Cork Ireland

We are finally touring Ireland! We were scheduled to be here in June, 2022 but while in Amsterdam we contracted Covid and we were unable to board the ship. Back then we had to wait 10 days before the USA would allow us back into the country. What a crazy time that was! Today we … More Cork Ireland

Marrakech Morocco

Casablanca greeted us with jet lag, but that didn’t stop us from diving headfirst into this fascinating country again. I say again because we spent 45 days here in 2019 and really enjoyed our exploration of this country. We spent most of our time in Essaouira, a small city on the coast of the Atlantic … More Marrakech Morocco

Malaga Spain

Our ship docked in Cartagena Spain yesterday but we decided to take the day off. If we’ve been to a city before, we are trying to stay on board because there are so many more points of interest we have coming up. Chuck said, “We are saving our steps”. We have been to Malaga, Spain … More Malaga Spain

Valencia Spain

Our day in Valencia got off to a rocky start! Our tour guide had our pick-up times mixed up and was 30 minutes late on their start to pick us up but not without another 30 minute delay due to traffic. It probably wouldn’t have been too bad but the heat had already started bearing … More Valencia Spain

Barcelona Spain

Today we started our final segment of this 274 day world cruise. 60 days remain. Time is really flying by now. It seems like at times we just started but when we look back on places we’ve been like Antarctica to see the Penguins or Africa to mingle with the Lions and Elephants, it seems … More Barcelona Spain