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Corfu, Greece

Posted on April 10, 2022 by patmathews

April 10, 2022 Our port of call today is Corfu, Greece.  We arrived while it was still a bit dark outside but you could still see one of the forts as we sailed in. Our guide is Zita who was … Continue reading →

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Katakolon, Greece

Posted on April 9, 2022 by patmathews

April 9, 2022 We arrived at our first port in Greece this morning.  The village of Katakolon is on the western coast of Greece’s largest peninsula, the Peloponnese.  It is best known as the gateway to one of ancient Greece’s … Continue reading →

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Cruising the Ionian Sea

Posted on April 9, 2022 by patmathews

April 8, 2022 Today was our last sea day of the cruise unless we have a port cancelled, but the weather has been nice so I think we will make all of the next ports.  Today we were invited to … Continue reading →

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Syracuse, Sicily, Italy

Posted on April 8, 2022 by patmathews

April 7, 2022 As I wrote in my previous post, instead of Messina, Sicily, because of dangerous winds, we were rerouted to Syracuse which is located in the southeastern coast of Sicily.  I am not sure if the local authorities … Continue reading →

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Valletta, Malta

Posted on April 6, 2022 by patmathews

April 6, 2022 We had not booked anything for Malta as we had been here several times before.  I was interested in a tour called Maltese food and wine and signed up, but we were waitlisted.  When I called destination … Continue reading →

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Amalfi and Positano

Posted on April 6, 2022 by patmathews

April 5, 2022 This was probably our fourth visit to this area of Italy and it never loses its charm.  Today we took a ferry from Amalfi (which was an anchored and tender port) to Positano.  Our guide was Alessio … Continue reading →

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Civitavecchia, Italy

Posted on April 4, 2022 by patmathews

April 4, 2022 We arrived in Italy this morning, had breakfast and got ready for the team to change our room to one across the hall and mid ship.  This is because our desired type of cabin was not available … Continue reading →

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Monte Carlo, Monaco

Posted on April 4, 2022 by patmathews

April 3, 2022 We  have been to Monaco before and were looking forward to tour tour today which was taking us to Eze, France (have visited before and loved it) Nice (new to us) and Monte Carlo (visited before ). … Continue reading →

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Cruising the Mediterranean Sea

Posted on April 2, 2022 by patmathews

April 2, 2022 Last night was the third of the Oceania Club cocktail parties. Some of the statistics we heard at all three: There are 924 passengers onboard, the ship holds 1250. The passengers come from 17 different countries. Most … Continue reading →

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Malaga, Spain

Posted on April 1, 2022 by patmathews

March 31, 2022 Malaga is a beautiful city built around the splendor of Spain’s Moorish heritage. We decided to explore that heritage by traveling to Grenada to tour Alhambra, a complex of palaces atop a hill that offers panoramic views … Continue reading →

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