Livorno, Italy
November 24, 2024 Another cold morning greeted us, this time completely cloudy with a chance of rain later in the day. We slept late,...
Adventure of a Lifetime
November 24, 2024 Another cold morning greeted us, this time completely cloudy with a chance of rain later in the day. We slept late,...
Saturday, November 23, 2024 Traversing the Mediterranean between the Strait of Gibraltar and the Port of Livorno, Italy, we were faced...
November 20, 2024 During our second visit to Casablanca, we were determined to see the interior of the Hassan II Mosque. Our first time...
November 16-17, 2024 Surf crashing against jagged coastlines, stunning shorelines, steep cliffs, verdant green pastures dotted with...
Roundtrip out of Ft. Lauderdale November 9 - December 21, 2024 Holland America’s Volendam On November 9, 2024, Cliff and I embarked on a...
In May 2024, we took a seven day Western Caribbean cruise on the MSC MSC Magnifica, and had a wonderful time. Tissues: On the Magnifica,...
June 27-28, 2024 Nassau is located on Providence Island, the Bahamas, an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago in the Atlantic...
June 25, 2024 Regaled by Cliff’s description of steering U.S. Navy LST past the massive forts into Puerto Rico harbor in 1965, I was very...
June 24, 2024 Ever since Cliff visited the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico while in the Navy, he wanted to revisit these countries. I...
June 22-29, 2024 After enjoying our first MSC cruise on the Magnifica, we looked for a cruise to Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic. We...
Highlights and Summary During our trip of a lifetime, our ship, the Island Princess, visited 42 ports, 23 countries, Hawaii and American...
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 When we awoke and opened the curtains to our balcony, we gazed upward at a towering rocky mountain coated in...
April 18, 2023 Only 37 miles long and 12 miles wide, the northernmost Canary Island, Lanzarote, lies in the Atlantic Ocean about 70 miles...
Sunday, April 16, 2023 Casablanca is not what we expected. It is true that we really didn’t know what to expect, because all we have are...
Saturday, April 15 We are loving the Spanish towns of the Mediterranean. Just like Barcelona, Malaga is a lovely port and the city and...
Thursday, April 13, 2023 We are in love! Of course with each other, but also with Barcelona. This lovely, quirky, artful city has won...
Wednesday, April 12 There is nothing in the world quite like the French Riveria, which is gloriously beautiful. Marseille is its biggest...
Tuesday, April 11, 2023 Initially, our ship was to anchor off Villefrance; however, there were so many tours scheduled, that there was no...
Monday, April 10, 2023 Like many of the other places we have visited on this cruise, Rome needs several days to explore. Determined to...
Pompeii Far Exceeds Expectations Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023 Originally, our ship was scheduled to visit Sorrento, Italy, and from there...