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Fred. Olsen World Cruise 2018: Turkey, Greece, Italy And Spain

Posted on April 22, 2018 by CruiseMiss — 1 Comment

We’ve called to Turkey, Greece, Italy and Spain since I last checked in with you and I didn’t really do much in any of the ports. I’ve had so much writing to catch up on and because I decided to…

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Posted in Destinations, Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, World Cruise

Arrivederci MSC Opera

Posted on September 3, 2013 by CruiseMiss — Leave a comment

It’s almost that time again, disembarkation day! Today we have enjoyed Le Havre and are in port until 9pm, but tomorrow shall see us once again back in Southampton where one must leave MSC Opera behind. I have to say…

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Posted in General Cruise Articles, MSC Cruises

Coming Up Next MSC Opera

Posted on July 26, 2013 by CruiseMiss — 3 Comments

I think the entire cruising universe is aware by now that I can’t stay ashore for too long, once the ship’s start calling I have to answer! With that said I thought now would be a good time to let…

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Counting Down To Ventura And The Mediterranean

Posted on May 30, 2013 by CruiseMiss — 4 Comments

It’s that time of year again, summer is almost upon us and so come the thoughts of some fun in the sun for 2 weeks. I have visited the Mediterranean on a cruise several times but I never tire of…

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Shore Excursion Gone Wrong

Posted on May 5, 2013 by CruiseMiss — Leave a comment

With today’s blog comes my request to you that, when on organised excursions, just make a mental note of those sitting around you so that if the guide were to miss-count you can shout out that someone is missing. Had…

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Posted in General Cruise Articles, Safety Onboard

Cruising, it never gets Tiresome

Posted on August 13, 2012 by CruiseMiss — 1 Comment

Each and every one of us has aspects of a cruise experience that we never get tired of. It could be the fact you wake up in an entirely new destination each morning or the fact you can eat around…

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Grand Event Cruise – Vigo

Posted on August 2, 2012 by CruiseMiss — Leave a comment

Today we found ourselves in Vigo, Spain, and it was to be our last port of call. Vigo again was a place I had visited many times before however, this time, it seemed a little different. Our captain announced that…

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Grand Event Cruise – Palma de Mallorca

Posted on July 31, 2012 by CruiseMiss — 1 Comment

Another port, another glorious sunny day. Welcome to Palma, one of the most popular destinations in the Balearic Islands for British holiday makers. This was my 4th visit here by cruise ship but previously I have had many a land…

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Barcelona, Spain – Day 8

Posted on May 12, 2012 by CruiseMiss — 2 Comments

Today was our final port of call, finally the sun was shining and it was and hot day in Barcelona. We woke early in order to get off more or less as soon as the ship had docked; today was…

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Cartagena – Day 4

Posted on May 9, 2012 by CruiseMiss — Leave a comment

Today we arrived in beautiful Cartagena on the South Eastern coast of Spain. I was quite excited about this port as out of all our destinations it was the only place I had never in fact visited before. I wasn’t…