FUN:travel – Montevideo, Uruguay – Seabourn Cruise – Day 2
February 5, 2013 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN:travel – Montevideo, Uruguay – Seabourn Cruise – Day 2
The ABC’s of Argentina
A = Awesome
B = Bummer
C = Celebration
Day 6 – Monday, February 4 – Montevideo, Uruguay – sunny, nice breeze – 70’s
- A – 9:00 – wake up to good, hot cappuccino in room courtesy of my love!
- 10:00 – eat some fresh fruit
- 11:00 – take shuttle bus to town (10 min)
- walk around – nice & clean
- 12:00 –pretty much have seen everything
- 12:30 – lunch outside deck – meet nice couple from Charleston, SC
- 2:00 – ship departs
- 6:45 – cocktails @ The Club deck 5
- 7:45 – dinner patio grill – lamb chops & salmon – chef Glenn is very accommodating & going to make me pepperoni pizza for lunch tomorrow
- A – 9:45 – show features Elliot Finkel on the piano – VG
FF – (FUN-fact) – My birthday is the 12th so I am looking for passengers who are FUN to come to my surprise party.
- Plaza Zabala
FUN:travel – Buenos Aires, Argentina to Valparaíso, Chile – 15 days – Seabourn Cruise
February 5, 2013 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN:travel – Buenos Aires, Argentina to Valparaíso, Chile – 15 days – Seabourn Cruise
The ABC’s of Argentina
A = Awesome
B = Bummer
C = Celebration
Day 5 – Sunday, February 3 – Buenos Aires, Argentina to Montevideo, Uruguay – sunny, nice breeze – low 80’s
Chris Learns Tango
- A – 8:00 am wake up – get cappuccino this morning!
- A – pack up & ready for next big adventure
- 12:00 – taxi to ship terminal for Seabourn Cruise
- takes 15 min – $15
- place is out of control with people everywhere!
- A – Seabourn has a “speed line” & whisks us through terminal
- 1:00 – board ship
- C – nice lunch outside w/champagne
- 2:00 – cabin ready – unpack & relax
- 4:00 – emergency drill (taken very seriously since Costa Concordia ended up on the rocks)
- 5:00 – siesta
- 7:15 – dinner in main dining room – escargot, strip steak
- 8:00 – Super Bowl “tailgate” party in grand salon
- B – on ESPN & none of the good commercials
- 2:00 am – last ones to leave the theatre
FF – (FUN-fact) – We have to move our clocks ahead one hour.
FUN-photos: Seabourn Cruise 2012
September 13, 2012 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN-photos: Seabourn Cruise 2012
We boarded our ship in Barcelona for a 7 day cruise in the Mediterranean. Our stops included Rosas, Spain – Sète, St. Tropez, & Monte Carlo, France – Cinque Terra, Portoferraio, Island of Elba, & Rome Italy. We enjoyed taking a tour to the Gala Dalí Castle House in Pubol. Salvador Dalí bought the castle 1970 for his wife Gala.
FUN-travel: Island of Elba to Rome, Italy – Day 8 – End of Seabourn Cruise
August 9, 2012 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN-travel: Island of Elba to Rome, Italy – Day 8 – End of Seabourn Cruise
Trip Day 25 – Cruise Ends – Friday, August 3 – Rome, Italy
Tiber River
What I LIKE
Salvador Dalí
- don’t have to get off ship until 9:30
What I DON’T LIKE
- have to be out of our room by 8 am
TIRA (Things I Remember After) – The Seabourn chef bought fresh shellfish in the morning markets and cooked it tableside for lunch. We had some of the best mussels and linguine with clam sauce.
Seabourn Cruise Recap – Travel is very personal! This is our second 6 star cruise and we were impressed with Seabourn. (we plan on cruising with all four of the 6 star cruise lines)
What we LIKED
The food and service was excellent! We booked a room with a big picture window and without a balcony. Nice and big at 295 sq ft. We don’t spend that much time in our room and are perfectly happy going up to the pool deck and sitting outside while having lunch and dinner. In our opinion – You can’t wear an upgrade! We were surprised by how many young people, families and children were on board. This is because of the time of year, length of cruise, and ports of call. We booked a second cruise with Seabourn next February in South America.
What we DIDN’T LIKE
- paying for internet!
- and it was extremely slow!
- we expected the wine by the glass to be better
FUN-travel: La Spezia to Portoferraio, Island of Elba, Italy – Day 7 – Seabourn Cruise
August 8, 2012 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN-travel: La Spezia to Portoferraio, Island of Elba, Italy – Day 7 – Seabourn Cruise
Trip Day 24 – Cruise Day 7 – Thursday, August 2 – Portoferraio, Island of Elba, Italy
Napoleon’s Fountain
What I LIKE
- only 4 hr tour
- leave @ 9:30
- 1st stop – Villa San Martino – summer residence of Napoleon Bonaparte during his exile on Elba – sits half way up the hill – clear view of the harbor in distance – able to walk through and see rooms with furniture & one filled with fanciful Egyptian frescos
- 2nd stop – Porto Azzuro – charming fishing village
- Locman Watches are made on Elba & I have one
- back to ship in time for lunch of fresh shrimp scampi cooked table side
- walk through town – find bigger Locman Watch store
- buy a new watch band & it makes it look brand new!
- dinner with 8 ship mates in the main dining room
What I DON’T LIKE
- can’t remember anything
FF (FUN-fact) – Elba is the largest of a scatter of islands know as the Tuscan archipelago off the west coast of Italy – 16 miles long and 3 miles wide.