This is the final segment of my world cruise with three weeks to go. We have a love story on our ship. A women named Betsy lost her husband to a heart attack on this very same Ship in February, 2016 on their world cruise. She returned to our ship in New York in January,…
Northern Spain and France
WE are in Spain again for a couple days before we move to France. Our port is La Coruna at the northern tip. I took a ship tour about an hour through the countryside to Santiago de Campostela's old quarter which has those signature stoned narrow streets and small plazas of old Europe. The Santiago…
Cadiz, Spain, and Portugal
We sailed by the Rock of Gibraltar as we continued to Cadiz from Valencia. I have travelled in southern Spain and North Africa over the years and have been to Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Cartagena, Cadiz, Seville, Cordova and the Island of Ibiza. Each city has its own charm and beautiful architecture. I love the narrow…
Monte Carlo, Monaco; Barcelona and Valencia, Spain
Monte Carlo is widely known for its casino and attractive location on the Riviera. The country has been visited by royalty and movie stars for decades. It has been featured in numerous films and TV series. The Formula One Monaco Grand Prix takes place every May with cars racing through the streets of the city.…
Italy
Our first stop in Italy is Messina, Sicily. I have been to Palermo in 1998 with my son, Eddie when we took a Mediterain cruise in 1998 for his college graduation present and then again in 2014 for granddaughter's high school graduation present. The volcano, Mt Etna began to erupt just before be got to…
Cyprus, Greece
CYPRUS was a beautiful island and I went to the city of Pafos which was a small harbor town and popular holiday resort. It was the capital of Greece in Hellenisic and Roman times. The House of Dionysos is famous for its mosaics unearthed during excavation. Turkey obtained part of Cyprus after the Turkish invasion.…
Suez Canal, Israel
We took the Suez Canal to Haifa which took about ten hours to travel. To celebrate this event, we dressed up in our Arab clothes that we bought along the way specifically for this fun deck party. Our cruise ship docked in Haifa which is Israel's third largest city with residents from the three largest…
Aqaba, Jordan, Safaga/Luxor, Luxor
Aqaba is on the shores of the Red Sea at Jordan's southern most tip. Luxury hotels are springing up along the waterfront and new homes are being built everywhere along with improving the city's infrastructure. The main road connects Aqaba with Saudi Arabia and Israel. Iraq is sending their oil through the Port of Aqaba…
Dubai, UAE, Salalah, Oman
This picture above is one of the military on board our ship for protection. Deck 5 is closed to all passengers and water guns are ready if there is an attack by pirates. A couple other ships were attacked near us while we were in Fujairah. Military ships are near by if there is a…
Mumbai, India, Fujairah, United Arab Emitrate
We have one couple from Israel on board who have been traveling around the world. They were made to get off our ship in Mumbai and told they could not return until we get to Haifa, Israel. This was unexpected and they were given little notice. Its seems that United Arab Emitrates officials told Oceania…
Around the World with Connie 