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Saturday, November 5, 2022 |
Barcelona, Spain |
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Barcelona, located in Catalonia Spain, is Europe's largest metropolis on the Mediterranean coast, and one of the world’s major global cities. Today, Barcelona balances itself on the cutting edge of architecture, intellectual life, and style. Indeed Barcelona won the 1999 RIBA Royal Gold Medal for its architecture, the first time that the winner has been a city, and not an individual architect. The ‘Gothic Quarter’ is the centre of the old city of Barcelona, where many of the buildings date as far back as the Roman settlement. Read more about Barcelona, Spain
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Sunday, November 6, 2022 |
At Sea |
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Monday, November 7, 2022 |
Cadiz, Spain |
7:00 AM |
6:00 PM |
Cadiz is a city and port in SW Spain. It is the capital of Cadiz Province, an autonomous community of Andalusia. Due to its small size one is never more than a few blocks from the sea, and this engenders a safe, relaxed, and easy-going atmosphere. The oldest continuously inhabited settlement in Western Europe, it has a history of around 3,000 years, and the old central quarter is famous for its picturesque fascination and spectacular buildings. Read more about Cadiz, Spain
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Tuesday, November 8, 2022 |
Lisbon, Portugal |
9:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, lies in the western Iberian Peninsula aside the Atlantic Ocean and the Tagus River. As one of the oldest cities in the world, it is rich in Romanesque, Gothic, Baroque, Modern and Post-Modern constructions. The city is also crossed by historical boulevards and monuments along the main thoroughfares. The Lisbon Coast hosts some fine sandy beaches at Cascais and Estoril and fishing villages like Sesimbra. Read more about Lisbon, Portugal
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Wednesday, November 9, 2022 |
At Sea |
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Thursday, November 10, 2022 |
Ponta Delgada, Portugal |
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5:00 PM |
The largest town in the Portuguese Azores Islands and capital of the island Sao Miguel, Ponta Delgada is built on gently rising ground between green hills. With its many churches, its trim white houses and the lush gardens on its outskirts, it presents an attractive spectacle to visitors arriving by sea. The marina at Ponta Delgada also welcomes many yachts and private sailors from around the world. Boasting many impressive churches and convents, visitors are constantly reminded of its wealthy and illustrious past, when the port was a crucial staging post between Europe and the New World during the15th and 16th centuries. Read more about Ponta Delgada, Portugal
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Friday, November 11, 2022 |
At Sea |
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Saturday, November 12, 2022 |
At Sea |
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Sunday, November 13, 2022 |
At Sea |
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Monday, November 14, 2022 |
At Sea |
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Tuesday, November 15, 2022 |
King's Wharf, Bermuda |
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3:00 PM |
King’s Wharf, located in Bermuda, consists of eight islands linked by causeways and bridges that are part of a self-governing British Territory, consisting of 150 islands in the western Atlantic Ocean. It is ideal for large cruise ships and is best known for its Georgian-style fort built by the British Navy using convicts, and which later served as a North Atlantic base during both World Wars. Today it is a popular tourist destination and a great place for water sports that include scuba diving, parasailing or riding a glass-bottomed boat to reflect on the wrecks of local history, as well as delightful coral reefs. Read more about King's Wharf, Bermuda
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Wednesday, November 16, 2022 |
At Sea |
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Thursday, November 17, 2022 |
Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas |
11:00 AM |
6:00 PM |
Great Stirrup Cay is a small island that is part of the Berry Islands in the Bahamas, about 90 km NNW of the capital Nassau. The narrow island stretches E-W in a 3km arc. (A smaller island to its west, Coco Cay, is a resort for Royal Caribbean guests.) Norwegian Cruise Line purchased the island from Belcher Oil Company in 1977 and developed it into the cruise industry’s first private island for their passengers. NCL ships anchor off-shore and visitors are tendered to the private retreat, an unspoiled paradise of powdery white sand and crystal clear waters, surrounded by a reef with abundant coral and fish in the waters of the peaceful cove. Read more about Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas
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Friday, November 18, 2022 |
Miami, USA |
7:00 AM |
7:00 PM |
Miami, located on the Atlantic coast at the southern tip of Florida, where outdoor sports are open all seasons and dress is casual, is a melting pot of cultures. Miami and Miami Beach are in effect two distinctly different cities, as Miami Beach is almost exclusively tourist orientated, while Miami is a cosmopolitan city with a distinctly Latin American flavour. Don’t miss the South Beach section where fashion designer Gianni Versace lived and died that is one of the trendiest neighbourhoods in the world. Certainly the beaches have an international flair and attract tourists from around the world. Read more about Miami, USA
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Saturday, November 19, 2022 |
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Sunday, November 20, 2022 |
Tampa, USA |
7:00 AM |
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Tampa, in the US state of Florida, is a part of the metropolitan area most commonly referred to as the Tampa Bay Area. The city is divided into neighborhoods, many of which were towns and unincorporated communities that are now annexed by the growing city. Within the city limits are over 165 parks and beaches, and it is also home to a number of attractions and theme parks, including: Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, where visitors can interact with African wildlife; Adventure Island, an excellent water park; Lowry Park Zoo that features over 2,000 animals; and the Florida Aquarium known for its unique glass architecture. Read more about Tampa, USA
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