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You can lose everything, but nobody will take away what you saw and what you experienced...
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Sep 22, 2025 12:00 AM Meeting my friend in Barcelona...
Today my ship was docking only half a day in Barcelona but I decided tale the opportunity and meet my friend Jorge. Jorge had a problem to come to cruise terminal so I was walking to see him in the center of the city - more than 2 kms. Imagine that we spent two hours talking about the world and travels under the palms, enjoying the cookies taken from the ship and sipping the rum from Trinidad. I was happy to gift a fancy backpack for the Jorge's son (father can use it too!). Jorge signed for me his book about the wonders of the world full of old, historic black & white pictures. Thank you my friend! I had a great time. It was sunny lovely day!
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Sep 21, 2025 12:00 AM Sunny Alicante
It took us whole night and half of the day to reach the port of Alicante on the Spanish coast. When I was here last time it was cloudy and rainy soI was visiting city under umbrella. Today we are lucky: beautiful sun. I left the ship at 1 pm going directly to the lift taking people to theassive castle Sta Barbara, overlooking the city. Oops! Seniors from EU use it gor free but today cashing machine was broken so everybody was taken for free. Views from the top were great. Then I went by foot down to the old town and to walk the coastal boulevard - probably the nicest in Spain. Great day!
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Sep 20, 2025 12:00 AM Passing Gibraltar
Day at sea. Cloudy weather, bot no rain. In the middle of the day ot was possible to see around more commercial shops and African coast in the distance. It was 4.30 pm when wr were passing the Rock of Gibraltar - still happy that it was daytime! People was partying till the night. At 11pm the ship's cooks offered Magnificent Buffet. But how much you can eat?? Something new on this ship is special offer: a bottle of table wine of your choice for just 11 euro! It is mich less than the drink package!
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Sep 19, 2025 12:00 AM Day in Lisbon
I like picturesque Lisbon! The cruise terminal is located here just steps from old Alfama quarter and it is for me each time to walk narrow, cobbled streets uphill, enjoying the views. Today I was walking to discover new places: Basilica Estrela. National Panteon, St Vincent monastery. More than 10 kms in total but in the afternoon we had beautiful sun and I managed to implement all my plan. Tomorrow we have day at sea and we will be passing Gibraltar Straits. The next port will be Alicante in Spain the day after tomorrow...
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Sep 18, 2025 12:00 AM Vigo in the sun!
Strong sun since the morning. Everybody goes to the open deck to enjoy the view of Vigo - the capital of the Spanish province Galicia. I an first time here! Already at 10.30 I have been ashore. Many fellows paid for the excursions to Santiago de Compostella, I did already Camino de Santiago, so I decided to climb the castle hill for the view, enjoying the sun after stormy days. From the castle it was worth to step down to Plaza Espana to see great "caballos" monument and then - down Gran Via to the modern complex of the railway station. Many shops are hidden here. I bought the 0.7 l bottle of Caribbean rum for just 6 euro. Your health dear friends!!. Tomorrow I will see charming Lisbon again!
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Sep 17, 2025 12:00 AM Captain Severino
Day at sea. The sea it is not so rough, bu we still experience strong wind and cloudy weather. Today I had a chance to meet my 48th captain. Captain Severino shaking my hand said that he remember my face. But I cannot remember him... Maybe he was only the first officer when we met? Nice gentelmen, still young.
- So you visited all countries of the world? For them it is hard to believe... Perhaps I am the first passenger who managed to did that?! Nice gymnastics' show in the theatre in the evening!
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Sep 16, 2025 12:00 AM Le Havre, France
It is still blowing strongly from the Atlantic, but no rain ant the sun appeared in the mid-day. This it my first visit in this big port. Fortunately they have cruise pier opposite the old part of the city so here is no need to pay for the shuttle bus. The commercial port is far in the back. It took me 20 minutes to walk to the Fish Market, then 15 minutes to the rather low Notre Dame cathedral (nothing special but...) much higher, with a tower visible from the port is modern St Joseph church. But the highlight of the city is huge library decigned by famous Ocsar Niemeyer. The white, no-window structure has a shape of the volcano. Local tourist info offers city maps in the port and on the city. But free wifi you will find only in the basement of library. Interesting day - tomorrow we have second day at sea on the way to Spain. I expect to meet our captain!
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Sep 15, 2025 12:00 AM Stormy North Sea....
Dark, windy and rainy morning at sea. High waves. The sea is rocking and rolling. Fortunately our ship has two 6-meters long stabilizers. The crew locked all outside decks. Not much to do except eating. :). In the afternoon Kate - the hostess of the English speking group gave us a lecture about the ship. We have 3500 passengers aboard and 1250 crew members from 35 countries. Few of them remember me from the other ships - that's so nice!
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Sep 14, 2025 12:00 AM Kristiansand in Norway
Ahoy! Today in the morning our ship docked in the southernmost port of Norway - little Kristiansand. It was foggy and rainy in the morning but later sun appeared and I started a walk around. They offer city maps and free internet already at the pier. It is walking distance to the main square where protestant cathedral stands. Still a lot of flowers around and little fort to visit for free near yacht marina. It is also worth to climb little granite hill 500 m west of cathedral for the view. Nice, neat place, worth the visit. Tomorrow we have day at sea and day later we will be docking on Le Havre.
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Sep 13, 2025 12:00 AM Wonderful Copenhagen
The flight from Gdansk to Copenhagen tooke only one hour. Then I took a metro yellow line to the city center to enjoy in the morning sun the "Wonderful Copenhagen" (do you remember this old, nice song?). The station of the metro Kongens N is right on the square where Royal Theatre stands and Nyhaven Canal - the old canal of the port offers tourist boats, sidewalk restaurants and the view of fishing boats and old houses. Crowd of tourists take a pictures here. To get from this place to the cruise port you should continue by metro blue line to the end of the line. Then there is bus 25 stop taking people to the ship. All for one ticket - it costs 30 crowns an is valid 90 minutes. i am waiting for check-in in the terminal where my ship docked. We will be leaving Copenhagen at 6 pm!
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