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Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Posted on March 25, 2018 by patmathews

March 25, 2018 Last night we were invited to dinner with Thierry Tholon, the General Manager, and Alex Norton, the Oceania Ambassador.  We had two other couples at our table, one from Australia and one from Vienna. We had a … Continue reading →

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Heading out to South America tomorrow!

Posted on March 16, 2018 by patmathews

We will be traveling from Miami to Buenos Aires and will spend two days at Iguazu Falls before we embark on the Oceania Sirena on March 21.  I will be blogging about our adventures in South America. Once we are … Continue reading →

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Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Posted on June 26, 2017 by patmathews

Jume 26, 2017 What a wonderful day in Boston! Adam, Mark and Ramsay came on the ship and we got to show then our home for the past 6 months.  It was a beautiful day and we had lunch on … Continue reading →

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Cobh (Cork), Ireland

Posted on June 12, 2017 by patmathews

June 11, 2017 It’s said that Ireland’s second city is first in every important respect – at least according to the locals, who cheerfully refer to it as the “real capital of Ireland”.  It was badly hit by the recession … Continue reading →

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Civitavecchia, Italy

Posted on May 24, 2017 by patmathews

May 23, 2017 This city is the gateway to Rome. Our original plan was to take the train to Rome but the arrival of Trump in the city deterred us because of the added security and the potential for not … Continue reading →

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Today’s the day!

Posted on January 6, 2017 by patmathews

We are in Miami staying at the Intercontinental Hotel, and we can see our ship in port waiting for us to arrive. We will be taken to the ship at noon and we sail at 6 PM.  Will post from … Continue reading →

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4 weeks to go!

Posted on December 9, 2016 by patmathews

Hi there – just 4 weeks from today we set sail for our second world cruise.  I had so much fun writing the blog on the first one that I am planning to do it again. Our second itinerary is … Continue reading →

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Pictures have now been added to St Jean-de-Luz and Gijon, Spain

Posted on August 22, 2015 by patmathews

In case you want to read those again!

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