Well our last day is a day at sea. Time to sleep in, rest from the weeks busy excursions, review pictures and reflect on an awesome vacation! Maybe catch a movie in the Buena Vista theater, catch some rays up on deck,catch up on the blog or find a quiet

                  Today we are in Villefranche, France, our final and most beautiful port before docking in Barcelona on Saturday for the trip home. Ville franche has an abousolutely beautiful coastline, we just loved it. It’s the gateway to Monaco, Monte Carlo and Nice. It’s also our second

Marseilles The Phocaean City Today we say Arrivederci to Italy and Bonjour to France. This is also the first morning since the sea day after Barcelona that we can sleep in. Our excursion is not till the afternoon, and it’s just for Leslie and I. Oh don’t feel bad for

Things I love about cruising: (this post should continue to grow this week) I love that when dinner is over, a cup of coffee arrives without even asking for it. I love that there are no prices on the menus, and no check at the end of the meal. I

Today we arrived in La Spezia Italy! This is our first tendered port and it was quite nice to take the tender boat in as opposed to docking. Not quite as convenient at the end of your day, but it was a nice boat ride into the port. La Spezia

Today we embarked very early, 7:15, for our visit to Rome. We had about an hour and a half bus ride into the city during which our guide told us of things to come. Once we arrived we picked up another guide, a local expert of sorts, who used the

Olbia From the Disney Brochure: Olbia translates to “a happy town,” and it is quite easy to see why. This idyllic village on the island of Sardinia is a curious dichotomy of wild and rocky coastline and beautiful sandy beaches, with an immense amphitheatre of mountains as a backdrop. Phoenicians,

From the Disney Brochure A City of Music, Art and Adventure Often described as somewhere akin to an Arab bazaar, and unlike anywhere else in Italy, Naples is a vibrant town that extends into the Gulf of Naples under the shadow of Mt. Vesuvius. The city is famous the world

From the Disney Brochure: A Fertile Land Through the Ages In its own wide bay underneath the limestone bulk of Monte Pelegrino, and fronting the broad, fertile Coca d’Oro (Goden Shell) Valley, Palero is a city steeped in history. Originally a Phoenician, then a Carthaginian colony, this remarkable city was

From the Disney brochure – Facing the sea and sheltered by the Collserola mountain range, Barcelona is often described as the “City of Marvels”. Diversity is the key to this extrodinary region, and the typical Mediterranean climate is perfect for exploring all the city has to offer. Downtown Barcelona is

Well the big day finally arrived, we are on our way to Spain to meet the Disney Magic for our Med cruise. A friend had ordered a car to take us from our home in Vero Beach to Orlando for the first leg of our trip.Expecting a town car, we