Setting Sail: The Beginning of our Cruise

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Bags packed and off we go on our sixth cruise.

Who would have known that we would be cruisers?

No driving, delicious meals, entertainment, rooms that encourage you to get out, spas that encourage you to relax, jazz bars, clubs, the sea, steady plan of action… easy and cost friendly.

On Costa, an Italian cruise liner we are best buds with, leaves out of Marseille, making hopping a cruise (faire un saut) incredibly tempting. Plus the fact that children 18 and under travel for free if two full price tickets are bought. This will be our first cruise were we have to pay for our two grown children. Merry Christmas!

 

 

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All four of us love cruises… We travel the sea at night, wake to breakfast, to taste a different place (and sometimes country) each day… Amazing. Of course some of those bites are not enough. Which simply means your appetite is whet, setting your heart-sail to return one day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Months after September 11th we went on our first cruise down the Nile. My cousin (Sacha's Godmother) went with us…. that is how she got the name Sheba.

It was wonderful, far more than I ever imagined.

 

 

 

 

Tombs carved inside rocks in ancient Kaunos city, Turkey.

 

Tombs carved inside rocks in ancient Kaunos city, Turkey.

 

 

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Our second cruise we went to Rhodes, Cyprus, Turkey….

We danced every night, and set foot in a new country everyday.

Chelsea and Sacha were youngins' … they had their first taste of staying up far too late dancing, and getting up far too early to visit.

We had a blast.

Dancing is something we have in common…. and playing Pictionary , Chelsea and I rule.

 

Some of the places and monuments we have visited:

 

 

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The cliffs in Madeira.

 

 

 

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An unknown famous statue in Malaga.

 

 

 

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A tour guide not to trust in Barcelona.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Egypt Sphinx

 

 

 

Did you know the Sphinx was modeled after a him?

 

 

 

a red sand storm in Libya

 

Red dust storm Libya

 

 

In Libya we witnessed red sand / dust sand storm,  a meteorological phenomenon.

It was incredible, as far as you could see it was red. No other color remained.

The boat was covered with red sand… I felt sorry for those who had to clean it.

 

 

 

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We have set sail!



Comments

12 responses to “Setting Sail: The Beginning of our Cruise”

  1. I love traveling through your eyes! I am SO happy we’ll be on a cruise these next few days:)

  2. Bon Voyage! I used to travel through the world but after divorce can’t afford to. I will enjoy your journey (as always) vicariously!! Have a truly fabulous adventure!!!

  3. What ports will “we” be visiting on “our” cruise 🙂

  4. Have a wonderful time Corey ♥ I look forward to hearing all about it.

  5. Brenda L. from TN.

    Have fun!
    I’ve always wanted to go on a cruise but never did…please take LOTS of photos!

  6. Since the only “cruises” (ha!) I’ve ever been on are auto-ferries — anyone else old enough to remember riding the Richmond-San Rafael one in pre-bridge days? — as well as autoferries to/from Vancouver Island and passenger ferries connecting the triangle of Faial, Pico and São Jorge in the Azores — I look forward greatly to your account of this sea voyage! Farmboy Husband and I were dazzled by the beauty of the Mediterranean from Cassis, and wish we’d had time to see more of it (oh well, maybe next time).

  7. What a wonderful way to whet the appetite to return. Our lovely cruise a few years ago of the Mediterranean definitely caused us to want to return to Barcelona, which we did the next year. Now I didn’t see that particular tour guide though. Enjoy your cruise and I look forward to reading about your travels here.

  8. I’ve read that Madeira has steep cliffs, but might your photo of it be turned 90° to the right? Or is the cactus actually growing sideways?

  9. This post makes me to go on cruise too! I have been only on one cruise, also Mediterranean, for 26 days, 8 countries and I was 25! We were four girlfriends and we had a blast dancing in the night bar till 4 in the morning!
    Enjoy!!!!

  10. Can’t wait to see your photos when you’ll be back!

  11. I’ve just remembered, I actually have been on two cruises. The second one was a Black sea cruise.
    Cannot wait to see your photos 😉

  12. Best wishes for fun to all of you..I look forward to all of the wonderful pictures you will be sharing with us!!

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