Destinations/Ports Series: 2022 Transatlantic Cruise Tampa is a great little port to sail in and out of. The ships that sail out of there have to be small enough to fit under the Sky Way Bridge which crosses the mouth of Tampa Bay. None of the super mega ships meet that criteria, so if you…
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Destinations/Ports Series: 2022 Transatlantic Cruise I was a little nostalgic going back to Nassau. Believe it or not, I hadn’t been back there since my very first cruise in 1975, but boy has it changed. There were 5 massive cruise ships there and with the much needed cruise terminal under construction it was a logistical…
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Destinations/Ports Series: 2022 Transatlantic Cruise Our day in Ponta Delgada started with a walk along the marina and a visit to the military history museum located inside Forte de Sao Bras. Here we found interesting display about many of the Portuguese military endeavors including WWII and also the many wars that the Portuguese African colonies…
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Destinations/Ports Series: 2022 Transatlantic Cruise This was our second visit to Cartagena Spain, having first visited in 2009, also on a Transatlantic cruise. We explored the main shopping area on the first trip, but this time we skipped the shopping (mostly) and visited a few more of the historic sites. I also made my way…
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Destinations/Ports Series: 2022 Transatlantic Cruise Since we had never been to Palma de Majorca, we did take a shuttle into town and explore the main shopping street and the plaza outside the cathedral, as well as some of the historical buildings. There were several cruise ships in port this day, including the large Wonder of…
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