Saturday, June 6th

At Sea!

Finally, finally - a day of rest.  My sister and I were gently roused by the soft scuffling of other passengers outside our door.  We leisurely got ready for the day after that, while the captain got on the intercom to let us know about our day.  There were a myriad of activities we could take part in, or we could ( Read more... )

Friday, June 5th

Athens!

I apologize if I make mistakes here, or at least more than usual.  Today has been a VERY long day, and I’m writing fairly late (it’s 11pm and my sister is sound asleep as I write).

Today started off early.  Our wake-up call was at 7am as we expected to be let off the boat at 8.  It turns out we cleared customs faster ( Read more... )

Thursday, June 4th

Kusadasi, Turkey!

We docked officially at seven-fifteen in the morning.  I know this because that was when our wake-up call came - and a minute or three later, the captain came on the PA system to tell us we had cleared customs.

We ran up to breakfast in the Lido dining area once we were all dressed, then headed out to ( Read more... )

Wednesday, June 3rd

Santorini!

Right now, I’m writing on a black sand/pebble beach, right on the coast of the Aegean Sea.  The water is FREEZING and the sun is very, very strong.  I think I have sunburn on my face, but until I see a mirror, I’ll never know.  Right now, we’re just waiting for our bathing suits to dry on us so we can put our outer- ( Read more... )

Tuesday, June 2nd

Olympia!

I woke up today and got sick to my stomach immediately.  Wonderful wake-up, no?  The ship wasn’t rocking at all, though, so I know it wasn’t sea-sickness.  It was probably the fact I’d eaten way too much the night before!  :-D

Now, on to Olympia itself.

Oleander is the first thing that comes to mind when I think of ( Read more... )

Monday, June 1st

Corfu!

We started out by heading off a very-much ported boat:  gangplanks all the way, this time!  No tenders!  After we went through customs, we hung out until our ride arrived.  Then it was a quick, 20-minute drive to the middle of the island.  The scenery was wonderful - rolling hills and sharp cliffs all covered with amazing ( Read more... )

Sunday, May 31st

So, we (my family & I) have been on this ship for 2 ½ days and on vacation for 5 days in total.  The first day, Tuesday, was spent getting ready and packing.  We left JFK airport at 6pm and flew over-night into Dublin.  Customs was insanely fast, which left us over an hour to kill in the airport.  I grabbed a chocolate chip muffin ( Read more... )

My grandma's in the hospital.  will be gone for a while till things are settled.

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