We spent a pleasant day sailing to St. Petersburg, Russia. As we’re not too into ship-based activities, I don’t have a lot to report. Emerson spent some time in the kids’ club, and Libby and I relaxed by reading in our cabin. One highlight — for lunch, we tried the Margaritaville at Sea, which brings […]
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Day #5: Warnemunde
Posted in Germany, Getaway, Uncategorized on Jun 14th, 2017
We docked in Warnemunde, Germany a little after 5am this morning for our shortened port of call. We spent a happy morning and lunch in this seaside village. It’s really a very charming place. We strolled about the city, took in the canals and beachfront, and also tried to enjoy as much as Germany has […]
Day #4: Germany (or not)
Posted in Europe, Getaway, Uncategorized on Jun 14th, 2017
This morning we were awakened by an announcement from the captain that our arrival in Germany was delayed (likely for many hours) due to poor weather conditions (high winds, specifically) in the channel. That means that the day has largely turned into an unscheduled “fun day at sea” or as I like to call it, […]
Day #3: Copenhagen
Posted in Denmark, Getaway, Uncategorized on Jun 12th, 2017
We awoke to partly cloudy skies and a stiff breeze. Since we had time before needing to head to the ship, we went out for breakfast and walked about the city. We strolled the Stroget from City Hall to the Nyhavn, which had Copenhagen’s most iconic city views of sailing ships moored along a colorful […]
Without a doubt, today was one of the biggest travel debacles that we’ve ever faced. The plan on disembarking from Jade was to go pick up a rental car and drive north to see some hill towns, amongst them a small principality called San Marino. However, if it always rains on us in Palermo, the […]