Category: Cruising
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Italy/Greece 2023 – Day 5: Athens (Piraeus), Greece (September 6, 2023)
Today we ported in Athens…. well, really, Piraeus which is about 20-30 minutes away. We woke up about 8:45am , threw on some clothes, and met everyone at the buffet. Breakfast was ok…. mainly carbs. This was true every day. After eating, we all went back to our cabins to…
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Italy/Greece 2023 – Day 4: Santorini, Greece (September 5, 2023)
The first port we were visiting was Santorini, Greece. This is a place I wanted to go FOREVER, so I was thrilled. We woke up thinking it was 10, but the time change got us and it was really 11. Thankfully, we weren’t going to be there until 1pm. Em…
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Italy/Greece 2023 – Day 3: Sea Day (September 4, 2023)
Our first day was our only Sea Day, which I started by waking up a few times, only to fall back to sleep. I finally woke up for good about 10:15am. I had a pedicure appointment at 11am and headed to that. My pedicure felt great…. However, the poor lady…
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Italy/Greece 2023 – Day 2: Board the Breakaway (September 3, 2023)
The morning of embarkation, we all woke up about 7am and got situated. About a block away was a large train/bus station that also held a food hall, which was perfect for breakfast. We grabbed a quick bite to tide us over until we got on the ship. We ate…
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Italy/Greece 2023 – Day 1: Rome Arrival and City Tour (September 2, 2023)
We pick back up mid-flight to Rome. I’d been sleeping on and off, waking up as they were serving “breakfast.” This was more a continental type with croissant and yogurt. At that point, I turned on ‘Pitch Perfect’ and then promptly fell asleep, again. I woke up right as the…
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Italy/Greece 2023 – Day 0: Leave for Rome (September 1, 2023)
After dreaming of going to Italy and Greece most of my life, the day arrived that I would be embarking on a journey to both! First, however, I had a few things to do. In an attempt to save a vacation day, I actually decided to go to work! I…
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Italy/Greece 2023 – Flight Confusion
Part of our deal with Norwegian Cruise Line was that our flight would be booked through them. This honestly was one of the most stressful parts of the entire thing, because we didn’t get our flight schedule until about 45 days before the trip. About mid-July, both Jeff and I…
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Italy/Greece 2023 – The Planning Process (Italy Ports)
Warning: This is a wordy post with zero to no photos. Truly, a planning post. I laid out a lot of background and my overall planning method in my previous Greece ports post. So, let’s get right into my Italy port planning….. Valletta, Malta Ok, so this is not Italy,…
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Italy/Greece 2023 – The Planning Process (Greece Ports)
Warning: This is a wordy post with zero to no photos. Truly, a planning post. This cruise was going to be very port heavy. We had one Sea Day, at the very beginning. Then, it was all ports. Honestly, it was pretty overwhelming and some of my travel party were…
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Italy/Greece 2023 – The Planning Process (Rome)
Warning: This is a wordy post with zero to no photos. Truly, a planning post. We originally booked this trip in the Summer of 2022. However, we really didn’t start the planning process until Spring 2023. Until then, we were browsing through our options, watching YouTube, and reading different blogs.…
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