Monthly Archives: December 2014

Venice to Barcelona

The final stage of our cruise was on Seabourn Spirit, sister ship to Seabourn Legend.  We had the same cabin number so knew exactly where everything had to be unpacked to. Despite not having a change of clothes, we did … Continue reading

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Greece and Turkey

Olympia Katakalon is a Greek port close to the archaeological site of Olympia.  Olympia is where the ancient Greeks gathered every four years for more than a millennium to celebrate the sacred games dedicated to Zeus.  These games were the genesis of … Continue reading

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Mediterranean

After we left La Coruna, we got caught up in a frenzy of port visits that left little time to maintain this blog, so apologies for the lack of substance. We stopped at many interesting places and some we don’t … Continue reading

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Port Vendres

We headed back into France from Barcelona to Port Vendres.  Port Vendres is a very quaint town and easy to walk around.  Again, the small boat was a major advantage as we were able to dock right in the town. … Continue reading

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Southern Spain

Seville Seville. We sailed up the Guadalquivir River to Seville and moored the boat in the middle of the town.   One of the perks of being on a small ship.  This was a fantastic location as we could just … Continue reading

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Portugal

Lisbon We were hoping to be docked in the town centre but unfortunately another cruise ship beat us to the prime spot, so we we were docked a few kilometres out of town and had to be shuttled into the … Continue reading

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