July 24, 2026July 27, 2026Mediterranean 2026 Mediterranean 2026 – day 7 – 2026-07-24 Livorno is a regular for cruisers, we’ve been at least four times in the last twenty years. On previous occasions we have […]
July 23, 2026July 25, 2026Mediterranean 2026 Mediterranean 2026 – day 6 – 2026-07-23 We’re trying room service breakfast today. It’s a special occasion too – Hubby reaches a significant number today. As we enjoy breakfast […]
July 22, 2026July 24, 2026Mediterranean 2026 Mediterranean 2026 – day 5 – 2026-07-22 We start by testing the breakfast buffet on deck 11. Everything is cooked or served to order, we start with fruits, smoothies […]
July 21, 2026July 23, 2026Mediterranean 2026 Mediterranean 2026 – day 4 – 2026-07-21 Today is our only sea day for the whole two week cruise. Typically one might get two per week, but the Mediterranean […]
July 20, 2026July 21, 2026Mediterranean 2026 Mediterranean 2026 – day 3 – 2026-07-20 The problem with a good breakfast selection is one feels obliged to do it justice. Even worse, our hotel has a pancake […]
July 19, 2026July 21, 2026Mediterranean 2026 Mediterranean 2026 – day 2 – 2026-07-19 After breakfast we walk northwise for about three miles, passing fabulous architecture as we go, aiming for Parc Güell, a failed residential […]
July 18, 2026July 20, 2026Mediterranean 2026 Mediterranean 2026 – Day 1 – 2026-07-18 We find breakfast below ground, it turns out to be a fascinating room built around the ramparts of the old city wall […]
July 17, 2026July 18, 2026Holiday Landing, Mediterranean 2026 Mediterranean 2026 – Day 0 – 2026-07-17 I suppose we entered holiday mode the previous evening when we attended the Gran Canaria Big Band performance in Los Cristianos. The […]
July 15, 2026July 16, 2026Living Explora Journeys Our first taste of this new cruise line comes via our dear friends Ann and Peter who are sailing home to NYC […]
July 1, 2026July 12, 2026Food 20th Anniversary 2026-07-01 It’s twenty years since the then Mayor of Bakewell married us at Fischer’s Baslow Hall. Since then we have added this date […]