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WAVEJourney Takes the Overnight Train from Granada to Barcelona

WAVEJourney Takes the Overnight Train from Granada to Barcelona

WAVEJourney Takes the Overnight Train from Granada to Barcelona WAVEJourney spent a full day in Granada visiting the Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain, and devouring as much local tapas as possible in the area near the Granada train station. So, by the 10 PM train departure time that evening we were good and tired and […]

WJ Tested: 5-Star Luxury Corinthia Hotel Lisbon Review

WJ Tested: 5-Star Luxury Corinthia Hotel Lisbon Review

WJ Tested: 5-Star Luxury Corinthia Hotel Lisbon Review WJ’s Review – Stylish Comfort in Lisbon, Portugal   ARRIVAL Within 40 minutes of landing at Lisbon Portela Airport in Portugal we entered the sleek and modern lobby of the 518-room, 5-star Corinthia Hotel Lisbon, in the heart of Lisbon’s financial district. After being warmly greeted by […]

Schooner Zodiac Nauti-Girls Cruise

Schooner Zodiac Nauti-Girls Cruise

Schooner Zodiac Nauti-Girls Cruise: Seduced By A Schooner ~ A Tall Ship Tale! Article by Jill Hoelting, photos by Vivienne Chapleo In 1902, English poet and writer John Masefield’s “Sea Fever” was first published. The lyric poem begins: I MUST go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and sky, And all I […]

Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 13 Disembarkation Barcelona

Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 13 Disembarkation Barcelona

Viv & Jill’s Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 13 Disembarkation Barcelona, Spain 12-Night Mediterranean Romance Cruise June 3-15, 2011 Day 13 – June 15: Disembarkation in Barcelona, Spain Thankfully, we were spending another night in Barcelona and our destination today was a hotel near the top of La Rambla, which allowed us the […]

Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 12 Barcelona, Spain

Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 12 Barcelona, Spain

Viv & Jill’s Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 12 Barcelona, Spain 12-Night Mediterranean Romance Cruise June 3-15, 2011 Day 12 – June 14: Barcelona, Spain This was in essence a full day at sea, with arrival in Barcelona not until 6 pm. As we had both visited Barcelona previously and would be staying […]

Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 11 Livorno, Italy

Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 11 Livorno, Italy

Viv & Jill’s Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 11 Livorno, Italy 12-Night Mediterranean Romance Cruise June 3-15, 2011 Day 11 – June 13: Livorno, Italy Docking in Livorno, the gateway to Tuscany, by 7 am and with most passengers planning excursions of some sort off the ship, we actually decided just prior to […]

Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 10 Rome, Italy

Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 10 Rome, Italy

Viv & Jill’s Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 10 Rome, Italy 12-Night Mediterranean Romance Cruise June 3-15, 2011 Day 10 – June 12: Rome, Italy Docking in the port of Civitavecchia before 7 am, we made a quick exit from the ship and took one of the first free shuttle buses to the […]

Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 9 Naples, Italy

Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 9 Naples, Italy

Viv & Jill’s Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 9 Naples, Italy 12-Night Mediterranean Romance Cruise June 3-15, 2011 Day 9 – June 11: Naples, Italy After sailing overnight from Catania, Sicily, Nieuw Amsterdam arrived in Naples just before 8 am. As we had visited Naples on the last Mediterranean cruise we took a […]

Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 8 Catania, Sicily

Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 8 Catania, Sicily

Viv & Jill’s Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 8 Catania, Sicily 12-Night Mediterranean Romance Cruise June 3-15, 2011 Day 8 – June 10: Catania on Sicily, Italy The Nieuw Amsterdam arrived and docked in Catania (second largest city in Sicily and tenth largest in Italy) before we were awake. Again, we had to […]

Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 7 Sea Day

Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 7 Sea Day

Viv & Jill’s Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise: Day 7 Sea Day 12-Night Mediterranean Romance Cruise June 3-15, 2011 Day 7 – June 9: Sea Day After such excitement the previous day in Santorini, we were glad to have a sea day to relax and really enjoy the ship’s amenities. We each had a […]

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