Our last port stop was Southampton, the gateway to London. But since Mom and I have both been to London several times, I was looking for something different to do for the day, hopefully that didn’t involve the several hour bus trip that the London excursion offered! Once again, I chose an excursion offered through … Continue reading A Day Trip From Southampton – But We didn’t Go To London
So prior to this trip, I didn’t think I had ever heard of Vigo, Spain. I really didn’t know what to do on this stop so I picked a random ships tour that included…wait for it…a visit to a winery! The description of the tour: THE GALICIAN VILLAGESThis tour offers a fascinating introduction to Galician … Continue reading A Day Trip From Vigo – The Galician Villages
Our next port was Lisbon, Portugal. Hey! You know what Portugal has?? Wine! Here is the description of the tour I booked through MSC: ARRABIDA WINERY TOUR Depart from the pier and, passing over 25th April Bridge, sister bridge of the Golden Gate, you will drive to the base of the Statue of “Christ the … Continue reading A Day Trip from Lisbon – Arrabida & Wine Tasting
Moving (or sailing) right along, after two relaxing days at sea, we have arrived in Cadiz, Spain; a brand new port for me. As is my wont, if there is an excursion that combines touring with eating or drinking a local specialty, I’m totally down! Here is the description of today’s tour from MSC: JEREZ … Continue reading A Day Trip From Cadiz – Jerez de la Frontera
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 … Continue reading A Day Trip from Marseille – Charming Arles
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