
Now, if you have followed my cruise planning at all before, you know I ALWAYS plan my own excursions, I think that you get a better product for less money than booking the cruise line excursions. However, I had waited so long to get organized for this one due to a bazillion things going on…
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Freedom in the Med…Back in Barcelona
So after that AMAZING Chef’s Table dinner, it was time to leave the Freedom and begin our trip home. The trick here is to get your bags packed and out in the hall while remembering not to pack whatever clothes you want to wear the next morning. I will tell you this doesn’t always happen…
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Freedom in the Mediterranean…More Barcelona!
For our last full day in Barcelona, I had scheduled two tours through Viator. First a guided tour of Sagrada Familia in the morning, then a Flamenco Show at Tablao Cordobes in the evening. Believe it or not, this was my first time scheduling through Viator, I usually book directly through the tour company. Here…
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Freedom in the Mediterranean…Beautiful Barcelona
I will be back shortly to continue my review of this Freedom of the Seas cruise, but since I am still working on my time in Barcelona, I want to take a minute to express my heartbreak over the terrorist attacks on Thursday in this amazing city. I will tell you that I fell totally…
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Freedom in the Mediterranean…The Story Begins!
Way back in the twilight of 2015, when I was on board the Freedom of the Seas Eastern Caribbean cruise, I purchased a “Future Cruise Certificate.” Basically it is a promise to cruise again, which I knew I was going to do anyway, so I took advantage of some perks that they were offering with…
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