At last, we had arrived at our final port of call of the cruise. I’ll admit that I was sad for the trip to come to an end. We woke up early and were off the ship around 7:00 AM, hoping to make the most of our time in Barcelona. By this point in theContinue reading “2016 Mediterranean Cruise: Day 11 – Barcelona, Spain”
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2016 Mediterranean Cruise: Day 10 – Marseille, France
Anybody that has been on a Carnival cruise has seen the towel animals that they place on your bed or in your room each day when they clean your room. When we went up to the deck for breakfast this morning, we were surprised to see each and every chair have a towel animal onContinue reading “2016 Mediterranean Cruise: Day 10 – Marseille, France”
2016 Mediterranean Cruise: Day 9 – Florence & Pisa
We woke up the next morning to a cloudy, rainy sky, but we weren’t going to let the ruin our day. The name of our excursion for this day was “Florence and Pisa On Your Own”. It was essentially exactly as it sounds. Really the only guidance we had was a bus ride to andContinue reading “2016 Mediterranean Cruise: Day 9 – Florence & Pisa”
2016 Mediterranean Cruise: Day 8 – When in Rome…
I have to say that this is the stop that I was looking forward to the most for this vacation, (not to spoil too much), I was not disappointed! Our original choice for the excursion for this day was called “Top 10 Sights of Rome”. This was primarily a bus tour throughout the city withContinue reading “2016 Mediterranean Cruise: Day 8 – When in Rome…”
2016 Mediterranean Cruise: Day 7 – Naples, Italy
The next morning we awoke to our ship pulling into the port at Naples, our 2nd of 4 stops in Italy. After seeing the stunning views right along the coast, I was excited to see what this part of Italy had to offer. Some of the most popular sites at this stop include Sorrento, Capri,Continue reading “2016 Mediterranean Cruise: Day 7 – Naples, Italy”
2016 Mediterranean Cruise: Day 6 – Sicily, Italy
Our day started as most mornings did on our trip, waking up early to beat the rush to get breakfast at the buffet. There were so many different options available that I think I had something different every morning. We also enjoyed sitting by a window to have a great view of the ship pullingContinue reading “2016 Mediterranean Cruise: Day 6 – Sicily, Italy”
2016 Mediterranean Cruise: Day 5 – Valletta, Malta
Our journey on this day would take us to Valletta, Malta. I was relatively unfamiliar with this small island nation prior to this trip and didn’t really have many expectations going into the day. Wow was I blown away. The first part of our excursion was a boat ride on something known as a dghajsa,Continue reading “2016 Mediterranean Cruise: Day 5 – Valletta, Malta”
2016 Mediterranean Cruise: Day 4 – Rhodes, Greece
As someone who is big into history as well as historical travel destinations, I’m a little ashamed to admit that I had never heard of Rhodes, Greece prior to this trip other than the Colossus of Rhodes. But I had no idea that it was a Greek island in the Mediterranean. But, I believe thisContinue reading “2016 Mediterranean Cruise: Day 4 – Rhodes, Greece”
2016 Mediterranean Cruise: Day 3 – Kusadasi, Turkey
Before embarking on our trip, there had been some itinerary changes in regards to the stop in Turkey. At the time of our cruise, there was a travel advisory placed on the original port of call, Izmir, due to safety concerns. This stop was initially removed from the itinerary altogether, then later replaced by theContinue reading “2016 Mediterranean Cruise: Day 3 – Kusadasi, Turkey”
2016 Mediterranean Cruise: Day 2 – All Aboard the Carnival Vista
We had the pleasure of being on the 2nd official sailing of the brand new Carnival Vista, which had travelled the same path in reverse the week prior. With it being a new ship, it had a few kinks to work out, but overall we had an incredible experience. We were told that boarding beganContinue reading “2016 Mediterranean Cruise: Day 2 – All Aboard the Carnival Vista”
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