Category Archives: Europe

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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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

Posted on June 3, 2017 by patmathews

June 2, 2017 Today we had arranged to join a private tour to the wine country in the Douro Valley with Carol Van Meter and her husband along with 2 other couples.  We had a beautiful day and a lovely … Continue reading →

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Lisbon, Portugal

Posted on June 1, 2017 by patmathews

May 31 and June 1, 2017 May 31 Our plan today was to visit with Meg Mann and her husband, Mark.  Meg is a coaching colleague who lives in Lisbon but was originally from Florida. Our sail in was beautiful!  … Continue reading →

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Two days in Seville, Spain

Posted on May 30, 2017 by patmathews

May 29 and 30 Last time we were in this area, we docked at the seaport in Cadiz which is at least a 2 hour drive to Seville – so we never actually explored Seville.  We were surprised to learn … Continue reading →

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