Category Archives: Spring 2024

Madrid, Spain

Posted on May 7, 2024 by patmathews

May 6, 2024 OK, technically not part of our 37 day cruise, but as I mentioned, I had an ICF leadership meeting starting a few days after the cruise, so Norm flew home and I flew on to Madrid which … Continue reading →

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Plymouth, UK

Posted on May 4, 2024 by patmathews

May 2, 2024 Sad to say this is our last port on our trip before we disembark in Southampton, UK. We haven’t been to Plymouth before and it is a tender port. Our trip is an afternoon one, so we … Continue reading →

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Cobh, Ireland

Posted on May 1, 2024 by patmathews

May 1, 2024 Last night we had the Oceania Club party for this segment of our cruise, the last for us, of course. And the beautiful sky! Our port today is Cobh, Ireland which is the port for cruise ships … Continue reading →

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Special blog post – Leslie Jon Retirement

Posted on April 30, 2024 by patmathews

I am sending this along to any of you who know Leslie from previous Oceania cruises. (He doesn’t subscribe to this blog…) It is time to pay “attention to the man behind the curtain”.  Leslie Jon will be leaving the Sirena … Continue reading →

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Holyhead, Wales

Posted on April 30, 2024 by patmathews

April 30, 2024 Holyhead is the largest town on the island of Anglesey located in North Wales. It is pronounced Holly Head. It is a busy ferry port that links Ireland with Britain. It took the captain over an hour … Continue reading →

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Dublin, Ireland

Posted on April 29, 2024 by patmathews

April 29, 2024 We have been to Dublin a few times before, including one trip that I took with the ICF Board, so we have seen many of the sights and really enjoyed the city. You can search Dublin on … Continue reading →

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Belfast, Ireland

Posted on April 28, 2024 by patmathews

April 28, 2014 This is our third visit to Belfast. One of the benefits of writing a blog is that I can look up what we did last time! This time we booked a tour outside of the city to … Continue reading →

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Glasgow (Greenock), UK

Posted on April 27, 2024 by patmathews

April 27, 2024 Well, there will be no pictures of our fun cocktail party with the trivia team. We had many goodies to eat and lots of wine and champagne but I was having such a good time, I completely … Continue reading →

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Stornoway (Hebrides), UK

Posted on April 26, 2024 by patmathews

April 26, 2024 Sad to realize that we are one week away from the end of our wonderful cruise. We have one more port in Scotland (Glasgow) after today before we head to our remaining ports of Belfast, Dublin, Holyhead, … Continue reading →

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Kirkwall (Orkney Islands), UK

Posted on April 25, 2024 by patmathews

April 25, 2024 Kirkwall is the main settlement of the Northern Isles and capital of Orkney, an archipelago in the north of Scotland. When we woke up this morning, it was 39 degrees so it promised to be a chilly … Continue reading →

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