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Tag Archives: Europe
Marseilles, France
Marseilles, a port on the Mediterranean coast of France, has been a major commercial port and trading center since ancient Greek and Roman times. It’s second only to Paris for France’s largest city. It has a mild climate and is … Continue reading
Posted in Carnival, Europe, Port Cities, Ports of Call, Vista
Tagged Carnival, cruise, Europe, France, Marseilles, photos, travel, Vista
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What’s Inside the Leaning Tower of Pisa?
Probably the first thing that comes to mind at the mention of Pisa is the iconic leaning tower. At Carnival Vista’s port stop in Liverno, Italy we decided to go to nearby Pisa to see it. Florence and Pisa are … Continue reading
Italy – Messina and Taormina
Carnival Vista stopped in Messina, Italy on a Sunday. From the ship Messina looks like a pretty big city with lots of interesting old architecture within walking distance. Being Sunday though they made announcements that not much of anything in … Continue reading
Rhodes, Greece
Carnival Vista docked a short walk from the old town walled city in Rhodes, Greece. Rhodes is a great port for just getting off the ship and doing things on your own. We didn’t get far on the walk to … Continue reading
Posted in Carnival, Europe, Ports of Call, Vista
Tagged cruise, Europe, fun, Greece, hop on hop off bus, Mediterranean, photos, Rhodes, Rhodes cruise ship port, semi-sub, travel, vacation
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Athens and Piraeus
Like many ports that list a famous city for the port when they really stop in a smaller less known place, when ships stop in Athens they actually dock in Piraeus. Our local taxi driver pronounced it Peer-ray. None of … Continue reading
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Tagged acropolis, Athens, Athens cruise ship port, Europe, Greece, Parthenon, photos, Piraeus, travel, vacation
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Grand Canary Island – Island Tour
Long before our transatlantic cruise on Carnival Breeze began, we booked an all-day Island Exploration tour for the day our ship docked at Las Palmas, Grand Canary Island. This tour said an all-terrain vehicle would take us to visit two … Continue reading
Posted in Breeze, Carnival, Europe, Ports of Call, Shore Excursions
Tagged cruise, dogs, Europe, Grand Canary, island tour, photos, transatlantic, travel
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