September 23,2023 Captain Willheim made the decision not to port in Sorrento due to poor sea conditions, so we headed for an overnight in Naples. As we sailed towards Naples from Catania we were treated to a rain and lightning show. Sadly I was unable to capture the lightning flashes on my phone. We enjoyed...
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September 19,2023 After breakfast on our balcony, we headed off the ship to meet up with our guide, Darko. The tender ride to shore took about 20 minutes. An advantage of sailing on a small ship like Symphony, is that we can anchor in the harbor at the entrance to Old Town Dubrovnik. We strolled...
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September 18, 2023 Our last morning in Venice began with a surprise. As I noted in my previous post, there are pigeons on the property of the hotel…when eating lunch, we were given a water pistol to keep them at bay. All you have to do is lift the colorful pistol, and the bird takes...
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So I woke up resolved to discard any and all nonessential photos from our recent voyage on Crystal Symphony. The struggle is real, but I managed to part with a couple. We’ve been home exactly one week and it’s been a whirlwind. We watched Isabel’s soccer game on Sunday – eight and nine year olds...
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As you may remember, I aspire to minimalism. I’m not easily attached to things, as evidenced by the fact that last year I was able to give away a house full of really nice furniture, lovely rugs and beautiful art. I gave those items away without a single glance backwards…well maybe I glanced twice at...
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So after breakfast we attended another great presentation by Dave Williams – iPhone movie making, then ran (well, I ran) to meet up with Arlene and Gil for Trivia…and ta da! After five days of trivia…we won! And we won on the day that saw the greatest number of trivia teams. Yay us! We were...
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Well, here we are on the sixth morning of our seven day cruise. It’s perfick out here on the veranda – air temp is slightly cool – we’ve left the balmy tropical Bermuda air behind – the breeze is gentle, the sea is rolling and I’m exactly where I always want to be. The sun...
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…there’s something wrong. Very, very wrong. Activities available include: Fitness classes, including Spin, Yoga, and Pilates (no reformer machines) & Golf instruction and Paddle Tennis. Numerous lectures and classes. As I mentioned in a previous post, we do not usually avail ourselves of the lecture opportunities. On previous long sailings ...
Continue readingIt’s all wine and song until it’s not. Last evening as we sat waiting for the second show – around 10:30 – cruise director Russ made the announcement that five passengers tested positive and he requested that we all return to our rooms. Shortly thereafter another announcement came over the intercom informing us that all...
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Before we retired, we were up at 5:30 a.m. five days a week. In early retirement, when not traveling, I’d set the alarm for seven and head off to an eight o’clock yoga or exercise class. That extra hour and a half of sleep felt like such a luxury. As we moved deeper into retirement...
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