After a fairly uneventful, yet totally relaxing sea day, our first port of call was Katakolon. Until I started planning, I was not familiar with this area at all. Of course, once I did a bit of digging and realized that this area was the site of the first Olympic Games, I knew that I needed … Continue reading Part 4 (Katakolon) – Cruising Venice, The Greek Isles, and the Eastern Mediterranean
We had one more full day in Venice. And by “full day” I mean we spent 4 hours going back and forth to the airport…again! This time…TaDa!!! They had my suitcase!! But wait, we are missing 2 suitcases, mine and TJ’s…Searching, searching, searching…Nope…no second suitcase. Now the only option is to see if they get … Continue reading Part 3 – Cruising Venice, The Greek Isles, and the Eastern Mediterranean
After missing one entire day in Venice, and with only my carry-on luggage available, I was still super excited for our Walking Tour of Venice scheduled for today. This was a free walking tour and since OD and I had had such a great experience on our Free London Walking Tours, I was really looking … Continue reading Cruising Venice, The Greek Isles, and the Eastern Mediterranean
There are two things that are more important than anything in my world, family and travel. With one child graduating high school and heading to college and another entering high school, I am acutely aware of time passing…and passing quickly. This summer, I got to slow time down just a bit as we took a … Continue reading Cruising Venice, The Greek Isles, and the Eastern Mediterranean
So one of the things that we tried on our last Freedom of the Seas cruise and fell in love with was the Chef’s Table experience. Basically a 5-6 course tasting menu with wine pairings for a small group dining experience. On the Freedom, the Chef’s Table was a table set aside in the WindJammer … Continue reading Enchantment of the Seas…The Yummy Part!
