Europe - Passports Overloaded

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.

Oporto, Portugal

June 13, 2019

Today John and I took the shuttle into town where we walked around a bit and took the famous flat bottom boat tour of the six bridges.

Afterward, we did a port wine tasting because this is where the port wine comes from.

Port Wine Tasting

Lisbon, Portugal

June 11, 2019

Today we got a really good taxi driver named Carlos Manuel who spoke perfect English and showed us a great time. We visited the Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Mary Major. At first, we visited Sintra which was a really nice town we got a chance to take a tour of the Palace of Pena and the next stop was Cascais and Estoril where all the rich and famous have homes. Cascais was a really nice beachside town.

Afterward, Carlos dropped us off about a block away from the ship where there was a festival in the town.

June 12, 2019

Today Carlos picked us up again and drove us to Fatima. It’s equivalent to St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City. The pope visits Fatima once a year.

after visiting the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima make sure to stop by Store #37 which is owned by Mr. Sergio. He has great prices for souvenirs.

Fatima

Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima

Joyce, James, John, Maria, Jennifer, Honey (Dotty), Mason & Colleen

Seville (Cadiz), Spain

June 10, 2019

Today we decided to take a Taxi to Seville and visited the horse training school called the Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art. We saw the Andalusian horses with their trainers getting ready for a show. These horses are amazing and very talented.

Afterwards, the driver took us back to the ship where we met up with our friend who is the Food and Beverage Director for Oceania luckily the ship he was on which was the Riviera and both ships happened to be at the same port together.

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

Valencia, Spain

June 8, 2019

Today we took the shuttle bus into the downtown area. Valencia is really pretty and the people are really nice. After walking around for a few hours we took the shuttle back to the ship to grab some lunch.

After lunch, we decided to walk to the science center which was about 30 minutes away. The science center consists of three modern buildings which are really cool and unique. It reminded us of buildings that we saw in Dubai.

Damien (General Manager), John, Maria & Randall

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