After the hectic schedule of five ports in five days it was nice to get a quiet day at sea. The children stayed with us last night and in doing achieved something their parents haven’t, they spent a night in … Read More
Day Eight – Lucca, City of 100 churches.
Yet another glorious morning greeted us as we arrived in Livorno the gateway to Pisa and Florence. Victoria and Oliver made the trip to visit both cities but once again we had decided on an alternative. Originally we had booked … Read More
Day Seven – All roads lead to Rome.
By the time we woke this morning we had already arrived at our next port, Civitavecchia. This is known as the Gateway to Rome and for most people, including Victoria and family, this would be today’s destination. Sylvia and I … Read More
Day Six – Monte Carlo – Playground of the Rich & Famous.
There cannot be a better way to wake up in the morning than with the sun bursting through the window and being greeted by the superb sight of Monaco before you.
With the ship moored in the bay today’s trip … Read More
Day Five – Rambling up Las Rambla.
The beautiful sunrise that greeted us as we arrived into Barcelona heralded the start of a gloriously hot day.
This was the third time that we had visited this port on a cruise so decided to have a leisurely walk … Read More