Our cruise embarked and disembarked at Civitavecchia but due to a problem with the ship engine it meant that we arrived in to Civitavecchia a day earlier than we were meant to as a port of call to Livorno was cancelled as we wouldn’t make it back to Civitavecchia in time for disembarkation. The port…
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Port Guide: Athens
On our cruise of Greece and Italy we docked at Piraeus which is where you dock to go to Athens. To get from the port of Piraeus to Athens we decided we would get on the hop-on hop-off tour bus which took you from the port to the Acropolis where you then have to change…
Port Guide: Messina
A port of call to Messina in Sicily fell on a Sunday which meant that there was not much open. This was a late arrival to the port as we arrived at midday, at this port of call we decided that the best option would be to do the tour bus which cost €10 to…
Port Guide: Naples
When docking at Naples there are plenty of places to visit from the port as you are able to visit Capri, Pompeii and Sorrento. When docked in Naples you will be able to see Mt Vesuvius which is the second most dangerous volcano and is still active and has destroyed a nearby town called Pompeii….
Port Guide: Valetta
On the latest cruise I did I went to a country that had never really been on my list of places to visit as we docked in Valetta in Malta. Valetta is a port that I would recommend rising early for so that you are able to see the sail in as it’s worth seeing….
Port Guide: Chania
On our cruise around Greece and Italy we did an early as well as short port of call to Chania, Crete as we docked at 7am and left at midday. Due to the shortness of the port of call we decided to get off the ship and go in to the centre as we got…
Port Guide: Rhodes
A part of Greece that was a port of call for our cruise was Rhodes which was somewhere that I’ve not been to before and didn’t really know what to expect. From where the cruise ships dock you are able to walk to the Old Town which takes approximately 5-10 minutes. We decided to get…
Cruise Ship Review: NCL Jade
My last cruise saw me go on Norwegian Jade which was my second time cruising with NCL having previously cruised on the Star. Onboard the Jade there are two pools, one is an adults only pool which is ideal if you want to go in a pool where you won’t have kids disturbing you. There…
Saint Petersburg: Hermitage Museum
In Saint Petersburg we spent a few hours walking around the Hermitage museum. Ordinally this is not the type of museum I would like to walk around but it was very interesting as well as mesmerising. Hermitage is a museum of art and culture, which is the second largest art museum in the world. It…
Port Guide: Saint Petersburg
Russia is a country that I have never previously thought of visiting but my cruise took me to Saint Petersburg which included an overnight stay in port. Saint Petersburg is a city that I thought was beautiful, my visit to Saint Petersburg fell at the same time of the 2018 Football World Cup. Visiting Saint…