Okay...we're back and I've been busy at work with little time to blog, but I think I've finally got my sh*t together enough to string together a few coherent thoughts.
First off, the cruise was amazing! We had a blast! I was worried that it might be a bit long, but I have to admit that none of us wanted to come home! Secondly, we saw some amazing places! Just fantastic!
But, due to a hectic week, the best I could do was arrange my photos into albums which I will share here. Now, each album contains photos from one particular place/day - but they may be slightly out of order as Blaine and I share photo storage. Anyways...I hope you enjoy!
Barcelona and Day 1 On The Boat
We flew into Barcelona on Saturday (our cruise departed Sunday) and took some time to just walk around the city. I laughed as we were touching down and Grayson saw palm trees and said, "Palm Trees = Vacation Trees." Those are true words!! While we were walking around Barcelona, we learned that it was Sant Jordi Day - similar to Valentine's Day. Women are given roses and men are given books. Very nice to receive a few roses! We grabbed lunch (and our customary bottle opener) from The Hard Rock Cafe Barcelona and enjoyed our meal outside! Perfect! We then had time to go see Sagrada Familia (only from the exterior) and let Caleb do a little FC Barcelona shopping. Needless to say, he's now decked out head to toe in Messi gear. Sunday morning we got up early to go check out Camp Nou (FC Barcelona's stadium) - which was cool. (And, we've now promised that at some point we will go back for a match. Suckers we are!) And then it was off to the ship! Lucky for us the cruise ship had docked the day before so when we arrived we breezed through the line and boarded quickly - leaving time for drinks by the pool and the soaking up of some rays! Now, the first night on board was a little rough. The captain warned us that we were going to have rough seas at night and as we got closer to leaving port, we could see deck hands locking up the lounge chairs. While Grayson and I managed to make it to the show, soon both he and Caleb were seasick. The guest services desk was handing out dramamine like they were tic tacs and we all finally fell asleep around 11 p.m. Of course, at 4 a.m. the loud speakers came on and we knew that an emergency was taking place. Then, an emergency crew was summoned over the loud speaker. At 5 a.m. our ship captain announced that 5 windows (on the deck below us) had been busted due to the immense waves and that water was in the passageway, but that everything was under control. Hmm...thoughts of the Poseidon Adventure and Titanic came to mind. The next morning we learned that while the windows could be repaired, the cabins had undergone extensive damage due to the waves (they estimate it was a 30-40 foot rogue wave) and about 50 people were sent home because there was just no space. (Phew! Lucky it wasn't us!)
Here are pix from Barcelona & Day 1: https://goo.gl/photos/yDiFJh5pX4Ngqvoi8
Ajaccio, Corsica & Day 2 On The Boat
The next day we arrived in Ajaccio, Corsica. I had not booked any tours in Corsica so we got off the boat and decided we would take "Le Petit Train" around and see the sites - which really consists of Napoleon, Napoleon, and Napoleon. But, it was a sunny day, and we enjoyed the train ride and we were able to catch the tail end of the farmers market that was taking place in the main square. Caleb insisted on a crepe and Grayson had to have some granita - so everyone was happy. We were back on the boat by early afternoon to enjoy some sunshine and refreshing beverages. The evening consisted of watching our tablemate, Tammy, perform karaoke - and she was excellent! But, we hit the hay early due to the previous night's waves and announcements from the Captain. ("This is Captain Dimas speaking from the bridge...Ciao, Ciao!" - Every announcement he made started and ended like this! Just once we wanted to here him say, "This is Captain Dimas speaking from the bar!" But, it didn't happen!)
Here are pix from Ajaccio, Corsica & Day 2: https://goo.gl/photos/N3NyhU67QcGRfRd47
Day 3 On The Boat
Day 3 was a day at sea...which was filled with sunshine, the pool, alcoholic beverages, and Bingo (in honor of my Grama!). It was fun and relaxing and I don't know what else to say. This evening was one of the "formal" nights on the ship - which had Grayson busting out his tie and vest - hilarious! (He insisted that we pack it!)
Here are a few pix from Day 3 on the boat: https://goo.gl/photos/ZhvEVQejAW7yR7TT6
Okay...will try and do some more days tomorrow!! Ciao, Ciao!
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