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,…
Two Stops in Southern Africa
After a few more days at sea, we arrived at our first stop on the African continent, Cape Town, South Africa. We stayed overnight so we had a few days…
Port Louis, Mauritius
After a crossing of the Indian Ocean from Australia, we arrived in Port Louis, the capital of the island nation of Mauritius, off the coast of Madagascar and Africa. This…
Australia
We next visited three ports in Australia. This is a reduced number than on the original itinerary, and we visited Melbourne instead of some of the others. This was because…
New Zealand
New Zealand is an idyllic place: stunning scenery, friendly people, reasonably priced (compared to the United States) and a farm-to-table foodie paradise. I thoroughly enjoyed our four ports of call!…