Steve and Laura and Their Itchy Feet

Venice

We took a little sidetrip after the cruise and stayed in Venice for a few days. Everyone needs to see Venice at least once! We stayed at Hotel ai Mori d’Oriente (located on Fondamenta della Sensa) in a quiet area on the north of Venice. Laura was 38 on this day in Venice Everything about Venice [...]

Sep 26

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Rome

Laura and I went to Rome. So, troubles with cabbies at the railway station got us off to a bad start. But by the end of the day and a few litres of beer to start life was good! We found an awesome hotel outside the wall with easy access to the subway. The Grand [...]

Sep 23

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Liverno, Italy

The ship ports in Liverno for the destination most of us tourists came for … Firenze (Florence), Italy. Laura and I took a cruise excursion for the simplicity and the included tour guide. In hindsight that was the right choice because there is so much to see and do there and on the bus ride [...]

Sep 22

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Cannes, France

Ahhh … back in France! France is BEAUTIFUL … it really is. And here along the French Riviera it shows-off all that beauty. We decided to travel up to Monaco by rail and just stop and go where the sea breeze took us. We did the “tourist-thing” and wandered Cannes and Monte Carlo, but easily [...]

Sep 21

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Montserrat, Spain

In Barcelona we decided to hit the town early, rent a car, and then travel north into the hills to see the Monastery of Montserrat and enjoy some Spanish countryside. This was an idea we came up DURING the cruise and I would recommend anyone that decides to do it either book a car in [...]

Sep 20

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Malaga, Spain

We arrived in Malaga early in the morning after another full day at sea and it was our intention to just make it a relaxing shopping and eating experience. The weather continued to be fantastic and we expected the small city of Malaga to be easy to walk around and enjoy. And that’s exactly how [...]

Sep 18

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Strait of Gibraltar

Luckily for us we got a fun day at sea between Lisbon and Malaga that provided an excellent opportunity for seeing the Strait of Gibraltar on the cruise. Early in the evening during the first dinner seating (a formal dress night too that we skipped out of it) the good ship Splendor made its way [...]

Sep 17

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Lisbon, Portugal

Lisbon was amazing. There seems to be a renaissance in the development of these old port cities, creating great parks and people places down at the sea. Lisbon involved more climbing (which is natural from sea level). We found Lisbon a little more difficult to get around on foot than Vigo, it is a very [...]

Sep 16

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Vigo, Spain

We thoroughly enjoyed our day in Vigo. After the craziness of rushing to see everything in Paris in 4 hours, then a relaxing day at sea, we were ready to do some simple sightseeing in a warm climate. Vigo is a quiet port city, at least it is on a Sunday when most of the [...]

Sep 14

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Paris

Paris was a crazy excursion from the cruise. There really wasn’t nearly enough time to see the city. We ported in Le Havre, and it was a three hour bus tour into and out of the city (and a few people missed the return ride!) which left us with 4 hours to explore. We ran [...]

Sep 12

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La Havre

La Havre was the port for our first excursion. It was hard to decide if the trip into paris by bus would be worth our while because there really isn’t much time to do Paris properly. After some debate we decided that we would get to see some of France’s countryside this way from the [...]

Sep 12

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Dover and the Cruise Begins

Wow! When we saw the cruise ship at port and loading you can’t imagine our excitement! This wasn’t our first cruise, but the idea of embarking on a mediterranean adventure was now reality! I dropped Laura off at the depot with the bags and then spent over an hour trying to figure out how to [...]

Sep 11

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Brighton and Hove

We had a great time in Brighton. We rented a car in London, drove down to Brighton Peir for the night dropping the car off at Dover the next day before the cruise. Getting used to the car on the wrong side of the road and the steering wheel on the wrong side of the [...]

Sep 10

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London, England

We loved London! We got to stay with my cousin and his CHARMING wife

Sep 06

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Cozumel, Mexico

East of the Yucatán Peninsula, on top of the age-old structures of the Mayan coral reef, the second largest in the world, stands the Island of Cozumel, the largest inhabited island in Mexico. Its name, derived from the word Cuzamil, meaning “island of swallows” in Maya. The Island of Cozumel measures 48 km from north [...]

Dec 19

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Grand Cayman

Grand Cayman was … OK … but not a favorite of ours. We started out walking to the famous 7 mile beach but always found it difficult to get to through the resorts. A few miles of walking though and the beach is quite accessible. Later, thinking we could walk to Hell and getting tired, [...]

Dec 18

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Tampa Bay, Fla

We took our first cruise back in December of 2007. We flew to Tampa and spent the night not far from the shipyard at the Embassy Suites on South Florida Avenue. In the morning I decided to print the paperwork to get on board in the hotel business room. That led to some confusion … [...]

Dec 16

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Venice

Rome

Liverno, Italy

Cannes, France

Montserrat, Spain

Malaga, Spain

Strait of Gibraltar

Lisbon, Portugal

Vigo, Spain

Paris

La Havre

Dover and the Cruise Begins

Brighton and Hove

London, England

Cozumel, Mexico

Grand Cayman

Tampa Bay, Fla

Venice

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