Column: Deb's Digest

There is so much Med Cruise information that I decided to consolidate it all into one resource page. Complete Navigator’s from the 11 night cruise, thanks to Gary the Guide. Excursion reviews! Photo links as we get them online…. it is taking a while to filter through the thousands of pictures! I recently was a … Continue reading "Mediterranean Cruise Info Update"

All good things must come to an end and this cruise is no exception. We got off the ship on Wednesday morning after our 8am breakfast seating. There was a great deal of confusion outside the terminal in terms of what bus would take us to the Disney-reserved hotel. Finally found the correct bus (they … Continue reading "Cruising the Med – Back to Barcelona and Home – 6/6/07"

Here’s the latest batch of Blog Feedback Questions and Answers: Robyn writes: Our family will be cruising on 7/7/07! We have previously sailed the eastbound Panama Canal trip and that was fantastic. We are looking forward to wonderful time. My first question is, what kind of camera are you using? (your pictures are beautiful). Second, … Continue reading "Med Reader Mailbag #3"

Our final day at sea, but sadly, that also means our last full day onboard. We were happy to sleep in as most days our excursions had us up very early! After breakfast we returned to the room and started cleaning up and packing. At 11:30 Pirates 3 was showing so we decided to go … Continue reading "Cruising the Med – 6/5/07 – at Sea"

Today we visit Villefranche, France, our last port of call on this incredible journey. Arrive: 8:00am Depart: 11:30pm This morning I finally caught the sunrise and it was spectacular! If you’ve been reading since the beginning, you know that we really wanted to book one tour over all others, the Convertible car tour of the … Continue reading "Cruising the Med – Villefranche, France 6/4/07"

Med Cruise Mailbag! Thanks to everyone for all your feedback! It encourages us to stay as current as we can and share our adventures. We’re glad we can take you all with us, albeit thru our writings! Keep those emails coming! John (Tagrel’s WDWNJ) writes: Deb – we are enjoying your entries so much!!! Cathy … Continue reading "Med Reader Mailbag #2"

Today we visit Marseille, France Arrive: 8:00am Depart: 9:00pm Our Excursion: Castellet and Wine Tasting Our journey began with at approximately 1pm with a 75 minute ride from Marseille to Le Castellet – a medieval village in the hills of the Var Region. The village features a 12th century church and an 11th century castle. … Continue reading "Cruising the Med – 6/3/07 – Marseille, France"

Deb and Linda write: WHEW! Today we are at SEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It’s been a whirlwind tour of Italy and while it’s been fascinating and beyond words, we are SO looking forward to a day at Sea to catch up with ourselves and our travel companions! We had an excellent brunch at Palo -.the food, magnificent as … Continue reading "Cruising the Med – at Sea 6/1/07"

Today we visit La Spezia (Florence, Pisa), Italy Arrive: 7:30am Depart: 7:30 pm It was hard to decide which excursion to take… but after much thought we decided on Florence and Michelangelo. While we both had an interest in seeing Pisa, we decided it’d be best to focus our time in Florence. Our Excursion: Ten … Continue reading "Cruising the Med – 6/2/07 – La Spezia (Florence, Pisa), Italy"

Linda settles in for our one hour city tour. Deb inside the Colosseum Imagine the Colosseum floor on top of these pillars! Colosseum Colosseum Complete 2007 Mediterranean Cruise Information – Navigators, Blogs, Photos, Excursion Reviews, Podcasts and more! Other Mediterranean Blogs from AllEars® Glo from Miami Guest Blogs – including Chris and Beci Mahnken