Day 12 – At Sea
Day at Sea
Today we were up very early to catch the sail out of Amsterdam. We left our berth at the Passenger Terminal Amsterdam at exactly 7am this morning. The ship gracefully slid into...
Day 11 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Sailing into Amsterdam
We awoke early this morning, the ship has slowed down to around 15kts and we are about to pick up the pilot from IJmuiden, The Netherlands. After receiving our pilot, he'll guide...
Day 10 – At Sea
Day at Sea
Today is our third sea day on this cruise. We have a total of five sea days and they are nicely spread out throughout our voyage. We are continuing our sail from...
Day 9 – La Coruna, Spain
La Coruna
Today we awoke in La Coruna. This city is based in the North-West corner of Spain and its surrounding coast is referred to as the Costa da Morte (Coast of Death) this is because...
Day 8 – At Sea
Day at Sea
Today we are at sea as we travel around the Southern coast of Spain and head North up the coast of Portugal towards our next destination, La Coruna, which is in the...
Day 7 – Malaga, Spain
Welcome to Malaga
Today we woke up next to La Malagueta Beach in Málaga with a spectacular backdrop of the Málaga Mountains. La Malagueta Beach is actually man-made and was created in the 1950s. It’s...
Day 6 – Cadiz, Spain
Visiting Andalusia
We awoke early this morning and watched the ship's bow slowly rotate through 180-degrees as we quietly crept into the port of Cadiz. We are berthed at the Cadiz Cruise Terminal today and...
Day 5 – Lisbon, Portugal
Visiting the Portuguese capital
This morning we are sailing into Lisbon, Portugal. This is the most Western capital of Europe and the capital of Portugal. We took on our pilot at 7am as we entered...
Day 4 – Leixoes, Portugal
Our first stop in Portugal
As we have never actually been to Portugal, we were really looking forward to today (and tomorrow - Lisbon!) - after a fairly calm morning sail, we were due into...
Day 3 – At Sea
Day at Sea
We awoke at 8am this morning to a very lively ship. Lively as in moving around a lot, that is! As we head into the Bay of Biscay we are encountering 70km/h...
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