November 13,2023 We left Sarasota yesterday, driving three hours across the state to Miami, checked into the Marriott Aloft on 36th street. Nice hotel, large room, great location, cool vibe. Enjoyed a super dinner at El Pollo Inka, had a nice sleep. This morning at shortly after 11:00 am we arrived at the Miami cruise...
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October 8,2023 We woke to another glorious day in Venice and enjoyed another yummy breakfast. Burano is an island on the northern part of the lagoon. If you’ve been paying attention, you know I’ve been purging our belongings for a few years now…trying to fully embrace a minimalist lifestyle…not shopping… paring down my wardrobe, giving...
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October 7,2023 We were talking to friends last week who’d spent two days in Venice last summer…they do not share our enthusiasm for this beautiful city. I think the issue might be that they had just two days, and one day was spent visiting Murano and Burano…leaving only one day for Venice proper. I am...
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October 6,2023 We said goodbye to Symphony after breakfast in our room. We disembarked around 9:00 am and boarded one of the Crystal provided busses to the Venice maritime terminal. The ride was marred by the continued violent coughing and sniffling of a passenger just two seats in front of us. After about five minutes,...
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October 5,2023 We tendered to the lovely port of Opatija…our last port on this wonderful cruise. As we left the tender, I turned around and snapped this photo of Symphony. Although the port is tiny, it is beautiful. We arrived a few minutes before our guide, so I parked Tim and walked around for bit....
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October 4,2023 found us docked in Split, Croatia. I hope that I’ve conveyed just how much we loved our time in Croatia. The coast line is beautiful, the folks are lovely and we benefited from the knowledge of four wonderful guides. We met our Split guide, VJ, after a late breakfast…right outside the port gate....
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October 3,2023 One of the reasons we choose this itinerary was the opportunity to visit Dubrovnik twice. Although we were here a mere ten days ago…it seems like a long time has passed. The weather on this day was as perfect as we could have hoped for. We enjoyed breakfast on the veranda and then...
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September 30,2023 This was our third visit to Santorini. On our previous visits we rented cars and toured the Island – visiting wineries, beaches and Oia. This time we decided to get off Crystal and day sail around the Island. We were blessed with an absolutely beautiful day. I woke just in time for sunrise....
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September 29,2023 We arrived to the port of Heraklion about 11:00 am. After breakfast on the veranda, we set off to hear Ian Baker-Finch talk about the impending Ryder Cup. Baker-Finch is a most engaging speaker, full of witty anecdotes and self deprecating humor. After winning 17 titles on all four major tours, Ian retired...
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September 28, 2023 Timmy and I love sea days, and this is our first “official” sea day since we boarded 10 days ago. We slept in and enjoyed a leisurely breakfast of coffee and pastries on the veranda. Just before 11:00 am, we headed off to Tastes for the “Late Risers” breakfast. It really doesn’t...
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