- Western Med 2022 – Day 0 – July 07“Early” doesn’t even begin to conjure up our timetable for the day. Add in that we went to A Little Night Music… Read more: Western Med 2022 – Day 0 – July 07
- Western Med 2022 – Day 1 – July 08We may be on vacation but Zoom remains a part of life – for today at least. After a pleasant breakfast we… Read more: Western Med 2022 – Day 1 – July 08
- Western Med 2022 – Day 2 – July 09The Borghesi family is a bit like Italian royalty, this dynasty has a lineage tracing back to C13, not always in Rome,… Read more: Western Med 2022 – Day 2 – July 09
- Western Med 2022 – Day 3 – July 10We rise with full anticipation of an exciting day ahead – the day we join the ship – enjoy breakfast and then… Read more: Western Med 2022 – Day 3 – July 10
- Western Med 2022 – Day 4 – July 11We breakfast in the port of Livorno. Any experienced cruiser will know Livorno as the gateway to Pisa and Florence. Indeed we’ve… Read more: Western Med 2022 – Day 4 – July 11
- Western Med 2022 – Day 5 – July 12Last time we were here, on this very ship, we tendered into Santa Margherita Ligure and walked to Portofino. This time we’re doing… Read more: Western Med 2022 – Day 5 – July 12
- Western Med 2022 – Day 6 – July 13Previous time in Bandol we turned right and headed East along the coast. Pretty obvious what’s required today, and that’s what happens,… Read more: Western Med 2022 – Day 6 – July 13
- Western Med 2022 – Day 7 – July 14Sete is not a town with which we’re familiar. Yet another town considered the “Venice of …” because it has a few… Read more: Western Med 2022 – Day 7 – July 14
- Western Med 2022 – Day 8 – July 15Overnight we move from French to Spanish waters, our first day of many is in the Catalan port of Palamós on the… Read more: Western Med 2022 – Day 8 – July 15
- Western Med 2022 – Day 9 – July 16Standard breakfast, standard photo call! Last time we were in Mallorca we were travelling with friends John and Sheila, we hired a… Read more: Western Med 2022 – Day 9 – July 16
- Western Med 2022 – Day 10 – July 17We arrive in Barcelona on a sultry Sunday, walking anywhere is easy because the streets are very quiet. We head off with… Read more: Western Med 2022 – Day 10 – July 17
- Western Med 2022 – Day 11 – July 18We’re thinking of running a competition for longest walk across a port. Yesterday in Barcelona, over 2.5 miles, today in Valencia it’s… Read more: Western Med 2022 – Day 11 – July 18
- Western Med 2022 – Day 12 – July 19When Shakespeare coined the phrase “salad days” he probably didn’t have in mind a Mediterranean cruise, but somehow this expression is what… Read more: Western Med 2022 – Day 12 – July 19
- Western Med 2022 – Day 13 – July 20Last time we came to Cádiz, we drove – it’s a spur like Sandbanks in Dorset, connected by just a strip of… Read more: Western Med 2022 – Day 13 – July 20
- Western Med 2022 – Day 14 – July 21Back in Blighty for the day, the weather is as one might expect – overcast and cooler. At least to start, although… Read more: Western Med 2022 – Day 14 – July 21
- Western Med 2022 – Day 15 – July 22First time in Tangier for over forty years, I can only remember the Kazbar for being the most extraordinarily chaotic place ever.… Read more: Western Med 2022 – Day 15 – July 22
- Western Med 2022 – Day 16 – July 23Birthday celebrations commence at the poolside grill at breakfast, with Mimosas (Buck’s Fizz) and alongside what we have ordered comes a birthday… Read more: Western Med 2022 – Day 16 – July 23
- Western Med 2022 – Day 17 – July 24Back in Africa for the second time in three days, today is quite a different experience. We’re in Melilla, Spanish Morocco. Which… Read more: Western Med 2022 – Day 17 – July 24
- Western Med 2022 – Day 18 – July 25After breakfast at the patio grill, we get off in town, literally – we’re parked just a few yards from the centre… Read more: Western Med 2022 – Day 18 – July 25
- Western Med 2022 – Day 19 – July 26Western Med 2022 – Day 19 – July 26 With only two sea days on this entire vacation, there’s hardly been a… Read more: Western Med 2022 – Day 19 – July 26
- Western Med 2022 – Day 20 – July 27Now we’ve started something, chef Julius in Patio Grill insists on cooking us something special each morning. Today we’re on breakfast burritos… Read more: Western Med 2022 – Day 20 – July 27
- Western Med 2022 – Day 21 – July 28An earlier start is just the first of many insults to the soul that happen on disembarkation day, as any regular cruiser… Read more: Western Med 2022 – Day 21 – July 28
