My wonderful cruise is coming to an end & I'll miss this ship. The food has been consistingly wonderful. I really haven't gained any weight but it has been hard to hold the line. Having a great time with my friends. We have dinner together almost every night. We usually share a large table so me meet other people. Group on ship is realy interesting & fun. Production shows are very good. Rest of entertainment is OK but have missed a few shows on this trip. Overall it was a great trip. Here is what I've been doing since my last email.
5/10/11 - Port today is Cadiz. Went to Jerez de Frontera which is the Sherry capital of Spain. Was here once before & it is a lovely city. Took a train here with my friends. We decided to go to the famous Horse Show but couldn't get tickets online so just went to the school where event was taking place & got in. Was a really fantastic show! One of the Andulusian White Stallions jumped up & clicked its heels. What a spectacular event. Wantered around town using my GPS before going back to Cadiz & ship.
5/12/11 - Pulled into Alghero, Sardinia, Spain this morning. Ship tendered to post & it was a real hassle. One of worst tendering I've experienced. The island is lovely as well as the town. Will have to do some more exploring if /when I get here again. Lot's of interesting architecture & historical sites. We were only here from 10am to 5pm but this was cut short by the tendering. Weather was perfect. Around 70 degrees & sunny. We stopped at a cafe overlooking the harbor & a had bottle of wine.
5/13/11 - Today our port of call was Civitavecchia. This the port for Rome. Didn't want to hassle going to Rome so we went to a small town, Cerveteri, which is know for its necropolis & tombs. We had to take a train then a but to this medieval town. Really didn't have enough time to see the necropolis. Went to small cafe & shared a porchine mushroom pizza with my friends. Real family local place. Pizza was very good. Headed back to ship same way we came. Went to bus stop & the newsstand that we wanted to but tickets from was closed for siesta. One of the local shopkeepers took me down the hill with his car so I could get tickets. The people in Italy are just wonderful.
5/14/11 - Today was a real adventure from the port of Livorno. My friends left the ship here to go to Cinque Terre for 4 nights. They are coming back to Civitavecchia to take the Star Princess for a 12 day cruise. They had lots of luggage so I offered to help them. We took train to Riomaggiore where they were staying. Their hotel was overlooking the harbor & part of the town. This is a really lovely area. I was concerned about getting back to Livorno on tjime. We took a walk along a trail hugging the cliffs over the sea on our way to Manarola. Had gelato when I got there & looked around this quaint & lovely town. Took train to La Spezia & walked around for awhile before I said goodby to my friends & took train back to Livorno. Everything went smoothly & got back to this ship just on time. Weather in Civitavecchia, Livorno, & Cinque Terre was fabulous. Really good day.
5/15/11 - The last port of call today was Monaco. Decided to take train to Menton which is a small town on the Riviera. Hadn't been here before. Nice city but not the best in the area. Happy I saw it but wouldn't return. Weather started out good but started to rain & then pour. Only had 6 hours here so couldn't really see all that I wanted to see but it still was a good day.
(Rest of dates were sea days).
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