A beautiful morning greeted us as we sailed into Gibraltar harbour. This is the third time we have visited here and so we decided not to do any trips but instead to just walk through town and on to the … Read More
At sea – On the Way to Gibraltar.
The sun rose early to herald a beautiful day at sea.
As we went to breakfast just before nine, the blue and white towels had started to appear on the sun loungers, reserving the places for the sun worshippers. We … Read More
Ajaccio – The Birthplace of Napoleon.
After five days of visiting large city ports I was looking forward today to arriving at one of the smaller calls of our cruise, Ajaccio in Corsica. We weren’t due to arrive until after ten, so we had a leisurely … Read More
Naples, the birthplace of pizza.
The plan today , after the success of yesterday’s Rome visit, was to take the train to Pompeii to visit the ruins. As we sailed into Naples the sun picked out the houses on the hills and we looked set … Read More
When in Rome……
The ship docked this morning at 7.00 in the bustling port of Civitavecchia, the sea port for Rome. There are two main ways of getting from the ship into Rome. Firstly you could choose an organised tour, prices of which … Read More