Category Archives: May

Alicante, Spain

Posted on May 26, 2017 by patmathews

May 26, 2017 Another beautiful day in the Mediterranean!  We have never been to Alicante so we decided to do a highlights tour. Here’s the view as we sailed in – lots of hills! We visited the fort you see … Continue reading →

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Barcelona, Spain

Posted on May 25, 2017 by patmathews

May 25, 2017 Today starts a string of 15 days in port – no restful sea days!  It will be a whirlwind of activity, tours, great food and wine and hopefully this fabulous weather will hold out. We had a … Continue reading →

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Gaeta, Italy

Posted on May 24, 2017 by patmathews

May 22, 2017 Last night we had a sailaway party in Alan and Beverly’s suite.  Here are some of the pictures.  Norm brought one of the 2 liter bottles of wine and everyone liked it! There was a beautiful rainbow, … Continue reading →

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Catania, Sicily

Posted on May 21, 2017 by patmathews

May 21, 2017 As we arrived in Catania this morning, we had a beautiful view of Mt. Etna which is 25 miles from the terminal.  Etna remains Europe’s most active volcano yet there is always a blanket of snow there.  … Continue reading →

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Rhodes, Greece

Posted on May 20, 2017 by patmathews

May 19, 2007 As I mentioned in the Cyprus post, the winds were 40 mph and too dangerous for us to go to Kos since it is a tender port and running the tenders in high winds (as we found … Continue reading →

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Limassol, Cyprus

Posted on May 18, 2017 by patmathews

May 18, 2017 Limassol is Cyprus’ second largest city.  The population is 200,000.  When we were here last time, we visited Nicosia, the only capital city in the world to remain divided by force.  The Green Line divides this city … Continue reading →

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Haifa, Israel

Posted on May 18, 2017 by patmathews

May 17, 2017 Our second day in the port of Haifa, we chose to enjoy the city.  Our primary destination was the Baha’i Gardens and Shrine which was closed for yearly cleaning on our visit last year –  to our … Continue reading →

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Sailing the Suez Canal

Posted on May 15, 2017 by patmathews

May 15, 2017 Today we entered the Suez Canal in the early morning, after waiting for our ship’s turn in line.  It is our second time through the canal so we weren’t surprised by what we saw. It is not … Continue reading →

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Celebrating our 35th with Vow Renewal at Sea

Posted on May 15, 2017 by patmathews

May 14, 2017 First of all, today was Mother’s Day and we had a wonderful brunch. The chefs always outdo themselves with lots of delicious food.  I probably mentioned that there are 67 chefs on board! Just a few pictures … Continue reading →

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Luxor, Egypt

Posted on May 14, 2017 by patmathews

May 12 and 13, 2017 Here we are in Egypt, our first trip here.  We arrived at the port of Safaga (large port but small town of 5000).  It is 143 miles from here to Luxor and takes about 4 … Continue reading →

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