August 15th : Cartagena, Spain Today we landed in the Spanish port of Cartagena, on the coast of the Mediterranean sea. This is our second last port visit on this cruise, our last being tomorrow (Barcelona) as the day after that is at sea. As we had no tours booked, we went ashore and did […]
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August 14th : Gibraltar, United Kingdom (Territory) This afternoon we will arrive in the United Kingdom’s territory of Gibraltar which has long been the ‘gates to the Mediterranean’. The day started with a bit of housekeeping – hand washing a few items of clothes before a latish breakfast in the Oceanview Cafe. At about 11am […]
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August 13th : Lisbon & Evora, Portugal Today we arrived in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon (Lisboa), south of Spain. Our destination is the historic Roman town of Evora (pronounced ‘Evordha’) which has been heritage listed by the UNESCO. We ate a rushed breakfast at around 8:15am before joining the tour at Celebrity Central. The […]
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