Yesterday was our first day at sea as part of our transatlantic crossing. It felt very nice to be able to relax and not have to go ashore in a port. Unfortunately, a head cold and cough had taken a hold of me. I really didn’t feel like doing much of anything so a day […]
Rome – Transatlantic 2009 Day 13 – Funchal, Madeira
December 7, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Yesterday, we had our last port of call on this cruise before beginning the journey across the Atlantic Ocean. Our port of call was in Funchal, Madeira (part of Portugal). We had visited Funchal on the transatlantic last year, so we had no tours lined up and instead planned to walk around town seeing some […]
Rome – Transatlantic 2009 Day 12 – Our First Day At Sea
December 6, 2009 by 2 Comments
Yesterday was our first day at sea – and a fabulous one it was. With four straight port days behind us, we were certainly looking forward to a nice relaxing day at sea. They tend to be our favorite days of a cruise. This was to be a precursor or the upcoming six days at […]
Rome – Transatlantic 2009 Day 11 – Cartagena, Spain
December 5, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Yesterday, we made a port of call in Cartagena, Spain. It’s a relatively small coastal Spanish town that dates back to before the Romans. We were not really sure what there was to do in town. There were not many tours, so we had decided to just walk around town and take it in. As […]
Rome – Transatlantic 2009 Day 8 – Livorno, Italy
December 2, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Yesterday was our first full day onboard the Celebrity Solstice, which is turning out to be a fabulous ship. In the morning, we were due to dock at Livorno, Italy. Most folks would be touring Florence or Pisa, Italy. We had arranged a tour through the cruise line to take a bus to Pisa and […]
Rome – Transatlantic 2009 Day 7 – Boarding the Celebrity Solstice
November 30, 2009 by 2 Comments
Yesterday, we began our Transatlantic cruise from Rome (Citavecchia) to Ft Lauderdale back in the States. As much as we enjoyed our stay in Rome, we were still anxious for the cruise to begin as it was the most looked forward to part of the whole vacation. The morning began with a bell pepper, onion […]
Rome – Transatlantic 2009 Day 6 – Last Full Day In Rome
November 29, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Yesterday was our last full day in Rome on this wonderful vacation. This morning we will be boarding the Celebrity Solstice for our Transatlantic cruise back to the US. We decided to scale back our ambitious site seeing yesterday and take in a few of the larger piazzas. We got a slow start on the […]
Rome – Transatlantic 2009 Day 5 – More Touring Rome
November 29, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Yesterday we continued our wonderful, albeit tiring experience in Rome. The previous day we logged nearly 7 miles walking and touring in the city. Yesterday we logged about another 6 miles. We are certainly getting our exercise. I guess it makes us feel less guilty about the awesome food we are eating. Suzanne and I […]
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