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At sea

Posted on June 15, 2017 by patmathews

June 15, 2017 As we predicted, due to the weather on the crossing, we can’t make it to our port of St. Pierre et Miquelon tomorrow. Another sea day tomorrow and we will be in Cornerbrook Newfoundland on Saturday. Seas … Continue reading →

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Atlantic crossing

Posted on June 14, 2017 by patmathews

June 14, 2017 We are on our third day of a 4 day crossing of the Atlantic to Canada and the US. It is rainy and very rough so far. Waves splashing up to deck 10, Horizons lounge! We are … Continue reading →

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Cobh (Cork), Ireland

Posted on June 12, 2017 by patmathews

June 11, 2017 It’s said that Ireland’s second city is first in every important respect – at least according to the locals, who cheerfully refer to it as the “real capital of Ireland”. It was badly hit by the recession … Continue reading →

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Dublin, Ireland

Posted on June 11, 2017 by patmathews

June 10, 2017 Last night was the final night for Bojan, my favorite casino dealer (so if you are reading this, please send me your email address, I forgot to ask!) He has been on for 10 months so I … Continue reading →

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Belfast, Northern Ireland

Posted on June 9, 2017 by patmathews

June 9. 2017 This is our first time in Ireland! We have an enrichment lecturer, Jeana Rogers, on the ship now and she provided us with a great overview of Belfast and Dublin. Ironic that we are here the day … Continue reading →

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Lorient, France

Posted on June 7, 2017 by patmathews

June 7, 2017 We happen to have two Irish performers on board right now, so with his usual creativity, our cruise director, Ray, instituted St. Paddy’s Day in June last night in Horizons at 10:30, complete with the green beer … Continue reading →

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Bordeaux, France

Posted on June 6, 2017 by patmathews

June 5 and 6, 2017 On June 5, we had an unusual way of arriving in Bordeaux. We docked in Le Verdon just for a few hours and to let people who were going out on tour depart from that … Continue reading →

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Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France

Posted on June 4, 2017 by patmathews

June 4, 2017 We arrived in the port of Saint-Jean-de-Luz at noon today and it is a port that we ahave to anchor in the bay and we take a tender to the port. It is a drizzly day and … Continue reading →

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La Coruna, Spain

Posted on June 3, 2017 by patmathews

June 3, 2017 La Corona is one of Spain’s busiest ports. We had originally scheduled a tour today but ended up cancelling it and decided to just experience this lovely European town instead of taking a 7 1/2 hour tour. … Continue reading →

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Porto, Portugal