Monday, December 17, 2012: Bermuda Click Here to see all 330 photos from our 2012 Transatlantic Cruise After five days at sea, we finally saw land in the form of the island chain of Bermuda. As it was our first visit to this port of call, we were excited to spend a portion of the day exploring the northernmost point of the famous “Bermuda Triangle”. ...
Tuesday, December 11, 2012: Funchal Click Here to see all 330 photos from our 2012 Transatlantic Cruise We arrived before the sunrise to the Portuguese island of Madeira. Though we had a 7am arrival to the port city of Funchal, we exited the ship as soon as possible as today was only a half day stop and all-aboard was at 1:30pm before we began our Transatlantic leg...
Sunday, December 9, 2012: Casablanca Click Here to see all 330 photos from our 2012 Transatlantic Cruise It was an early morning as we docked alongside the pier in Casablanca, Morocco. As we had a number of long distance shore excursions available today, we were on schedule to be in port from 7am until 8pm, allowing passengers the chance to see and experience...
A Glimpse into 10 Sea Days Onboard Pacific Princess Click Here to see all 330 photos from our 2012 Transatlantic Cruise On this Transatlantic crossing, we spent 10 Sea Days onboard the Pacific Princess, one of the small ships of the Princess Fleet. With a passenger load of approximately 650, and a crew complement of approximately 350, the ship is one of the smallest...
Saturday, December 8, 2012: Gibraltar Click Here to see all 330 photos from our 2012 Transatlantic Cruise Shortly after 8am, we docked in Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory that sits on a small 5 square mile patch of land carved out of Spain’s southern coastline. Just a stone’s throw from the coast of Africa, if the weather permits, you can see the...
Thursday, December 6, 2012: Barcelona, Spain Click Here to see all 330 photos from our 2012 Transatlantic Cruise Our Transatlantic itinerary provided us with the chance to return to one of our most favorite cities in the world… We’re back in Barcelona, Spain and today’s plan will take us an hour outside of Barcelona for the opportunity to visit...
Tuesday, December 4, 2012: Palermo, Italy Click Here to see all 330 photos from our 2012 Transatlantic Cruise A lot of people ask us about independent shore excursions and how it works to do a day in port “on our own”. No tour guide, no ship tour, yet seeing great sites and the local culture for minimal cost. Here is a look into our day in the city of...
Monday, December 3, 2012: Naples, Italy Click Here to see all 330 photos from our 2012 Transatlantic Cruise After an easy train trip to the embarkation port of Civitavecchia (less than 60 minutes and less than 8 Euros each), a quick check-in for the ship, and an on-time sail away, we enjoyed our first dinner, meeting our fantastic tablemates for the trip and then...
Friday, November 30, and Saturday, December 1, 2012: Rome, Italy Click Here to see all 330 photos from our 2012 Transatlantic Cruise After a long, but thankfully uneventful, 12 hour flight from San Francisco to Rome (via Frankfurt), we have arrived in the capital of Italy! We will spend the next two days revisiting some of our favorite sights before heading an hour...