DAY 85 – PORTIMAO, PORTUGAL – APRIL 15, 2017
“The commercial port of Portimao is your gateway to Portugal’s Algarve, a coastline of dramatic headlands, cliffs and sea caves interrupted by small bays and…
DAY 84 – CUETA, SPAIN (SPANISH MOROCCO) – APRIL 14, 2017
“The Straits of Gibraltar separate Ceuta from European Spain. Ceuta is an ancient city – it has been continuously inhabited since its founding by Carthage…
DAY 81 – TRAPANI, SICILY, ITALY – APRIL 11, 2017
“Through the centuries, a who’s who of rich and powerful empires have dominated Sicily. The Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Normans, Spaniards and Italians have all…
DAY 80 – VALLETTA, MALTA – APRIL 10, 2017
After leaving Croatia, we had a day at sea to rest. On the second morning out from Croatia, we sailed into the port of Valletta,…
DAY 78 – SIBENIK (for Split), CROATIA – APRIL 8, 2017
We made a quick hop across the Adriatic Sea back to the Dalmatian Coast and the port of Sibenik (pronounced Shiv – nick). We immediately…
DAY 77 – VENICE, ITALY (DAY 2) – APRIL 7, 2017
On our second day in Venice, Frances and I decided to set out on our own. So, we caught the shuttle from the cruise dock…
DAY 76 – VENICE, ITALY (DAY 1) – APRIL 6, 2017
We were invited to watch the Pacific Princess’ entry into Venice from a terrace in the front of the ship by friends with a suite…
DAY 75 – HVAR, CROATIA – APRIL 5, 2017
The Pacific Princess crossed the Adriatic Sea from Italy to Croatia overnight to anchor in the Hvarski Luca or Port of Hvar. Hvar is a…
DAY 73 – BARI, ITALY – APRIL 4, 2017
After a rather bumpy sail, the Pacific Princess docked in the Italian port of Bari. Bari is a city of about 325,000 people and is…
DAY 72 – ZAKYNTHOS, GREECE – APRIL 3, 2017
Our third stop in the Greek Isles is Zakinthos (pronounced Za-keen-toes). It was an overcast day and we took a tender (small boat) from the…