Category: 2022

Written by Kim We visited Sagrada Familia which is an amazing unfinished mini basilica. The artist, Antonio Gaudi, began construction of the basilica in 1882. He died when it was about 30% complete in 1926. The project is expected to be complete in 2026 but we will see! The basilica is full of meaning. It […]

Written by Kim It’s almost midnight and we are still at restaurant watching football gamd. Here’s an update. Disembarking was simple. We carried off our luggage so slept till 8 then went to Park Cafe before leaving the ship. It was simple. There were only 2 immigration agents so they barely checked your passport just […]

Written by Kim We had a wonderful day at Palma de Mallorca despite the cloudy somewhat rainy less than perfect weather. We got off to a bit of a rocky start when we couldn’t find one couple who was going with us and also our tour guide hit lots of traffic and was a bit […]

Written by Kim We had a small group tour for 10 of us in Valencia by Top Day Tours. After taking a short shuttle from the port to the terminal we got in taxis to head to the City of Arts and Sciences cultural center. This is a big park which is built in the […]

Written by Kim We moved a bit north on the Mediterranean coast to Cartagena which is in the region of Murcia. We didn’t have a planned tour so slept in a bit before heading out to explore the city on our own. We expected it to be a bit quiet because it is Sunday and […]

Written by Kim We enjoyed our 9 days at sea aboard Wonder but we’re anxious to put our feet on land in Europe. Our first point is Malaga, the gateway to Costa Del Sol. What a gorgeous stop. They enjoy a microclimate similar to tropical weather with very little rain only about 60 days a […]

Written by Kim In the afternoon of Day 8 we received an announcement from the captain that we needed to shift course to head north toward the Azores for a medical emergency and there was a need for male O negative blood donations. I’ve never heard that gender in blood donation matters but from talk […]

Written by Kim Well we’re 6 days into our 9 sea days and really enjoying this beautiful ship. It’s great to have time to explore all it has to offer. Typically we spend most of the day by the pool, take an afternoon nap, dinner, show, some casino and drinks at the pub or somewhere […]

Written by Kim Days at sea are so peaceful and relaxing. We on our on 3rd day at sea (of 9) before we get to Spain. This morning i woke up and looked outside without my glasses on. I thought i saw land and then realized it was the balcony railing. Duh! Had a good […]

Written by Kim Our shuttle picked us up at 10 am to head to the ship. The lines were long and it was a bit chaotic at Fort Lauderdale port. Evidently some passengers from the arriving cruise didn’t depart so we had to wait for the counts to clear before they started boarding. We were […]