Finally got around to it! Photo TR of 1st Med cruise 2010

[Becx N Gav]

Well I was going to do a full TR but this cruise seemed so hectic and I never seemed to have time to write notes. So as I took quite a few photos I figured I would just post those with a quick explanation.

If you have any questions please feel free to ask and I'll do my best to answer - can't believe we've been back a month already.

We are Becx and Gav - Becky and Gavin. We flew from Stanstead in the UK to Barcelona on the day we boarded the ship, we would have liked to go earlier but couldn't get the time off work.

Here's all our stuff (we paid extra for two checked in bags and despite doing laundry twice! we wore most of what we took)

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Looks like we had company already :goodvibes Kate and Charlotte (2 UK Diser's who couldn't come)

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After all the cancelled flights in the days before we were so happy to be able to catch our original flight, I'm so glad we didn't have to go by train or drive :sad2:
Check in was pretty quick and we were soon through, we spotted a very Spanish looking Mickey and I had to get a photo :goodvibes

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We booked a Cat 12 Gty and got upgraded to a Cat 9 :woohoo: We loved all the space.

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The view from the stateroom window

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Then it's time for the lifeboat drill

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Our door and FE

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Me and the flatties

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I love all the art work around the ship

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[Becx N Gav]

Our first dinner was at Animators Palate - our rotation was APLAPLAPLAP and we were on the late seating.

I took this because everyone (there were 7 of us) at dinner was on their iPhone except me - I don't have one!

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The menu and the flatties

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Food porn time :teeth:

I can't remember who had what so I'll just post everything!

Appetizers;

Salad with bacon and beans

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Pork with roasted veg

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Fish on top of a pea puree

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Entrees;

Every steak was totally different that night and not everyone had it cooked as they asked

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I ordered the green lentil risotto but they brought out the seafood one and I don't eat sea food - so I had to wait a bit :sad2:

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It finally came

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We skipped dessert as the sail away party was about to begin, we had asked our servers to bring things out quite quickly so we could make the party and they tried their best but I think everyone had the same plan.

The sail away party was good fun but quite late in the evening so there weren't that many people there (I know we were really tired as we had to get up at 4.30am Barcelona time to make our flights)

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[Becx N Gav]

The first full day - a sea day.

We started with our character breakfast. It was ok but the characters were really quick and didn't stay long at our table, maybe because we were 4 adults but I don't think they should treat you differently if you don't have kids. The dining room didn't seem very busy either so we were a bit annoyed.

Chip and me

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and with Gav

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It was quite hard to get a good picture as the characters would hardly stand still

Me and Mickey

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Gav and Mickey

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Emiel, Goofy and Gav

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Me, Goofy and Yvet

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My breakfast was pancakes with bacon and sausage

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Gav had a bit of everything!

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Then we were given some rather fetching hats :goodvibes

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Pluto and me

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Emiel, Pluto and Gav

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Dale was looking for food but I'd eaten all mine

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No food left here either :laughing:

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Minnie and me

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Emiel, Minnie and Gav

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[eeyorefanuk]

Hello,

Thanks for your update - lovely photos - assume more to come - really look forward to it.

You were sooooooooooooo lucky with your upgrade.

I have booked the secret porthole room for our first cruise and not sure if people get upgrades from this type of room :confused3 Fingers crossed.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Thanks for posting! Loving all your pictures. :thumbsup2

[shushh]

THanks for posting the photos. Brings back lots of lovely memories! Hope you got home alright!

[TotallyAngelic]

Great photos .... love the story so far !

[scottishwee35]

Lovely photos and lovely smiles...

Scottishwee35

[Becx N Gav]

Hello,

Thanks for your update - lovely photos - assume more to come - really look forward to it.

You were sooooooooooooo lucky with your upgrade.

I have booked the secret porthole room for our first cruise and not sure if people get upgrades from this type of room :confused3 Fingers crossed.

:wave: hey there! Don't worry there are plenty more pics :goodvibes Wasn't feeling too good on Sunday so I had to stop :sick: Better today so will try and get a few more posted tonight.

I'm sure all rooms could be upgraded (although I knwo some people like to stay where they booked) I was suprised how many upgrades there were - good luck to you, but even if you don't get one I'm sure you'll have a wonderful time :wizard:

Thanks for posting! Loving all your pictures. :thumbsup2

Thanks :thumbsup2

THanks for posting the photos. Brings back lots of lovely memories! Hope you got home alright!

We were fine thanks - so thankful we made it there and back without hassle. I feel for those who were affected (although maybe not the family we met at the airport who found out they couldn't get to Dublin so instead of staying in Barcelona a few days worked out it would be cheaper to do the next Med cruise - this was after doing the TA and the first Med cuise - NICE :thumbsup2 ;) )

Great photos .... love the story so far !

Thanks very much - I'll try and keep it entertaining :3dglasses

Lovely photos and lovely smiles...

Scottishwee35

:goodvibes Thanks for saying that :hug:

[vron]

Fab start! Looking forward to reading more! :wave:

[Becx N Gav]

The flatties up on deck

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And in the hot tub :goodvibes

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Checking out Pete's new iPad

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As it was a sea day Lumiere's had a brunch menu, I wasn't all that hungry so I had the crepes - with cherry

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I think this was an omelette with has browns and sausage

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Eggs benedict with salmon

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Some sort of sandwich (I really should have taken notes!)

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We then went to Studio Sea for the first of Disney's Art of Entertaining - the appetiser. I would have liked to have gone to the others but we missed them.

It was good, I personally didn't eat it as it was tuna but the wine was nice. The chef showed us how it was made and then everyone got a plate and a glass of wine.

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The sommelier then told us about the wine they had paired with the dish

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The dish was Island Spice Seared Ahi Tuna
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The had the recipie (http://www.wdwinfo.com/Photos/DCL-Navigators/4-24-10/Day4-ArtOfEntertaining-Menu.pdf) available to take away with you.

You got a reasonable amount of wine

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[Becx N Gav]

Thi afternoon Gav and I tried the margarita and tequila tasting. They told us all about the different varieties and what to look for.

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These are on each table, one each and they have the tequilas and margaritas

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The margarita recipies

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The tequilas

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And then onto the margaritas

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This was Fernando who we had previously met in Cove Cafe (we went there a lot :rotfl:) - despite it being his first time he did a really good job.

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[Madisonznana]

Really enjoying the photos!

[eeyorefanuk]

Thanks again for further updates. I love the "loads of photos" trip reports - makes you feel you are actually there and what you can get when you go :goodvibes

[Tri-Delta4Life]

We've been tossing around the idea of doing a Med cruise next summer, so I'm really enjoying seeing all of your pictures! Looking forward to more!

[Señor DonDuck]

Delightful trip report so far! Congrats on the room upgrade. Wonderful door decorations and the food porn = awesome! Can't wait to read more.

[Becx N Gav]

Thanks everyone :goodvibes

Thanks again for further updates. I love the "loads of photos" trip reports - makes you feel you are actually there and what you can get when you go :goodvibes

Oh good, I am glad I'm not boring you with my holiday snaps :lmao:

[Becx N Gav]

So this evening was formal night and we had a Palo dinner booked :goodvibes Again with the pictures there was 7 of us so I'll just post everything I've got :thumbsup2

The antipasti - I could have just eaten this and been happy :lmao:

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The four cheese flatbread

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Mushroom and cheese flatbread

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Margarita flatbread

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Prosciutto flatbread

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Prawn and asparagus flatbread

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Calamari

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Salmon

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An palette cleanser - lemon and basil sorbet

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Chicken wrapped in parma ham with pine nuts

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Halibut I think

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Tuna

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Beef tenderloin

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Risotto

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Scallops

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I think this is the penne arrabiatta

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The lamb

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Lobster and mascepone ravioli

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I think this was the monkfish

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We all had the souffle :cloud9:

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And this was the sugar free tiramisu

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[Madisonznana]

How fun to see all the different food!. Yum!!

[Kouris_Family]

My mouth is watering
Yummmmmmy

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Oh yum! All those flatbreads look mouthwatering. :cloud9:

[jagmom]

I am loving your pictures.

[eeyorefanuk]

Brilliant :goodvibes I am thinking of doing more of a "food porn" report when I get back from three weeks at WDW in August. Our first visit so am really going to try, even bought a camera. :goodvibes

[Tri-Delta4Life]

Yum! Oh it all looks so good! I could go for some of that ravioli right now.... maybe some souffle too :goodvibes

[vron]

Oh that food looks amazing! I can't wait to try Palo on our 1st cruise next month! :wave:

[Becx N Gav]

How fun to see all the different food!. Yum!!

I like that some nights we had a big group all eating various things!

My mouth is watering
Yummmmmmy

Mine too :lmao:

Oh yum! All those flatbreads look mouthwatering. :cloud9:

They were awesome :goodvibes I could certainly eat one right now, and I just ate dinner :rotfl:

I am loving your pictures.

Thanks :thumbsup2

Brilliant :goodvibes I am thinking of doing more of a "food porn" report when I get back from three weeks at WDW in August. Our first visit so am really going to try, even bought a camera. :goodvibes

Good plan, it's a good way to start writing TR's. At least you'll get plenty of use out of your new camera, I got a new one for this trip and I'm so glad I did.

Yum! Oh it all looks so good! I could go for some of that ravioli right now.... maybe some souffle too :goodvibes

:laughing: You can almost smell it :cloud9:

Oh that food looks amazing! I can't wait to try Palo on our 1st cruise next month! :wave:

Oh you'll love it :love: Have a fab time :banana:

[Becx N Gav]

Our first port was Malta, it was so cool to be welcomed like this :goodvibes

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This port was a lot prettier than Barcelona

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We did the Valetta Hisorical Hunt excursion, this is after our coach dropped us off and we were led to the start of the Hunt

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This traditionally dressed Maltese man told us what the Hunt involved

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We were given a guide book that included the questions

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And a map of Valletta

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Most of the streets were like this, it reminded me of some parts of London

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A usual sight of the UK high street

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There seemed to be a church on every corner

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:scared1: Knock off Disney plush toys

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You can't have Goofy next to Yogi Bear :sad2:

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The cathedral

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With and upsdie down hidden Mickey ;)

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They had an old HMV sign (His Masters Voice)

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A statue of Queen Victoria

Front

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And back!

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I loved how all the balconys were different

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Gav was checking out the local goodies

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[Becx N Gav]

Lots of beautiful flowers

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This brick work reminded me of chocolate

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I'm not sure what this was but it was in the ground and covered with a see through piece of plastic

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They have a Marks and Sparks too

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It was getting quite hot and I wanted to run through these fountains :lmao:

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This church was on a really narrow street and yet it was so ornate

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There were lots of horses and carts, they had them near the port too

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This is looking across the channel of the port, the city is fortified all the way around

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My camera has an auto panoramic mode - I found it hard to get enough in the picture, a lot of them ended up with black bits on the right!

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This one was better

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And another :laughing: I was practicing ;)

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This bell was presented to Malta to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the award of the George Cross to the Maltese people

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We could see the Magic :goodvibes

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[Becx N Gav]

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This was where a cannon used to be during WW2

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We really weren't too far from the port, it's such an easy place to explore by foot

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This was a garden across the street, we didn't explore it

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A silly shadow picture :dance3:

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We walked back to the ship - Valletta is high up on a hill, it was ok walking back but I don't think I would have enjoyed climbing it

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When I was younger we used to have a Citroen similar to this one

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Sorry about the glare, this was a shop at the port - I was getting hungry so we didn't look around

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Back home

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It didn't take too long to get back onboard

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We had lunch at Lumiere's - butternut squash soup

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Quesedilla

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Seafood

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Cheesecake

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Apple pie

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Ice cream

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[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Valletta is so pretty!

[Madisonznana]

I am so loving a picture TR!! popcorn::

[Kouris_Family]

Please don't STOP the food shots, your killin me and I am lovin every minute of it

[Redeemed&Loved]

Yes! More food please!

[pixie08]

Love, love, love the TR! Thank you for posting so many pics!

[Señor DonDuck]

So many beautiful pics!

Keep them food shots coming. :worship:

[wishicouldgomoreofte]

:yay:I am really loving this TR too.
Please resume soon.

By the way, how did you find bathrooms?
I really need to know. Thanks.

[Becx N Gav]

Valletta is so pretty!

I would love to go back to Malta - I'd never really considered it as a holiday destination but we both loved it and it felt so safe. It was fun to see the British influences I just wish we'd had more days there to explore, maybe Disney should do an 11 week cruise with a week at each port :rotfl:

I am so loving a picture TR!! popcorn::

Thanks :goodvibes

Please don't STOP the food shots, your killin me and I am lovin every minute of it

Oh there's plenty more don't worry ;)

Yes! More food please!

::yes::

Love, love, love the TR! Thank you for posting so many pics!

I'm glad you enjoy it, I love TR's I can scroll through while eating my lunch at work as I don't have to concentrate too much :laughing:

So many beautiful pics!

Keep them food shots coming. :worship:

Awww, thanks :flower3:

:yay:I am really loving this TR too.
Please resume soon.

By the way, how did you find bathrooms?
I really need to know. Thanks.

The bathrooms on the ship? They were awesome :lovestruc I actually don't remeber using many bathrooms out and about - ones that spring to mind, Sorrento we went to a farm and they were fine, Pompei was a bit wierd. A lot of them in Italy you use your foot to start the water! I helped a few confused people who were looking for the tap :rotfl: There were no nightmare bathrooms though :rotfl: If I remember more I'll let you know.

[Becx N Gav]

Sorry for not posting much recently I used to be able to get onto Flickr at work but it's now blocked :headache: so I'm doing my posting at home.

I spent the afternoon taking a few pics around the ship of the port

Here are some friends :goodvibes

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You can just see to the left of Charlottes head (in the blue pants) the entrance to the port, it seemed very narrow!

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And again in the top left corner, if I'd been steering my car through there I'd have had trouble :rotfl:

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These guys are everywhere :laughing:

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Flying the Maltese flag - on the right

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As the Magic had never been to Malta we left to a salute of cannons - it was awesome. This is roughly where they were fired from. I got a good video of it - I'll see if I can post it.

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As we were leaving

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It was so cool waving to people as we left

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Even Donald was there

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This is the narrow bit - to the right near the white pole

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Left a bit, right a bit

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This night we got a bunny wabbit :goodvibes

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[PoppyAnna]

Really enjoying your report as I like to take a photo, or two! :lmao:

[Señor DonDuck]

Another fantastic update. Canon salute sounds awesome.

[Becx N Gav]

Really enjoying your report as I like to take a photo, or two! :lmao:

:thumbsup2 I was trying out my new camera ;) I can't wait to take it to the World in December :goodvibes

Another fantastic update. Canon salute sounds awesome.

Thank you :goodvibes

[Becx N Gav]

Dinner tonight at Lumiere's - sorry some of these are blurry, I think my camera must have been on the wrong setting, some are so bad I'm not posting them!

Duck terrine I think

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Escargot :scared:

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Ceasar Salad (off the menu)

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Shrimp

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I'm afraid I have no idea what this one was :lmao:

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French onion soup

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Tomato soup

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Entrees - beef

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I think this was also off the menu, salmon and fries

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Fish

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I think this was the duck

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The entertainment was dancers and Belle and the Beast

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On to dessert, this was one of the sugar free options - cheesecake

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Creme brulee

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I asked for sorbet and it was melon (off the menu)

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Chocolatty goodness :goodvibes

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Mint choc ice cream (off the menu)

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[tink,too]

Loving your TR and photos.

My parents went to Malta a few years ago and their photos weren't half as nice as yours. :cutie:

[OurDogCisco]

I love picture TR! You are doing a great job at it too... I can't wait to see the rest.

[cruisinpenguin]

Great report and awesome photos!! Thanks for sharing :)

[Señor DonDuck]

Food pics = awesome!

[PizzieDuster]

Thanks for posting! Loving all your pictures. :thumbsup2

I second this! I love pictures in trip reports! The more the better! :wizard:

[Becx N Gav]

Loving your TR and photos.

My parents went to Malta a few years ago and their photos weren't half as nice as yours. :cutie:

Oh thank you, it does help having a good camera - so glad I bought it :goodvibes

I love picture TR! You are doing a great job at it too... I can't wait to see the rest.

Thanks - I'll try to get a few posts in tonight!

Great report and awesome photos!! Thanks for sharing :)

Thank you :thumbsup2

Food pics = awesome!

:thumbsup2

I second this! I love pictures in trip reports! The more the better! :wizard:

Oh good, I'm glad people are enjoying it :goodvibes

[Becx N Gav]

Second port Tunis, Tunisia.

We did the Bardo Museum and Medina for families tour.

Our first stop was the Bardo Museum.

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It's full of various mosaics, frescos and statues from all over the country. It was undergoing construction while we were there and I think it's due to last a while. It didn't affect what we saw really, there were a lot of things to see. It did get a little crowded in some areas as all the groups seemed to be going at the same pace and the same time :confused3 But if you waited a minute or two they would move on and it was easier to see things (but not to hear the guide!)

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The museum is housed in an old Turkish Palace, you can still see the ornate ceilings in some areas.

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As this tour was for kids too they did an activity while the adults toured the museum. They were making their own mosaics!

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Even in this room they had things on the walls

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Carved marble door surrounds

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A fresco and the description

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Up close

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Some of these were made from tiny pieces

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[Madisonznana]

Again, the photos are wonderful!!:surfweb::banana:

[Becx N Gav]

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The ceiling

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This room was practically filled with a mosaic that was being restored

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12.7 metres is about 40 feet

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These things were found in a ship wreck - and the blue is from the lights there, not sure why they had it like that? But it's quite a cool effect.

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[Becx N Gav]

This was up stairs - there were a lot of stairs up and down which I don't think Disneys description of the tour conveyed all that well.

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You got a great view from up there

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Back to the kids, they were almost finished

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I took these from the bus as we headed to the Medina - old town.

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Our driver told us that if a house is painted you then have to pay tax which is why some were't painted

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A map of the area

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We were told about the places and buildings in the area

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We walked through the souk - market and were then taken to a store that mainly sold rugs. We were able to go up onto the roof of here, it was a great view but very bright!

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[Becx N Gav]

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Back on the ship, this is the port

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Dinner was at Animators Palette

Escargot

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x 3

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Butternut squash soup

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Tuna

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I have no idea what this was - sorry!

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Risotto

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The show begins

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Caesars salad - off the menu

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Cheddar soup

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Chicken

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Beef

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Chicken carbonara

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Mint choc ice cream

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Choc cake

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I think this was one of the no sugar added desserts

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As the dining room comes to life

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[Becx N Gav]

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When all the servers come out in colour

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[tink,too]

Wow - that Museum building was very ornate! Looking forward to more. :goodvibes

[Becx N Gav]

Again, the photos are wonderful!!:surfweb::banana:

:goodvibes Thanks!

Wow - that Museum building was very ornate! Looking forward to more. :goodvibes

Inside it was - in places, other areas were a bit tired looking and more plain.

As DH is watching the football (soccer) I'll post some more :laughing:

[Becx N Gav]

Next stop Naples, Italy.

Today we went on the Timeless Pompeii and the Flavour of Sorrento tour

Approaching the port, it was quite hazy that morning.

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This is the view from the cabin as we approach

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We went to Lumiere's for breakfast

Waffles

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Eggs benedict

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Flatties on the bus

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A nice picture of my hands and the camera!

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The bus stopped before Sorrento and we were able to get out and take pictures

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This was practically a sheer drop

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I loved the snap dragons growing wild

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The bus stopped in Sorrento and dropped us off near a shop. They made furniture with veneer finishes, the prices were a bit beyond our range but there was no pressure to buy anything.

We were all given a voucher for a free drink at one of the cafe's in the town which I though was nice. Then we set off by foot to have a look around.

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[Becx N Gav]

Lots of little shops and there were a lot of narrow lanes

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They even had Pinnochio

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We walked past this cafe and it looked so beautiful with the light coming through the parasol

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The voucher was actually for a British Cafe!

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They even did beans on toast - a classic British dish

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DH enjoying a beer

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Grilled cheese

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Cappuchinos

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These were good

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A novel way to promote politicians LOL

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Garlic bread - this was delicious

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Bruchetta with frankfurters, fries and cheese

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Tomato soup

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I think this bruchetta had mushrooms and cheese on it

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I liked the pattern of the cobble stones

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[Becx N Gav]

The flatties come out

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Our next stop was a local farm where they make (among other things) olive oil and mozerella which we found out how they made. It was beautiful on the farm.

They had all sorts of animals

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There were tons of lemon trees

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There were lots of cured meats hanging in here

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Where the olive oil was collected

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They used these to strain the olive oil

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Olive oil and lemonchello

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[Becx N Gav]

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I have no idea what these things were!

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Making the mozerella

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[tink,too]

Fabulous update. Can't wait to see your Pompeii pics. :hippie:

[Becx N Gav]

Thanks tink, too :thumbsup2 I'll try and get some posted later.

I found this on youtube - it's from Malta where someone filmed the ship coming in, during the day and leaving. You can see the cannons at the end from their perspective. I tried to edit the video I took but I need to install the software as it is an HD video and none of the programs we have can handle it.

The Magic in Malta (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-flYdtqBxA&feature=related)

[Our 2 Princesses]

Thank you for letting me live vicariously through you!!! :)

[croppincolburn]

Thanks so much for posting all this! Love the pictures!

[nic_x]

Love the trip report, and your photos are fantastic! I'd love to know what kind of camera you took on the trip--we're camera shopping now for our upcoming Med cruise, and seeing your photos is making me all the more excited to find a great camera!

[maslex]

Thanks tink, too :thumbsup2 I'll try and get some posted later.

I found this on youtube - it's from Malta where someone filmed the ship coming in, during the day and leaving. You can see the cannons at the end from their perspective. I tried to edit the video I took but I need to install the software as it is an HD video and none of the programs we have can handle it.

The Magic in Malta (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-flYdtqBxA&feature=related)



Wow, thanks for the video!!! Loved the canons...what a send off. And always a tear in the eye when the Magic blows it's horn...

[Becx N Gav]

Thank you for letting me live vicariously through you!!! :)

:thumbsup2 It's my pleasure :flower3:

Thanks so much for posting all this! Love the pictures!

Thanks :goodvibes

Love the trip report, and your photos are fantastic! I'd love to know what kind of camera you took on the trip--we're camera shopping now for our upcoming Med cruise, and seeing your photos is making me all the more excited to find a great camera!

I have a Sony HX1 (http://www.sony.co.uk/product/dsc-h-series/dsc-hx1) I don't really know much about photography and I have found it very easy to use, I'm slowly exploring all the settings :thumbsup2

Wow, thanks for the video!!! Loved the canons...what a send off. And always a tear in the eye when the Magic blows it's horn...

It was pretty amazing :cloud9: It was so much fun to see people waving too.

[Becx N Gav]

Next up lunch :cool1:

Everything we had was grow and/or made on the farm!

Bread

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And olive oil

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The dining area had walls but was not fully enclosed, this was the view on my right

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2 litres of wine between 7 of us

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DH couldn't help but sing Yo Ho while waving it around pirate:

Anti pasti

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Pasta

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Then for dessert lemon cake with limoncello :lovestruc

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This was what was left of the wine

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Some of their produce was available to buy

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We got to try the limoncello

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Lemoncello and cream

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Olive oil

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Olive oil with chilli and herbs

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I think this was just for decoration but I thought it was cool

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Conserves

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On our way back to the bus

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We walked quite a way

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[Becx N Gav]

We were given these radio thingies that you plug a head phone (which they also give you) so we could hear the guide, we were on our way to Pompeii

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We get to Pompeii and are led around to the entrance

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You can just about make out Mount Versuvius in the background

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Some fresco's

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They are constantly uncovering and and restoring things

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We're still not through the gates yet but this is where you walk up when you go through - it is quite steep

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The cobble stones, all the roads were made of this

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It's incredible what survived

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This gives you an idea of the scale, the large map on the left is indicated by the red square on the smaller map on the right

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The roads would be covered by human and animal waste so for people to cross they put in steping stones, but the horses and carriages still had to go along the road so the made gaps for the wheels!

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Later on we found some larger stones and I thought we should do an Abbey Road tribute :laughing:

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You can tell what was original and what had been restored

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[Becx N Gav]

You can imagine how grand this must have been in its time

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As you can see from the colour of the sky the storm clouds were coming in

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There were some locked off areas

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They had drains!

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[Pinky166]

Just caught up with your report. It looks fab, great pics. :goodvibes

[Becx N Gav]

This suprised us a little bit!

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Going into the next area

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Woo hoo the flatties are back

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[smeecanada]

Awesome photos. Where you mostly using the automatic setting on the camera?

[Becx N Gav]

Just caught up with your report. It looks fab, great pics. :goodvibes

Thanks :thumbsup2

Awesome photos. Where you mostly using the automatic setting on the camera?

Yes as we were walking around quite quickly I just left it on auto. I did try some of the other settings when I had a bit more time.

[Becx N Gav]

I didn't get my camera out in the rain but it stopped soon enough.

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This sign explains that this is not suitable for children and those easily offended. Also the number of people allowed in at one time.

I won't post the graphic pics but they are like a menu! This was a place for travellers (as Pompeii had a good trade system) to er 'unwind' :laughing:

Each 'room' had a different picture above it, here is one of the rooms

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Back outside

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We walked around to another entrance/exit. This tree was awesome!

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It looked as though there were a couple of houses here with a garden

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Not sure what these were but they were part of the outer wall

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Another cool tree

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After an exhausting day we drove back to the Magic

I think we ate at the Topsider Buffet this eveing, sorry no pics!

[croppincolburn]

Fabulous pictures! Thanks for posting!

[Becx N Gav]

Fabulous pictures! Thanks for posting!

Thank you :goodvibes

[Becx N Gav]

Next port is Civitaveccia - Italy.

We did the excursion Jumping Back Into Eternal Rome

We arrived early in port

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I think a Disney cruise is always happier :goodvibes

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It was so sunny I got a good shadow picture

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I took this on the bus journey to the train station, I have no idea what it was!

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We made it to Rome, the train was pretty quick. I liked this bridge

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We were dropped off near the Coleseum, we walked over

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[bats]

Have really enjoyed looking at the photos ... much better IMO than a full blown trippie.

Didn't realise Pompeii was so big .. amazing place.

Long may you continue .. but hurry hurry as I'm impatient!! :rolleyes1:thumbsup2

[Becx N Gav]

Have really enjoyed looking at the photos ... much better IMO than a full blown trippie.

Didn't realise Pompeii was so big .. amazing place.

Long may you continue .. but hurry hurry as I'm impatient!! :rolleyes1:thumbsup2

:flower3: Sorry, I will try and do a bit tonight and maybe over the weekend - I might have time tomorrow night but may not!

Thanks for posting, glad you like all the pics! I would have to go back to Pompeii and do a tour with a guide book to see some other areas. To think of it as a thriving city is quite mind blowing!

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The Colleseum - it used to all be covered marble!

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Walking towards the entrance

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Looking towards the inside as we wait to get in

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The orange thing is a scarf on a stick that our tour guide used to guide us!

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Looking inside

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I think this horse and rider are missing a few parts!

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This gives you an idea of the scale

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I think it goes down 3 stories below the ground level! They have excavated two now.

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You can see where the stairs used to be

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The view from 2 stories up

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The obligatory pictures - we were there!

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The view of the street looking down

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Some guys dressed as Romans

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A map - you can only go around half of it, see where the red arrow is

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They don't look it but these steps up to the second level were really deep - our guide said they used to have slabs on top, probably marble

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[bats]

Super impressive!

I can feel another Disney Med cruise coming on so I can see all this for my self. Time to rob that bank. :scared1:

Thanks for the great photos.:thumbsup2

[Becx N Gav]

We got back on the bus and drove to a place near the Trevi Fountain

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Then we got a gelato - yummy!

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We walked through Rome seeing various things, we went through a small shopping mall

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We didn't get to stop for a coffee and cake!

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We walked towards the parliamentary buildings

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Right around the corner was the Pantheon, you can just about see it through the gap!

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Here is half of it, the other half had scaffold all over it

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Inside

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This fountain had a fence around it with plastic windows hence the reflection

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This was a famous hotel

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We then walked even more (we did tons of walking this day) to the restaurant for lunch which was included in the tour

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It looked like they were filming something

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This is the restaurant, we all sat inside

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The table was already set

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Delicious lasagne

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Tiramisu, it's a close up because I'd already taken a bite!

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[Becx N Gav]

I took this when we were waiting for the bus to come

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Outside St Peter's Basillica

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This is just after security, we had to be careful not to take pictures of the security area

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A Swiss Guard

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Looking back towards the square

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On the floor here were marks to show the length of other Cathedrals around world, St Paul's Cathedral in London was the largest - none are bigger than St Peter's Basillica

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There were tunnels underneath the floor and you could see down through these grates

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I loved the way the light came through

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You can actually go up here, there is a walkway

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Our guide explained these were mosaics not paintings so you can use flash on them

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This is the marker for St Paul's Cathedral

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Back outside again

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The balcony in the middle is the one the Pope comes out onto

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We were given some time to shop and then headed back to the bus, then the train station.

On the train they gave us all water and a snack - this name made us laugh!

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[cruisinpenguin]

WOW WOW WOW your pictures are so incredible!! Makes me want to go back to Roma. Thanks for sharing!! :)

[travelbug24]

66 more days and it will be my turn. Do you consider yourself an artist? I am reading between the lines (your door, flatties and picture commentations) your pictures show much artistry in them.

[bats]

More great photos.

Strange how we don't often visit the places on our doorstep. Italy must be only a 2 or 3 hour flight, but I've never been.

[Becx N Gav]

66 more days and it will be my turn. Do you consider yourself an artist? I am reading between the lines (your door, flatties and picture commentations) your pictures show much artistry in them.

I do like to make things, not sure if I'd call it art though :blush: I appreciate your complements :goodvibes

Hope you have a fab time :thumbsup2

More great photos.

Strange how we don't often visit the places on our doorstep. Italy must be only a 2 or 3 hour flight, but I've never been.

Thanks, know we've never been to Italy - we'll definately go back though it was beautiful.

[Becx N Gav]

Dinner, I think this is bruchetta

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Tomato and mozerella salad

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I'm not sure what this was

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Soup

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Ceasar salad

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I think this was a curry dish

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Chicken

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Beef

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Chicken strips and fries

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Fish

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Rocky road sundae

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I think this was a crumble?

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The next day we started with breakfast at Lumieres (this turned out to be our favourite spot for breakfast)

Waffles, french toast and bacon

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It also came with a yummy cream

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The port this day was La Spezia Italy - it's fairly close to Pisa and Florence is a bit futher. We stayed close by and went to Lerici and did the Lerici's Castle and Dinosaurs

We could see the ship from Lerici, this was taken on the way there - you can see the castle

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A couple of our tours in Italy were by Trumpy Tours - this name made us laugh :laughing: They gave our hand wipes which was nice.

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We were dropped off near the coast and walked down to the harbour

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It was pedestrianised and there was a pretty garden there

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You could see the castle a little closer

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[Becx N Gav]

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Our guide was telling us about the area, I was interested to learn Mary Shelly and Lord Byron had stayed nearby

We walked along by the harbour

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These flowers were so colourful

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They had some nice boats for sale

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We walked through the narrow streets, there were lots of different shops

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[Becx N Gav]

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This church was at the top of the hill - it used to be a leprosy hospital

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A marble bollard

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The doors were very ornate

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We were given some time to look at the shops before we met back at the harbour. We then set off up the hill towards the castle

This made me laugh

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It was quite steep in places but not a very long walk

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A random drain cover

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Some flowers growing out the wall

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There were some lovely views when we got around the corner

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The top of the castle

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Looks like someones sock fell on the floor and someone put it on the front door!

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A shadow pic

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[Becx N Gav]

From up here you could see the ship in the distance but it was very hazy

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You can just about make out the ship between the wall on the left and the land on the right

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I thought the wall of the castle was pretty cool, it was a steep slope probably a little too steep to climb - there were loads of flowers growing out of it

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A trash can!

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Another shot of the ship

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The ship is still there!

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We climbed up a path and went inside the castle

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There was a small gift shop with some dinosaur bits

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It was a shame this was all in Italian but the photos were quite interesting

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Apart from the walls and floors there wasn't much about the castle, they did have a chapel that was pretty much empty

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The well worn steps that lead in - mind your step!

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On the ceiling in one half of the room

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This just covered a deep looking hole

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[Becx N Gav]

We then went up to the roof

I don't think a net will stop dinosaurs

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They were flying the cross of St. George which is also the English flag

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Looking down from the roof to the path we took into the castle

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The tower of the castle

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The walls were really thick in places

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There were quite a few pigeons up there

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An escape hatch?

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They had some snacks, the cookies and cake tasted home made, we were able to help ourselves to snacks and drinks

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The flatties liked it up there

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DH on his iPhone!

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There were various plants and herbs up here

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I think I was trying to get a shot of a bee on the lavender

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We spent quite a lot of time up there but it gave me a chance to get loads of picture - and eat plenty of snacks!

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[Becx N Gav]

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Then it was time for the tour. The guide from the castle couldn't speak English so our Italian/French speaking tour guide translated (she spoke English very well despite her not speaking it often, she mainly did French tours!)

He explained all about dinosaurs - how they moved, predator/prey basic stuff but great for the kids

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Another plant growing out the building

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They had some fossilised foot prints found nearby

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I think Gav was hiding from some of the animals :laughing:

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Another hole!

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Another shot with flash but I still couldn't see all the way down!

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[bats]

More great photos, thanks. I'm not a great fan of anything dinosaur but the castle looked great .. can't believe how thick those walls were!

If you don't mind, I'm going to steal your idea of the Flatties for my cruise in 2 weeks. My partner was not able to get the time off work, so although I'll have fun with my mum, sister and niece, it won't be the same without him. I'll make him into a Flattie and he can come along then!

[Señor DonDuck]

Such beautiful pictures!

Excursion looks like fun for the entire family.

[dolphingirl47]

Great photos. I so wish I could do this cruise all over again.

Corinna

[lucy0558]

Thank you for taking the time to write this TR. It feels like I was there myself wtih all the lovely photographs. I agree with a previous poster that you definately have an artistic eye! Can't wait for the rest of your report.

[Jennifer48]

Your photos are amazing! :thumbsup2

I don't think I saw it posted but what type of camera did you use?

Keep it going! :goodvibes

[Becx N Gav]

More great photos, thanks. I'm not a great fan of anything dinosaur but the castle looked great .. can't believe how thick those walls were!

If you don't mind, I'm going to steal your idea of the Flatties for my cruise in 2 weeks. My partner was not able to get the time off work, so although I'll have fun with my mum, sister and niece, it won't be the same without him. I'll make him into a Flattie and he can come along then!


Yeah the dinosaur thing was a bit random but at least it gives the place a purpose :confused3

Go for it I'm sure your partner will love it :lovestruc Are you doing a TR?

Such beautiful pictures!

Excursion looks like fun for the entire family.

Thanks.
I thought the kids did really well with all the walking and the information wasn't really geared towards kids but they behaved really well.

Great photos. I so wish I could do this cruise all over again.

Corinna

::yes:: us too - maybe next year :idea:

Thank you for taking the time to write this TR. It feels like I was there myself wtih all the lovely photographs. I agree with a previous poster that you definately have an artistic eye! Can't wait for the rest of your report.

Thanks, I'll do a bit more tonight - tomorrow night we're seeing TS3 (it's only been released in cinemas here today :scared1:) but I'll try and get a bit more up later in the week.

Your photos are amazing! :thumbsup2

I don't think I saw it posted but what type of camera did you use?

Keep it going! :goodvibes

Thanks it's a Sony HX1 (http://www.sony.co.uk/product/dsc-h-series/dsc-hx1)

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[Becx N Gav]

If I'd had a bit more time I would have tried to focus on the ship

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Walking back down the hill

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Me and DH with the guide

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The price list for entrance to the castle

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Waking past a store I spotted this - I used to collect the stickers and albums

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Our guide mentioned the cathedral in the back ground at the begining of the tour and DH wanted me to take a picture of it. Also in this shot you can see where the coach dropped us off and picked us up from. It's behind those parked cars on the left

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When the coach driver was coming down the road he scraped the side of a car (which turns out was parked with the back sticking out) and so we had to wait for the police to come and sort it out (the coach driver and the lady who owned the car were arguing about who was to blame), it made a really loud sound as it hapened :eek:

Here is a shot of where it was damaged

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This port is a tender port (you have to get on a smaller boat to get to and from the ship) - it was too cold on the way there to sit outside but got a front seat upstairs on the way back

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It seemed to stay the same small size for ages until we were right up next to it!

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Before dinner we ran in these guys

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No DH hadn't shrunk - there was a little kiddie there!

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We followed them out on deck

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Oh no he spotted us!

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We were a bit peckish before dinner so we went to Diversions

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They had chips, salsa, guacamole, hot dogs and some other warm items

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I also got a frozen strawberry margarita

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[Becx N Gav]

Tonight was pirate night

I love the menu design

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Pot stickers

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I think this was a crab cake

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Chicken salad

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Strawberry soup

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Fish

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Ribs

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I think it took me this long to notice there was a DCL logo on the plates :laughing:

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Steak and chips (fries)

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I think this was fish

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Desserts

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I think this was the no sugar added cheesecake

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Up on deck the party had already started, we didn't have a good view of the stage but we were in the right spot to see the fireworks. Mickey didn't do his zip line thing but appeared on the stage

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[Becx N Gav]

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A quick drink before bed - it was a cold night

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We came back to a towel monkey

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[tink,too]

I've finally caught up - my you've been busy! :goodvibes

Great photos as always but I'm glad you kept your "oldest profession in the world" ones to yourself! :rotfl2:

[suzycute]

Wow Becky - I just stumbled across your report when I was surfin' the cruise reports! Amazing photos! Sounds like you had a fab time! :thumbsup2

Shame about those pesky flatties who seem to stalk your every move though! :lmao:

[Señor DonDuck]

Another fabulous update! Such beautiful pics.

Oh, and the extra food porn... thank you. :thumbsup2

[Becx N Gav]

I've finally caught up - my you've been busy! :goodvibes

Great photos as always but I'm glad you kept your "oldest profession in the world" ones to yourself! :rotfl2:

:thumbsup2 Thanks!

Wow Becky - I just stumbled across your report when I was surfin' the cruise reports! Amazing photos! Sounds like you had a fab time! :thumbsup2

Shame about those pesky flatties who seem to stalk your every move though! :lmao:

Hi ya :wave:
It was a pleasure to have them (when I remebered to take pics :upsidedow)

Another fabulous update! Such beautiful pics.

Oh, and the extra food porn... thank you. :thumbsup2

Thanks very much :goodvibes

[Becx N Gav]

Today was a sea day and we had a Palo brunch booked!

Eggs benedict

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Chicken parmesan

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I think this was pork

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Fruit flat bread - this was so yummy!

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Margarita

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Blue cheese and grapes

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Pepperoni

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I think I only tried a bite of three of these, I managed most of the chocolate mouse (top right) I was rather full up!

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Pete had organised a Dis meet in Studio Sea, setting up

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Goodies donated by auntlynne

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We had a lovely assortment of food

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The orange looks like a hidden Mickey

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They don't look like spring rolls to me!

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There they are!

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We had a good look around the shops (they don't open whilst in port and with so much time spent off the ship and eating late we never seemed to have the time or energy to have a look)

Dooney and Bourkes!
This was my favourite design I'd seen so far but now they are doing the drawing style with different colour backgrounds I prefer those!

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[Becx N Gav]

Tonight was the Villians Tonight show (the only one we saw).
Some of these pics are a bit out of focus but I'll post them anyway so you can see what it's like.
I really enjoyed it esp. the bit with Yzma and Kronk!

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The back grounds and stage effects with Dr. Facilier were excellent

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I love the look Kronk has on his face

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[Becx N Gav]

Before dinner we waited to see Donald and Daisy, he was messing around between meeting people

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Daisy looked very pretty

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Daisy tried to run off with DH! I told Donald I wouldn't let her :laughing:

When they came back we got a nice picture

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Time for dinner

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Ravioli

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Melon and parma ham

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Asparagus with grapefruit

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Seafood rissotto

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Salad

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Another salad!

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Soup

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This was my entree, smoked duck salad

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Gnocchi

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Seafood pasta

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Steak

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I think this was turkey

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On to desserts!

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We came back to this fella in our room

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I thought the chocolates looked better as eyes!

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[suzycute]

The food at Palo's looks delish! :thumbsup2 Love the photo of you and Gav with the ducks! :)

[tink,too]

That's the first time I've seen pics of the Villains Tonight show - thanks for sharing them. :goodvibes I'm looking forward to seeing the show next month.

What a great photo of you guys with Daisy and Donald, too! :cutie:

[Becx N Gav]

The food at Palo's looks delish! :thumbsup2 Love the photo of you and Gav with the ducks! :)

You have to do Palo's. Are you still going in December? It's a shame Kate can't make it, I was really looking forward to you guys being there. But it's awesome news she found a job.
I love that pic too, we didn't really think much to the ones they took onboard :confused3 we did get a couple, Captain Jack was brilliant :laughing:

That's the first time I've seen pics of the Villains Tonight show - thanks for sharing them. :goodvibes I'm looking forward to seeing the show next month.

What a great photo of you guys with Daisy and Donald, too! :cutie:

We both loved the show, it's definately a different spin on things and very funny - lots of current themes in the jokes. I would see it again, we have also seen the Toy Story one and while we liked it we wouldn't go to see it again.

[suzycute]

Are you still going in December? It's a shame Kate can't make it, I was really looking forward to you guys being there. But it's awesome news she found a job.

Hi Becky!
Thanks for your message!

It's great that Kate has a job but I am in two minds after we found out that she can't come about whether to cancel - I would love to have done the cruise with her and she is gutted that she is missing it.

I asked Tracy for another quote for a cheaper stateroom (cat 9 rather than 6) and at the moment I am still going as a solo (DH will be with me at WDW for a week but leaves the day before the cruise). I'm feeling rather anxious about it though and still may back out!! I would like to come because the last one sounded like so much fun. I like talking to people (I do it all day long for my job!) so that's not the issue - it's just that it will feel weird to do it on my own. I haven't announced my solo status on the podcast cruise board yet - have till end of September to decide!! I'll keep you posted!

[TheThomsLuvDisney]

This is a fabulous TR, I'm sooo glad I found it! Subbing in!

[Becx N Gav]

Hi Becky!
Thanks for your message!

It's great that Kate has a job but I am in two minds after we found out that she can't come about whether to cancel - I would love to have done the cruise with her and she is gutted that she is missing it.

I asked Tracy for another quote for a cheaper stateroom (cat 9 rather than 6) and at the moment I am still going as a solo (DH will be with me at WDW for a week but leaves the day before the cruise). I'm feeling rather anxious about it though and still may back out!! I would like to come because the last one sounded like so much fun. I like talking to people (I do it all day long for my job!) so that's not the issue - it's just that it will feel weird to do it on my own. I haven't announced my solo status on the podcast cruise board yet - have till end of September to decide!! I'll keep you posted!

It is a real shame Kate can't come. Make sure you do what you want to do - obviously we'd love you to come but if you're not sure you'd feel comfortable then don't do it. I'm sure once we get on the ship you'd soon be so busy and having such a fun time you may not notice :thumbsup2

This is a fabulous TR, I'm sooo glad I found it! Subbing in!

:goodvibes Thanks very much.

[Becx N Gav]

The next port was Ajaccio Corsica. We did the Sweet Corsica excursion. A bus drove us around the area and we visited producers of local goodies.

The first stop was a nougat maker.

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This was the owner, he explained how nougat was made and the varieties they made which we got to try

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Love the plastic fruit!

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The next stop was a honey farm

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We tried four varieties and they were all quite distinctive, I didn't take many pictures as it started to rain.

Next was a vineyard. They showed us around the area they made and bottled the wines then we got to try some as well as some bread and cheese.

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[Becx N Gav]

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There was a cute cat that was allowed to run about all over. He liked a bit of fuss but then got bored and scratched people!

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It was a half day tour so we were back at lunch time. It was pretty grey and miserable. This was the view from our state room window, it would have looked a lot nicer in the sunshine

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[Señor DonDuck]

Another wonderful update. I'm drooling over the nougat. :hyper:

[tink,too]

Great update and photos. :thumbsup2

[travelbug24]

We're doing the Sweet Corsica tour. Was the candy and honey reasonable to purchase? Do they ship back to the states?

[TheThomsLuvDisney]

Another great update! You are a great photographer!

[Becx N Gav]

Another wonderful update. I'm drooling over the nougat. :hyper:

It was good nougat, usually I find it a bit sickly but this was lovely - not too sweet but full of flavour :goodvibes

Great update and photos. :thumbsup2

Thanks for stopping by :thumbsup2

We're doing the Sweet Corsica tour. Was the candy and honey reasonable to purchase? Do they ship back to the states?

The candy we thought was worth the money - there were better prices the more you bought (we got one nougat for ourselves and one for my Mum) there was a good offer on a bag of allsorts which was quite a good price, we just didn't want that much. I can't remember if they will ship it, maybe no one asked.
The honey was not cheap in my opinion and we can get similar honey here in the UK (not the same but if we want premium honey it's very similar) plus DH didn't really like them (he prefers the runny honey, some of the ones we tried were fairly solid) again not sure if they ship to the US - sorry I'm not much help :laughing:

Another great update! You are a great photographer!

:blush: aww, thanks for saying! I'm glad you're enjoying it - I'm almost done :thumbsup2

[Becx N Gav]

Dinner tonight was at Palo's :goodvibes This time I only took pics of the food DH and I had.

A flatbread, this was delicious

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I just spotted a hidden Mickey on the plate!

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Mushroom flatbread

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Minestrone soup

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The carbonara was a special and it was the best I've ever had!

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DH's soufle with and without chocolate sauce, I didn't have one this time as I was quite full.

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But I did have the pannacota

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We shared a hot coffee cocktail

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After dinner we saw Alice in Wonderland in 3D, it finished pretty late so I go some pics of an empty ship!

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[Becx N Gav]

This map showed our route

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We came back to a lobster on our bed

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[TheThomsLuvDisney]

I'm soooo hungry now, I love Palo!

[travelbug24]

:blush: aww, thanks for saying! I'm glad you're enjoying it - I'm almost done :thumbsup2

Noooooooooooooooooo, you can't be done! We all enjoyed your pictures and commentary so much! :worship:

[tink,too]

Becx - your "empty ship" photos are awesome! :worship:

The food at Palo doesn't look half-bad either. ;)

[scrapycruiser]

I have loved your report and all the great pictures !

Sweet Corsica question..... which wine did you prefer ? Would you recommend this tour ?

THANKS for taking the time to report !:flower3:

[Gav N Becx]

I have loved your report and all the great pictures !

Sweet Corsica question..... which wine did you prefer ? Would you recommend this tour ?

THANKS for taking the time to report !:flower3:


I thought I'd answer this one as Becx has been so busy putting all the pictures up!

Definitely preferred the red wine on the Sweet Corsica trip, but I didn't really rate any of the wines we tried at this tour stop.
The wines were quite young - 2009 and 2008. The whites were dry with an acidic taste and I personally am not so keen on that. Having said that, I did enjoy this stop. It was great to do the tour, even though we didn't actually go out into the vineyard.
The cheese and bread went really well with the red wine, so I had plenty!

[Señor DonDuck]

Sitting here looking at my lunch and then drooling over Palo pics... sigh. Ship pics are awesome!

[Gav N Becx]

In no particular order other than how quickly they come to memory...

1. Nougat Man from the Sweet Corsica tour. He was a riot. A true entertainer. If you are doing this tour then you're gonna love this guy.

2. The search for WIFI! Picture me walking around holding my phone at full arms length like a prat, looking for free WIFI at almost every opportunity I had....and a leap into the air on the three occassions that I actually found it. Fools gold man. Yes it was hi-larious.

3. Laugh-Yer-A$$-Off Lerici Tour Guide Woman.
Our tour guide at Lerici was great. She was really nervous bless her, but did a great job. She had this laugh that just cracked me up. I did a short interview with her on my Iphone about the tour and managed to record her laugh a few times within it. I'll see if I can upload it. Still makes me laugh when I hear it.

4. Yoohoo Man from the Flavours of Sorrento and Pompeii tour.
Ok let me explain. When we were doing the Pompeii tour, the tour guide had a tendency to get quite far ahead. Myself, DW, Pete, Walter, Max, Yvet & Emiel were the stragglers of the group. So everytime he'd almost get out of sight, he'd let out this "Yoooooohoooooo" to tell us to catch up. I'm not a dog and he's not my master, so we kept going at our own pace, making sure we took plenty of photos along the way. He was going far too quick. We did have radios to hear his commentary at each stop and the range was pretty good - about 20 metres, so we were able to hear most of what he said. Eerie static with subliminal messages if you went beyond that. So that's why I had such a desire to buy more Disney merchandise when back on the ship :rotfl:

5. Palo food. Yum yum yum. Best food on the ship, of course. If you are considering Palo, the brunch is superb. Some of those desserts were simply amazing - so rich. However, best dessert was the chocolate souffle at Palo dinner. The food from other restaurants had mixed reviews from our table (which you'll know if you've heard the podcast recordings we did, via the magic in the med wdwinfo page).

6. Room. Amazing. We were so lucky to get a category 9 and I must say, it spoilt me. Good size split bathroom, nice spacious room. I could live without the balcony. Thank goodness we have a cat 7 in December, because I am well and truly spoilt now. I know you spent very little time in your room and essentially it does not matter, but I really enjoyed the space we had. It felt like a normal hotel room.

7. Cove Cafe. If you're a coffee drinker, it has to be Cove. They had a great offer where you get a collector card. Each time you have a drink from Cove, they stamp the card. When you have 5 stamps (I think) on the card, the next drink is free....and that included alcoholic drinks. So you could buy 5 espressos and then get a free cocktail. Shhhhh I didn't say that. The cast members at Cove were great. I think that's what really makes Disney Cruise's so great for us - we always seem to find the great cast members. Our restaurant servers were great...we're now connected to some of the cast members on Facebook.....till we see them next time!

8. Of course the company I had on the cruise. Spending 11 magical days with my wonderful wife was way overdue. We both work full time, my days are long, I work at home too and our weekends are always go, go, go so we both really enjoyed spending some quality time together. Then on top of that, getting to spend that time with Pete, Walter, Max, Yvet and Emiel made it one super amazing trip to remember. We all had such a laugh and such great times together. I am soooo glad we saved and saved to go on this trip (and I mean we REALLY tightened the belts to make it happen). I will never forget it.

9. The farm we visited at Sorrento. Wow this place was great and quite humbling too. Showed me how simple life can be! By simple I don't mean easy, I mean back to basics. I distinctly remember how happy they all were. They produced some excellent quality olive oil, cheese and Limoncello here. We still have some lemon cream in the fridge, but what to do with it?
If we do another med cruise, I would definitely consider going on this tour again. The food they served was great. Fantastic flavours.

10. The cannons leaving the port at Malta. I know Becx has already mentioned this, but I want to reiterate how special it made you feel.....and you get that really cool delay from the cannons firing and seeing the smoke, to hearing the sound. Probably half a mile out of port at the time.


Looking back really reminds me how great this trip was.
Yoooooohooooooooooo :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

[Becx N Gav]

I'm soooo hungry now, I love Palo!

I could eat that right now :goodvibes

Noooooooooooooooooo, you can't be done! We all enjoyed your pictures and commentary so much! :worship:

I can try and string it out more if you want :lmao: Thanks for the comments :goodvibes

Becx - your "empty ship" photos are awesome! :worship:

The food at Palo doesn't look half-bad either. ;)

Thanks, I wish I'd taken more - it's so much easier taking pictures with no one in them. I'm going to try and get some on the Wonder when we go in December :thumbsup2

If you get the chance to do Palo go for it :thumbsup2

I have loved your report and all the great pictures !

Sweet Corsica question..... which wine did you prefer ? Would you recommend this tour ?

THANKS for taking the time to report !:flower3:

Thnaks very much. As DH said I didn't think much to the wine. Personally I only like rose and white but they were not to my taste (I like a sweeter wine)

Sitting here looking at my lunch and then drooling over Palo pics... sigh. Ship pics are awesome!

Just close your eyes and imagine you're eating the Palo food :rotfl:

[Becx N Gav]

Walter needed to get some pictures of the laundry rooms but as he was going ashore (Villefranche - France) and we weren't I voluntered to do that! Luckily they were pretty empty!

Deck 2

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The one on deck 2 is the smallest, I can't remember if this was deck 6 or 7

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This is the third one - it's much larger

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I like how you don't need to use cash for the machines and detergents / softeners - very convenient!

[Becx N Gav]

I again made the most of an empty ship - this time everyone was in France and not in bed though!

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France -

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[travelbug24]

I have a question regarding the laundry room. Do you need to swipe your card to use the iron?

Can you request an iron from your housekeeper?

[Becx N Gav]

We did the FE gift excahnge - it was agreed we'd give something small and/or edible as many people had luggage restirctions.

Here is some of what we were given - everyone made a fantastic effort :thumbsup2

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Our tip envelopes - don't know why I took a pic of these, let alone 3!

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[Becx N Gav]

I have a question regarding the laundry room. Do you need to swipe your card to use the iron?

Can you request an iron from your housekeeper?

No the iron is free - the sign instructs you to set the timer but that is it!

You are not allowed an iron (one from the ship or your own) in your cabin so your stateroom host would not be able to bring one for you.

I found on a previous cruise the cost of getting garments ironed and delivered was quite reasonable if you only need a couple of things. I think if you need to iron anything and don't want to pay just make sure you go to the laundry room at a time when not many people are there. It's worth trying the other laundry rooms if the one you go to is busy, if you use the elevator it isn't too much hassle getting from one to another.

[travelbug24]

No the iron is free - the sign instructs you to set the timer but that is it!

You are not allowed an iron (one from the ship or your own) in your cabin so your stateroom host would not be able to bring one for you.

I found on a previous cruise the cost of getting garments ironed and delivered was quite reasonable if you only need a couple of things. I think if you need to iron anything and don't want to pay just make sure you go to the laundry room at a time when not many people are there. It's worth trying the other laundry rooms if the one you go to is busy, if you use the elevator it isn't too much hassle getting from one to another.

Thanks so much :laundy: Hopefully there won't be too much to touch up.

[Becx N Gav]

I've been meaning to get back to this for while - time just flies!

The dinner theme tonight was Captain's Gala

The menu

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The shrimp appetiser - both the same but Gav only had 2 on his plate! He asked for another one

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Cured meat and roasted veg

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Salad

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I think this was a mushroom soup

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Chicken parmesan entree

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Lobster

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Tuna

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Desserts

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Tonight we came back to a crocodile (or an alligator!)

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Another FE gift

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The next day was a sea day. We had breakfast at Lumiere's (turned out to be our favourite place for breakfast)

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Then we started packing our stuff (I wanted to get most of it out the way early) however things took a turn for the worse when we headed into a storm! It started out a bit choppy and we wandered around a bit, went to the stores. But it soon got worse - at one point standing on deck 4 mid ship, out one window we could see the sea out the other the sky! It was a stuggle to stay upright! We went up in the elevator and there was water pouring down the inside of the doors! It was coming on deck futher up (I think they emptied the pools already).

It got so bad we had to go back to the cabin, we were both feeling a little green but I carried on packing, thankful we'd bought things before we felt bad. I had to give up though as the ship was rocking in four directions and I needed to lay down. Neither of us was sick but this was a force 11 gale we passed though! We had a high tea booked at Palo in the afternoon and thankfully we both felt better! Infact I was quite hungry!

I could have eaten a whole plateful to myself!

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We did get a nice big pot of tea

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Scones with cream and jam

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I'm afraid I can't remember what we had for dinner that night - I think we may have had room service?

But that is pretty much the end of the photos, I didn't take any on the last day and when we were travelling. It was a shame we lost a sea day to the motion but we probably wouldn't have done much more - maybe an activity but we wanted to take it easy.

We had a great time and Gav has talked about doing another Med cruise (maybe not 2011 but in a few years). It certainly won't be our last cruise!

Thanks everyone for reading :thumbsup2

[Jennifer48]

Thanks for sharing your fantastic photos! I'm sorry to hear that you had that motion sickness but at least you got to enjoy Palo and you weren't confined to your room. :goodvibes

[thinkoflaura]

awesome pictures!!!

what kind of camera do you have?!!!

also - your meal photos are amazing -- and depict a lot of food. even when you say it was just the 2 of your food, it seemed like a lot. can i ask, what's a typical meal - how many courses?

[jns]

Spent a lovely evening looking at your report
even more excited about our cruise in June

[GeneMachine]

Many thanks for posting all the photos and details of your Med cruise last year. It's been enormously helpful to me as we prepare for our Med cruise in July. As a first time cruiser, I really have no idea what to expect. Your photos and descriptions, especially on the ship, have been great and have answered many questions I've had, but didn't know where or who to ask.

I wanted to send you a thank you via PM rather than clutter up your great thread with a thank you post, but my post count has to be 10 or more before I am allowed to do so.

Cheers to you both!