Waking up on a warm spring morning to the stunning views of Cadiz from the decks of the ship, after a particularly nasty Bay of Biscay is pure bliss – a we made it moment! Cadiz is a really walkable city, there’s usually a ship walking tour, and the photo shows the little park you’ll…
Tag: solo travel
Bergen
They say it’s always cold & wet in Bergen! Don’t believe them! The first time I went to Norway, in early May, the snow was still on the mountains, and the waterfall frozen, but everyone was on deck sunbathing The second time however… It poured! My daughter however went up the funicular about an hour…
Solo Travel? You got a friend in Fred
So I did a cruise review, it went a bit potty, 1200 people have read it!!! In it I said that the particular cruise line didn’t do a lot for the solo traveller, so of course I was asked which lines did I’ve been fortunate enough to sail on a lot of lines, sometimes solo,…
Sail into Belfast
Hello and welcome to Belfast, my hometown! As it looks like more ships might be heading our way instead of to Bonny Scotland this summer, I thought I’d do a little post on things to look out for when sailing in As you turn into Belfast Lough there are lighthouses on either side. To the…
MSC Virtuosa Seacation
I have missed the sea! Being so close but unable to cross the Irish border to the Donegal beaches was pure torture, so it’s no surprise that I booked one of the first UK Seacation cruises on the brand new MSC Virtuosa We received information in advance that we would need insurance with COVID &…
Spice Island. Grenada
Wow! I offered to take suggestions for ports to feature so this is the first of my requested Port posts. The lovely island of Grenada is on both Ventura’s voyage to the Caribbean in 2022 and Ambience to Cuba and the Caribbean in 2023 Plus lots of other Southern Caribbean cruises. I visited with Fred…
Stockholm
Home of IKEA, H&M and Abba A city made up of Fourteen islands intertwined by 57 bridges One of the most scenic cities to sail in or out of, the archipelago or myriad of tiny islands are just begging to be photographed and admired Gamla Stan the picture perfect old town is easily walkable from…
Jonny’s Gang!
Nobody puts baby (or anybody) in the corner in Jonny’s gang! Got asked yesterday to write about what made CMV Columbus stand out from the crowd Well I’ve cruised with most of the mainstream lines and I think they are all really good. Each does what they do brilliantly so if you want ice skating…
Lubeck, weird & wonderful
Docked in Travemunde, Germany, took the train to the pretty Medieval town of Lubeck and discovered the weirdest Church I’ve ever been to The devil has been cast outside, legend says he’s lurking there to pick up lost souls from the wine bar opposite…. I adore stained glass windows. Most of the original Church windows…
Paradise in Guandaloupe
I can only describe Isle de Gosier as a little piece of Paradise! Not the simplest place to get to, especially as we went the scenic route as we’d hoped to do some snorkelling at a marine reserve but murky waters, rickety boats & lack of proper equipment hire put us off There was a…
Santo Domingo
One of the best bits of small ship cruising is you reach the smaller ports where the big ships are just too, well, big! And so we arrived right in the centre of Santo Domingo. Our Seargent Major, as we nicknamed her, Had done her research and four of us headed out to Los Tres…
Santiago de Cuba – morning
Somehow I was persuaded to set my alarm for 6am to watch the sail into port! I’m not a morning person, so arriving on deck, wrapped up in a fleece, in the pitch black, let’s just say I was not a happy bunny! Like someone flicked a switch, the sky cleared and we were treated…
Suzanne’s Arty Travel 