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One Night in Barcelona
Hotel del Mar, Barcelona Spain Our transatlantic cruise for the new Carnival Breeze’s maiden voyage to America began in Barcelona, Spain. While we would have liked more time to explore the area, we...
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Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Visiting Majorca on Carnival Breeze Carnival Breeze docked in Palma de Mallorca The Carnival Breeze docked in Palma de Mallorca (Majorca) fairly early one morning near the start of our transatlantic...
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Beggars of Spain
Simpsons Sand Castle in Barcelona Our transatlantic cruise on the Carnival Breeze began in Barcelona, and made several stops in other Spanish ports before beginning the trek across the ocean....
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The Rain in Spain – Our Day in Malaga
Carnival Breeze docked in Malaga, Spain Malaga, Spain Carnival Breeze slowly slipped through watery darkness approaching Malaga. Every now and then a sudden flash lit up the pre-dawn sky. As the sun...
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Grand Canary Island – Island Tour
Storm Over Las Palmas, Grand Canary Island Long before our transatlantic cruise on Carnival Breeze began, we booked an all-day Island Exploration tour for the day our ship docked at Las Palmas, Grand...
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A Very British Cruise on P and O
This is a guest blog from Paul Symonds, who writes a blog about Wayfinding with helpful hints on how to get around in your travels such as this post about navigating yourself around a cruise ship....
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Lucerne, Switzerland
old town Lucerne riverwalk Lucerne, a postcard perfect city known for its medieval architecture, sits on Lake Lucerne surrounded by the snowcapped peaks of Switzerland’s Alps. It is the most populated...
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Pireaus Cruise Port
MSC Lirica in Piraeus Like many ports, where the ship actually docks in Athens is not the famous city, but nearby Piraeus, about 10 kilometers distant. On the MSC Lirica tickets to catch a...
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Heraklion Cruise Port, Crete
CRETE, GREECE MSC Lirica in Heraklion, Greece Crete is Greece’s largest island. Terrain and elevations range from sandy beaches to mountains. Mt. Ida is the tallest of the White Mountain range, and the...
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Mount Pilatus Cogwheel Train
Mount Pilatus Mount Pilatus looms large in the views over Lucerne, Switzerland. For centuries it was forbidden to climb it. Medieval legends had dragons inhabiting the mountain’s rocky crevices. From...
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Crete Hop On Hop Off Bus Tour
view of MSC Lirica in Heraklion from the HOHO bus Hop On Hop Off Bus Heraklion, Greece HOHO bus At the cruise port in Heraklion on the island of Crete in Greece, hop on hop off (or hoho) busses wait...
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Mount Pilatus Cable Car and Gondolas
cable car arriving at the top of Mount Pilatus While staying in Lucerne, Switzerland for a couple days as we worked our way from Zurich to Venice by train prior to a cruise that was supposed to depart...
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Knossos
MSC Lirica in Crete At our port stop from the MSC Lirica in Heraklion, Greece on the island of Crete, we took a tour on the hop on hop off bus, which had a stop and a ticket booth at the port. One of...
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Packing Light
packing for a month-long journey on land and sea in a carry-on size bag, backpack, and travel purse (plus a waist wallet for keeping important stuff safe on the trains) Before our cruise on the MSC...
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Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Hotel Vaduzerhof in Vaduz, Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Liechtenstein is a German-speaking 25 km long principality of about 60 square miles between Austria and Switzerland. It’s known for its medieval...
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Crete Venetian Fort and Sea Wall
Lirica through a mermaid sculpture on the seawall, and with the mermaid giving the ship a push MSC Lirica docked in Heraklion on the island of Crete in Greece. Being a container port, passengers are...
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Innsbruck, Austria
colorful buildings Innsbruck, Austria Nestled into the Austrian Alps, Innsbruck is the capital of the western state of Tyrol. The name means bridge over the Inn. It was once a major transportation...
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Rhodes, Greece Cruise Port
MSC Lirica in Rhodes, Greece – there are some ruins and a seawalk right at the port Rhodes was once home to one of the wonders of the ancient world – the colossus of Rhodes, a giant statue which stood...
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Rhodes Castle and Walled City
View from the Knights Road with a bit of MSC Lirica in the background Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes Rhodes castle on the Avenue...
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Limassol, Cyprus Cruise Port
MSC Lirica in Limassol, Cyprus CYPRUS Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean, an independent country officially called the Republic of Cyprus. Weather in this area brings hot dry...
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