Tag: cruising
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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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Trying Something New…
As you know, I cruise a lot. And up until now, I have only cruised with Royal Caribbean. But thanks to a series of amusing events, I am leaving on Saturday to fly to Ft. Lauderdale to have dinner with my Dear Son and then hop on board the Carnival Conquest on Sunday for a […]
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Part 9 (Santorini, Greece) – Cruising Venice, The Greek Isles, and the Eastern Mediterranean
Santorini. The most picturesque of all the Greek Isles, as I had been told over and over again by friends and family that had been there and loved it. I will admit, my expectations were high heading into our third and final tour with The Travel Insiders. We chose a tour called, “The Highlights of […]
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Part 8 (Kusadasi, Turkey) – Cruising Venice, The Greek Isles, and the Eastern Mediterranean
In the days leading up to this cruise, Turkey had a failed coup attempt. With that in mind, many cruise ships were skipping or replacing stops in Turkey with either a sea day, or another port in the area. Our cruise had made no announcement as to what the plan was at that point, and when […]
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Part 7 (Thessaloniki, Greece) – Cruising Venice, The Greek Isles, and the Eastern Mediterranean
Well, I am back from my Disney vacation and I will write more about that later, but let me tell you…I thought the Mediterranean in July was hot, it was NOTHING compared to Orlando in September! But! That’s a story for another day. Onward and upward (or not) to Thessaloniki, Greece. Thessaloniki is the second […]
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