Our Travels

Today is Friday, September 15, 2023. We are in Barcelona, Spain just doing our own thing. However, today, we went on a scheduled tour to see The Best of Barcelona. We rose early be cause we wanted some coffee and breakfast before heading out. Our hotel is in a perfect location, is expensive because of Continue reading

Today is Thursday, September 14, 2023. It is disembarkation day, which means that passengers get up very early to get off the ship so that the new passengers can come aboard around noon to begin their cruise. we had a nice breakfast on board first, said our thanks and good-bye to the crew, and hopped Continue reading

Today is Wednesday, September 13, 2023. We docked in Barcelona, Spain at 12:00 P.M., and we will be docked here in the Balearic Sea until tomorrow morning when a John and I will disembark. Some passengers will stay on and continue to Trieste, and some will beginning n their cruise from Barcelona. We decided that Continue reading

Today is Tuesday, September 12, 2023. First and foremost, it is Tara’s birthday, so we hereby send sincere wishes to Tara for a Special, Happy Day!. This is also our last stop in France as we docked in Toulon, France, and begin to explore Aix-en-Provence and Marseilles. This evening, we enjoyed Holland America’s “Chocolate Surprise.” Continue reading

Today s Monday, September 11, 2023. We docked in The Bay at Villefranche-sur-Mer in France. Although we are in France, we are not far from the French-Italian border. More specifically, today’s tour focused on Monaco, Exe, and Nice. Monaco is the second smallest country in Europe, only because the Vatican is smaller. Exe and Nice Continue reading

Today is Sunday, September 10, 2023. This is the day our cruise ship does Tuscany, Italy! Tuscany is where I, Nonno, Nonna, my Nonno and Nonna, and most, if not all, of my ancestors from what I have been able to tell thus far were born. This means that this area is also in your Continue reading

Today is Saturday, September 9, 2023, Erika’s and Jon’s anniversary! Happy Special Day to both of you! Today is also Rome Day for us! We took a tour called “The Best of Rome” through Holland America. Tours through Holland America are a good way for us to see the sights because the ship will not Continue reading

Today is Friday, September 8, 2023. This means that 17 years ago, our family was getting ready to celebrate the wedding (next day) of a Princess and her Prince! The days match up perfectly this year, so Happy, Happy Day before the Very Day to Erika and Jon❤️ Our ship docked in Naples, Italy, at Continue reading

Today is Thursday, September 7, 2023. It was a day at sea as we journeyed toward Naples, Italy. As a day at sea, there were no scheduled off-shore excursions, obviously, and, in fact, there was no schedule anyone had to meet at all. Nevertheless, there were several optional informational sessions on future cruising, Las Ramblas, Continue reading

Today is Wednesday, September 6, 2023. We docked at the port in Katokolon, Greece, at 8:00 A.M.-ish, and the all-aboard is at 7:30 P.M. Because John and I visited Olympia from Katokolon last week, we decided to simply sleep in a little bit and explore the city of Katokolon on our own. Katokolon is three Continue reading