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Transit the Suez Canal

Posted on September 8, 2015 by patmathews

September 8 We were at anchor at 11 PM last night awaiting our turn to transit the Suez Canal which started this morning at 4 AM.  We had a lecturer, Hassan Eltaher, in the Horizon Lounge starting at 6 AM … Continue reading →

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Haifa and Jerusalem, Israel

Posted on September 7, 2015 by patmathews

September 6 and 7 We arrived very early on Sunday to the port of Haifa and we had a full day excursion to Jerusalem planned.  As I mentioned in a previous post, ours had been canceled and we added the … Continue reading →

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Limassol, Cyprus

Posted on September 5, 2015 by patmathews

September 5 We arrived in Limassol, the main port of Cyprus, around 12 noon today and left on our excursion to Khirokitia and Nicosia at 12:15.  It is very hot here and reached 100 in Nicosia. First we went to … Continue reading →

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Rhodes, Greece

Posted on September 4, 2015 by patmathews

September 4 We arrived in Rhodes, Greece this morning and went on an excursion to the ancient town of Lindos. Along the way we heard about Colossus, one of the original 7 wonders of the ancient world (5 were Greek … Continue reading →

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Cruising the Mediterranean Sea enroute to Rhodes, Greece

Posted on September 3, 2015 by patmathews

September 3 After some long and hot days of touring, it is nice to relax at sea.  We moved the clocks forward again – 1 hour so now we are 7 hours ahead of PA time at home. What to … Continue reading →

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Valletta, Malta

Posted on September 2, 2015 by patmathews

September 2 As we made our way into the harbor of Valletta this morning, we can see the city walls and some of the ancient stone.  There are 2 other cruise ships here today, both of them are huge. The … Continue reading →

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Taormina (Sicily) Italy

Posted on September 1, 2015 by patmathews

September 1 How did it get to be September already?? Today we sailed into the port of Naxos, Sicily and we planned an excursion to Taormina. The view from the harbor is amazing. We took a tender in as there … Continue reading →

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Positano and Amalfi

Posted on August 31, 2015 by patmathews

August 31 Hard to believe it is the last day of August!  Until you go out touring and it is hot and humid.  But beautiful.  We sailed into the Amalfi coast harbor this morning and it is amazing to see … Continue reading →

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Civitavecchia, Italy (excursion to Rome)

Posted on August 31, 2015 by patmathews

August 30 First, here are the pictures of my retail therapy purchases from the last couple of days that wouldn’t load yesterday! And here’s that huge bruschetta that we enjoyed for lunch. Another early start – we went from the … Continue reading →

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Livorno, Italy (excursion to Cinque Terre)

Posted on August 29, 2015 by patmathews

August 29 We sailed into the port of Livorno early this morning, and here was the sunrise from the balcony – a beautiful start to the day. Livorno is the second largest city in Tuscany with a population of 160,000. … Continue reading →

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