World Cruise – Final Impressions
Going on a world cruise was a very interesting life experience. I am writing this post in mid-June of 2024, seven weeks after we got off of the ship on…
Bermuda
Our final stop on our cruise, after five days at sea, was the island nation of Bermuda. This is another British Overseas Territory. It was our first visit. Bermuda was…
Our Last Stops in Europe
After crossing back to the western side of the Mediterranean, we had three stops, in three different countries, before ending the European portion of our cruise. All of these were…
Greece and Turkey – Scenic Beauty and Excellent Food
The next four stops on our cruise were in Greece and Turkey. These were new countries for us and places we looked forward to visiting. These stops were four days…
Four Stops in Italy
The next country we visited on our cruise was Italy. We had been to Italy before, but all the scheduled stops were new places for us. We ended up with…
Two Stops in France
Next on the agenda were two stops in France. Marseille Our first stop was Marseille, a city we visited on our first trip to Europe in 2010. Marseille is the…
Spain – March 2024
Our next two scheduled stops were in Spain, although due to weather conditions, one of them was changed which resulted in two bonuses from our perspective. The day before we…
A Day in Lisbon
Our next port was Lisbon, Portugal, our third time in this great city. One of the nice things about returning to a city you’ve been to before is that you…
Final African Stop – Agadir, Morocco
Our fifth and final African stop was in Agadir, Morocco. This was the only African stop on our original itinerary. Agadir is a city of nearly 1 million people on…
A Visit to Macaronesia
Macaronesia is a group of four island chains in the North Atlantic, off the coasts of Africa and Europe. We had previously visited one group, the Azores, part of Portugal,…