Category Archives: Excursions

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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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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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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Cadiz, Spain

Posted on August 25, 2015 by patmathews

August 25 We sailed into the port of Cadiz, Spain about 9:30 this morning – it is a beautiful day here.  Cadiz is considered to be the oldest continuously inhabited settlement in Europe, founded in about 1100 BC.  It is … Continue reading →

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La Corona, Spain

Posted on August 22, 2015 by patmathews

August 22 We are now in the north of Spain, in the city of La Corona.  It is typically cloudy here and very green with temperate climate all year.  We expected rain, but it turned out sunny the whole time … Continue reading →

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Gijon and Aviles, Spain

Posted on August 21, 2015 by patmathews

August 21 We docked in Gijon, Spain this morning, the port is a very industrial place, nothing of interest to see here at the port, but the town has an older section.  We went on an excursion to Aviles, a … Continue reading →

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Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Bayonne, France

Posted on August 21, 2015 by patmathews

August 20 (and in case you are interested, Day 44 of the cruise) We anchored off of Saint-Jean-de-Luz around noon today, and it is a lovely day – high should be 85 and there is a wonderful breeze. In this … Continue reading →

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