by The Inside Cabin | Apr 17, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, Europe, Monaco
Today we were in Monte Carlo, Monaco, a very exciting city full of people with lots and lots of money. We moored with the starboard side facing the city, and with our cabin on the port side, we had a nice ocean view but would have preferred a city view today. As I...
by The Inside Cabin | Apr 16, 2016 | Livorno (Florence/Pisa), 2016 Grand World Voyage, Europe, Italy
Livorno is the jumping off point for tours to Pisa and Florence. Today would be a 12 hour port visit to provide enough time ashore to allow guests time to take excursions to Pisa and Florence. We have spent weeks driving rental cars all around this area over the...
by The Inside Cabin | Apr 15, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, Europe, Italy, Civitavecchia (Rome)
Civitavecchia, Italy is the cruise port closest to Rome, about 50 miles to the southeast. It is a huge port that has at least six major cruise ships present today with room for more. Many cruises originate and end here and others, like us, spend the day to allow...
by The Inside Cabin | Apr 14, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, Sea Day
Today was a day for some scenic cruising, although it wasn’t really advertised as such. We would be cruising thru the Strait of Messina which separates Sicily from the rest of Italy. Good Morning Amsterdam didn’t have a guest due to some miscommunication so Gene and...
by The Inside Cabin | Apr 13, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, Europe, Greece, Katakolon (Olympia)
Our day in Piraeus/Athens was amazing and we were looking forward to visiting Katakolon. The main reason for this port is to provide a jumping off point for tours to Olympia, about 20 miles to the east. We enjoyed our later than normal arrival time, 10 am, giving us a...
