Month: May 2010

After the double disappointment of yesterday, both missing Korcula and the poor weather, it was a pleasure to wake up this morning with land in view. The ship was about to pass through the Straits of Messina, between the toe … Read More

As  I explained in my earlier post we did not stop in Korcula due to high winds, it was disappointing as the place looked lovely as I hope you will see from the few photos we took from the ship.… Read More

We woke early and after showering and packing the bags for our trip today, we went for breakfast. We had booked on a “Vines and Wines” excursion that would take us wine tasting in addition to having lunch in a … Read More

They say that Venice offers the most spectacular views of any cruise ship sail-in, so we, in line with about half the ship’s passengers rose at 6.30 am to view the scene. Our cabin is on the port side of … Read More

Throughout this journey the clocks have been changing regularly, going forward an hour on two occasions and last night going back one, meaning we are now only one hour in front of UK time. We were therefore awake early and … Read More