Category: Transatlantic Cruise
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Monaco
We only had a two hour drive today, so we decided to explore around Monaco a little more. We wanted to go to the Oceanographic Museum which is located in the old town of Monaco about a mile away up on a hill. Only residents are allowed to drive through there, so we took the…
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French Riviera & Monte Carlo
We started our drive along the coast early since we had quite a way to go. It is a six and a half hour drive to Monaco. Shortly after we began, we crossed from Spain to France. We expected to have to show our passports, but the station was not manned. There were lots of…
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Barcelona
After 2 weeks on the cruise ship, today we docked in Barcelona and phase two of our trip begins! We had a great time on the cruise and it seemed to go by really fast, but we are ready to explore by car now! We have a 2:00 reservation to tour La Sagrada Familia today…
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Alhambra
When the cruise first started there was probably 70% of the guests wearing masks. They were not required. With each day, less and less people were wearing them. Yesterday maybe only 10% had them on. Until we got back to the ship from our excursion yesterday. There was an announcement that some guests and crew…
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Guadalest
Today we docked in Alicante, Spain. It is our last stop before we disembark tomorrow. We traveled about an hour up the mountains to the town of Guadalest and walked around El Castelle de Guadalest. This medieval castle was built because there was a lot of fighting amongst the small kingdoms of the area. On…
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Cadiz and Seville, Spain
Today we arrived at the port of Cadiz, Spain. It was a beautiful, sunny day. Once again we had a change of plans. We were booked on a Wonders of Seville tour that went to Alcazar, a Royal palace that was featured in Game of Thrones, but just two days ago, that tour was canceled.…
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Ceuta, Spanish Morocco
Our itinerary changed the week before sailing due to port availability. We were supposed to go to Gibraltar, which we were really looking forward to. Instead we will be going to Ceuta (pronounced thauta). South of the Straight of Gibraltar is Africa. In the very northern part of Africa is Morocco. In a tiny corner…
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Sunrise, Sunset
Today is our last day at sea. For the rest of the cruise we will be stopping in different ports every day. We have enjoyed getting up early to watch the sunrise on the bow of the ship and also watch the sunset from our private balcony at the stern. Tonight we ate at the…
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Life at Sea
So how are we spending our days at sea? Mostly relaxing! We have gone through 6 time changes since we started, so our days have basically been 23 hours long instead of 24. You wouldn’t think that makes much of a difference, but it does! We have found a favorite afternoon spot for us is…
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Land Ho!
After 6 straight days of not seeing land, we arrived in the Azores. We were so excited to start exploring that we were the 2nd ones off the ship! The Azores are a chain of islands 950 miles off the coast of Portugal, which is about as far as it is from Bradenton to New…
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