Category Archives: Europe

Sorrento, Italy

Posted on June 4, 2019 by patmathews

June 3, 2019 We had a fabulous day in Messina, Sicily yesterday and the sunset was great.  Because we had a pasta lunch and lingered over it, we weren’t hungry for dinner so I got a salad and brought it … Continue reading →

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Messina, Italy

Posted on June 2, 2019 by patmathews

June 2, 2019 Here are two  pictures of last night’s sunset, courtesy of Facebook and Fran Mayo. Thanks, Fran, just beautiful.  We had dinner with Tom and Alice in Toscana and saw just the pink sky. We have been to … Continue reading →

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Piraeus, Greece

Posted on June 1, 2019 by patmathews

May 31, 2019 Well, it is hard to believe that 5 weeks from today we will be home.  It always seems to go too fast, but we will savor these last weeks. Today we docked at the port of Piraeus, … Continue reading →

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Santorini, Greece

Posted on May 30, 2019 by patmathews

May 30, 2019 This was our first visit to Santorini and wow, did we love it. Here is our approach this morning. The buses going up the hills look like little caterpillars! We have enjoyed every port in Greece on … Continue reading →

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Rhodes, Greece

Posted on May 30, 2019 by patmathews

May 29, 2019 Today our tour was initially scheduled for the morning, but due to a few cruise ships scheduled to arrive the same time as ours, the tour was rescheduled for the afternoon. Here is the view of city … Continue reading →

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Limassol, Cyprus

Posted on May 29, 2019 by patmathews

May 28, 2019 This is our third time in Cyprus – so today we took a tour to the center of the island – to Nicosia – which has been the capital of Cyprus for over 1000 years. The port … 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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