Europe – Passports Overloaded

Cork, Ireland

June 24, 2019

Today we grabbed a cab as usual and he drove us to The Blarney Castle to kiss the Blarney Stone. The next town he drove us to was Kinsale. He took us to this amazing 9/11 memorial called the Garden of Remembrance. It was beautiful and of course sad at the same time. The last stop on the tour was Cork. We got a chance to see the cathedral which was beautiful.

If you would like to see what and where we ate while in Cork.

Sea Day Dinner Outfits

Dublin, Ireland

June 23, 2019

Today we took the shuttle into town and went to the library to see the Book of Kells. Afterward, we walked to Temple bar and took a quick picture of that bar and then we met up with some of the crew. Skip was also there and he works with Kallati Jewelers and he plays the ukulele. Skip decided to entertain us all and he sang some Irish folk songs. He was Fantastic the bar filled up and people were singing with him.

Belfast, Ireland

June 22, 2019

Today we grabbed a taxi and he drove us to the Game of Thrones filming spots as well as some other cool places. The first stop on the tour was to the Carrickfergus Castle, the next stop was the Giant’s Causeway which was really pretty. The next stop was to see the Stones The third stop was this really cool tree-lined street called The Dark Hedges the next stop was the big caves.

We then drove to Glenarm Castle which had a really big and beautiful garden. We grabbed a bite to eat from a food truck and it was really good. The second to last stop was the Knockagh Monument for a cool panoramic city view. The last stop was at the Game of Thrones Experience which was pretty cool. We have never even watched one episode but John and I are going to binge-watch them when we get back home.

If you would like to see where and what we ate while visiting Belfast.

Liverpool, United Kingdom

June 21, 2019

Today John, Mason and I got a taxi and he drove us to the Conwy Castle in Wales. The town was really cool we walked around a bit and did some shopping and we decided to eat fish and chips in one of the restaurants.

Afterward, the driver took us to this really cool victorian style town we just drove around there. The next stop was at the world-famous Cavern Club in Liverpool where the Beatles played 100’s of times. The last stop was at the largest cathedral in Europe which is called Liverpool Cathedral.

The Smallest House in Great Britain

The famous wall of names outside of the Cavern

Southampton, United Kingdom

June 19, 2019

Today we grabbed a taxi and he drove to the Salisbury cathedral. Afterward, we went to Stonehenge which was pretty cool. The last stop on the tour was Winchester Cathedral which was amazing. We got a private tour of the crypt which was wild.

Sea Day Dinner Outfit

Bordeaux, France

June 16, 2019

Today we took a walking tour with the BEST tour guide we have ever had and we have had a ton! His name is Bruno his phone number is

+33(0)6 70 37 74 66

June 17, 2019

Today we took a wine tour with Henri and new friends we met while on the ship. The first vineyard we visited was Chateau Mouton Rothschild, The second one was Chateau Gruaud Larose and the last one was Chateau Ferriere.

If you would like to see where and what we ate while visiting Bordeaux.

The BEST tour guide you will ever have!!! It’s so Bordeaux!!

Maria, Andres (F&B Director), Emmanuel (Chief Purser) & John

Sea day dinner outfit

Bilbao, Spain

June 15, 2019

Today we docked in Bilbao and we loved it.

This is now our new favorite place in Spain. We would totally rent an Air Bnb here for a few weeks. We decided to walk along the river where the Guggenheim Museum is and there were some street performers there and some artists selling their work. It was really a pleasant walk. Afterward, we walked back to the shuttle to drive back to the port.

Samanta, John, Maria & Ray (Cruise Director)

La Coruna, Spain

June 14, 2019

Today our friend Martin who is from Miami moved to La Coruna so he met us at the pier. We decided to take a tour of the town which lasted about 2 hours after that we went and had a nice lunch.

If you would like to see where and what we ate while visiting La Coruna.