What an exciting cruise! Our first scheduled port, Monaco, was closed due to severe weather conditions. The captain consequently decided to hit all of the ports in reverse order. This was a blessing because we had amazing weather the entire week. After roughly six hours at sea, our ship received a mayday call from a [...]
Archive > July 2011
Barcelona
It’s hard to believe that we have already spent five days in Barcelona, time just flew by us. Our hotel was very nice, yet it was again pretty small compared to what we’re use to in the states. The best part was the pool on the roof terrace where we spent a lot of our [...]
First day in Spain
Note to self, do not depart GRR early on a Monday morning…the security line alone was more than an hour long. Unlike many, we made our flight and we were actually lucky to leave before the big storms that went through Michigan. We landed on-time in Madrid where we spent our first night. The city [...]