Cruise Port

Buenos dias! We arrived in Spain on May 1st, 2022! Before I get started, Barcelona (properly pronounced bar-theh-lo-nuh) is the end of a segment. We lose some passengers and gain some on May 2nd....

Bonjour! The morning was sunny but hazy when we pulled in to Touon harbor on Apr 30th, 2022. Weather looked to be nice with clear skies and a high of 68 degrees! The harbor...

Buono giorno! We pulled in to Livorno under clear, sunny skies on Apr 29th, 2022! By the time I stepped out we were already tying up to the pier. We had some phenomenal buildings...

Buono giorno! We come in to Civitavecchia’s harbor early on Apr 28th, 2022.  Happy Italian Liberation Day! Even as we tie up to the dock we see another cruise ship coming in on our...

Buono giorno once again, my good friends! We came in to Salerno on a hazy Apr 27th, 2022, morning. We typically say “Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning” for rough weather ahead....

Buona giorno! Ciao! We had a nice, crisp morning for our arrival in Messina on Apr 26th, 2022! Yay for nice weather! The breakwater features this amazing tower to greet us, but with the...

Ciao! Bonjourno! Finally! After days of rain and overcast we have sunshine as we arrive in Crotone on Apr 25th, 2022! We learn today is also a National Holiday for the Italian Liberation, marking...

Pershendetje! Dobro utro also works! We arrived in Durres on Easter Sunday,Apr 24th, 2022, under overcast and chilly skies. There were many interesting items in town visible from the ship. Here’s one of them...

Zdravo!  Pozdravi! Insignia began the journey into Kotor’s bay early on Apr 23rd, 2022. The ride in is very long, and the sun, if we had one, would have been over the mountain when...

Ciao! Bonjourno! It was another dreary, drizzling morning when we arrived in Ancona’s harbor on Apr 22th, 2022. This poor little guy will agree. The rain sucks! He was hanging out two balconies over,...

Dobro jutro! We had a long glide into the bay at Dubrovnik, Croatia, on Apr 21st, 2022. It was an overcast, drizzly morning…again. We pulled up alongside this magnificent bridge and what I will...

Yasu! It was a rainy moring when we arrived at Santorini on Apr 19th, 2022. The beautiful town of Oia (pronounced ee-yuh) sits on the north end of the island. We slide by on...

Yasu! We were already docked when we woke at 5 AM on Apr 18th, 2022! Before I proceed, this is the start of a new segment, so I want to share with you what...

Yasu (hello in Greek), It was a cool, dreary morning when we arrived at Mytilini on Apr 17th, 2022. There is a fortress, a castle, on the hill overlooking the port. We have a...

Merhaba! We had a late-morning arrival in Istanbul on Apr 15th, 2022. As this is an exciting port to see, the ship arranged to have one of our guest lecturers, Jennifer Eremeeva, speak about...

Shalom, For the second time, we approach an Israeli port in the darkness, early on Apr 11th, 2022. Fortunately the sun tried to lighten the skies before we reached the breakwaters. We are docked...

Shalom! We entered Ashdod’s harbor a little before 5 AM on Apr 10th, 2022. It was inky black darkness. Dozens of ships lay at anchor outside the harbor awaiting their turns at the commercial...

The post’s title says it all. But here are some of the photos I took. Ciao! On the morning of Apr 7th, 2022, we approached Valletta, Malta, in the middle of a very windy...

Ciao! It was a cool, misty morning as we quietly glided into port in Trapani, Sicily, Apr 6th, 2022. Trapani is pronounced “TRAH-puh-nee” which is very different than I thought it was! (I was...