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Saturday 31st August: Day at Sea 2 (cont) We hadn’t had ice cream from Vanellope’s yet this cruise so that was our next stop Lunch had finished in Cabanas so we ate our ice creams in there, it was very peaceful. Alice’s double chocolate which she loved I love all the little details inside...

Saturday 31st August: Day at Sea 2 (cont) After our relaxing sit on deck 4, Alice and I explored the ship’s artwork some more, working our way up the aft staircase. We thought about playing Goofy Golf out on the sports deck but stepping outside realised it was far too windy. So a final...

Saturday 31st August: Day at Sea 2 This was our last day on the ship and the day that the peopley-ness got to me the most, so there will be a few rants. As we didn’t have any definite plans for the day and we’d had a couple of early mornings, we were going to have a lie in today. But we had...

Friday 30th August: Vigo (cont) After dinner we headed away from the crowds and up to watch some funnelvision again. It was very blustery up there and the blankets were definitely needed. Back at the room everyone was ready for bed. This was the night that we felt the ship moving the...

Friday 30th August: Vigo (cont) Leaving Vigo (a bit out of order, this was before we went to the cinema) Lexi was down on deck 4 as we were leaving Vigo and said she saw some whales but didn’t manage to get any photos. After our movie we had a little while before dinner so tried again to...

Friday 30th August: Vigo (cont) Back at the ship we lost Lexi to Vibe while Alice and I decided to take advantage of the warm weather and lack of people and ride the Aquaduck. It was fun as always but the water was absolutely freezing, definitely a once and done for us. Lunch was quick service...

Friday 30th August: Vigo (cont) I managed to get a photo of the ship with the ugly building mostly covered by trees More views from the top, it was worth the climb. And back down. Back at the harbour we stopped to take some photos with the statue of Jules Verne. One of the chapters in...

Friday 30th August: Vigo (cont) The fortress grounds were lovely We could see the highest point The last few steps

Friday 30th August: Vigo (cont) Carrying on with our climb. We saw Jack Sparrow It‘s so hilly in Vigo that there are escalators on the streets Part way up we could just about see the ship, next to the ugly building. Lots of steps

Friday 30th August: Vigo, Spain We woke up this morning to much better weather and views than the previous day. I managed to get the girls up and moving pretty early and we were having breakfast in Cabanas before it was too busy. Our destination for the day was the Parque Monte del Castro...

Thank you for joining in, it’s good to hear other people’s opinions. It was definitely a very different experience to previous cruises. I don’t put that down to the ship or the crew, just the overall atmosphere. Once I’ve finished writing about this cruise, I’ll write about my transatlantic...

Thursday 29th August: A Coruña (cont) One thing we noticed at dinner this evening was the amount of strollers being brought into the dining room, something I don’t think I’ve seen at the late dinner seating before. The big table across from us had two strollers between it and the table the...

The sea was the same when I was there (1st November) it was just gorgeous. I recorded the walk and got just under a kilometre from the ship to the tram.

Thursday 29th August: A Coruña (cont) To start Alice had: SMOKED SALMON TARTAR with Dill, Capers, Onions, Pickles, and a Horseradish Cream which she really enjoyed. Lexi and I both had: BLACK TRUFFLE PASTA PURSEITTES, Pasta Purses filled with Truffle-scented Cheese and coated with a delicate...

Thursday 29th August: A Coruña (cont) Our show tonight was another that we hadn’t seen before This turned out to be just the main theatre performers on a completely bare stage. No sets, minimal choreography and dialogue between songs, it just showcased the vocal talents of the cast. And we...

Maybe you didn’t go past that bit if you were docked in a different place

On ours it didn’t help that the weather wasn’t very good so a lot of people were trying to find things to do inside.

Thursday 29th August: A Coruña (cont) After our walk along the beach we decided to head back to the ship. On the way back we saw Spider-Man and Batman, I do not know why they were there. We really enjoyed our walk around the city. In the Facebook group for the cruise quite a few people were...

Thursday 29th August: A Coruña (cont) We took a different route back to the ship and passed some artwork along the way Lexi wanted to walk along a beach, luckily everyone was fully clothed on the beaches we passed. I took this photo of the bird not realising that there was a jellyfish in...