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Day 048: Atlantic Ocean
Day 048: Atlantic Ocean
Day 047: Atlantic Ocean
Day 047: Atlantic Ocean
Day 046: Lisbon, Portugal
Day 046: Lisbon, Portugal
Day 045: Seville, Spain
Day 045: Seville, Spain Day 045: Seville (supplemental) Hi everyone. We’re in Seville, Spain today. Tomorrow is the 4th of July and we should be in Lisbon, Portugal. They probably won’t celebrate the holiday in quite the same way. In the past week we visited three ports in Italy, then Monte Carlo and Barcelona. We … Continue reading
Day 044: Mediterranean Sea (Gibraltar)
Day 044: Underway, Mediterranean Sea Position: N 37º 01′ 26″ W 001º 19′ 12″ Weather: ºC wind kts, waves m Last Port: Barcelona, Spain Next Port: Cadiz, Spain Status: Underway From the Navigator Throughout this morning we will maintain a southwesterly course, passing Ibiza on our port side as we round the Costa Blanca on our starboard … Continue reading
Day 040: Rome, Italy
Day 040: Civitavecchia (for Rome), Italy Position: N 41º 40′ 00″ E 012º 42′ 00″ Weather: 36ºC wind 10kts, waves 1m Last Port: Naples, Italy Next Port: Livorno, Italy Status: In Port From the Navigator We will make our final approach to Civitavecchia at 0545 and will board our local pilot shortly after. Once the … Continue reading
Day 039: Naples, Italy
Day 039: Naples, Italy Position: N 40º 50′ 36″ E 014º 15′ 46″ Weather: 29ºC wind 12kts, waves 1m Last Port: Istanbul, Turkey Next Port: Civitavecchia, Italy Status: In Port From the Navigator Throughout the early morning we will maintain a north easterly course along the Tyrrhenian Sea towards Naples. At around 0445 this morning … Continue reading
Day 038: Aegean Sea
Day 038: Ionian Sea Position: N 37º 26′ 17″ E 017º 34′ 09″ Weather: 23ºC wind 15-20kts from the north, waves 2m Last Port: Istanbul, Turkey Next Port: Naples, Italy Status: Underway From the Navigator Early this morning we will transit the Elafonisu Strait to round the southern coast of Greece and set westerly courses … Continue reading
Day 037: Anzac Cove, Turkey
Day 037: Anzac Cove Position: N 37º 54′ 58″ E 24º 34′ 44″ Weather: 31ºC wind 2kts, waves 1m Last Port: Istanbul, Turkey Next Port: Naples, Italy Status: Underway, Anzac Cove From the Navigator During the early hours of this morning we will transit the Dardanelli Strait and once clear we will set northerly courses … Continue reading
Day 036: Istanbul, Turkey
Day 036: Istanbul, Turkey Position: N 37º 58′ 32″ E 023º 43′ 26″ Weather: 36ºC wind north east 10 kts Last Port: Mytilene, Greece Next Port: Naples, Italy Status: In port, starboard-side-to From the Navigator Tour Overview A scenic 25-minute drive in your motorcoach takes you across the Galata Bridge into the heart of … Continue reading
Day 035: Mytilene, Greece
Day 035: Mytilene, Greece Position: N 41º 01′ 53″ E 028º 59′ 22″ Weather: 32ºC northeast wind 10kts Last Port: Athens, Greece Next Port: Istanbul, Turkey Status: at anchor, taking tender boats to shore From the Navigator We will maintain north easterly course throughout the early hours as we cross the Aegean Sea and approach … Continue reading
Day 034: Athens, Greece
Day 034: Athens, Greece Position: N 37º 58′ 32″ E 023º 43′ 26″ Weather: 36ºC wind north 15 kts Last Port: Ashdod, Israel Next Port: Mytilene, Greece Status: In port, port-side-to From the Navigator Tour Overview Board your motorcoach for a scenic driving tour into the heart of Athens. Your narrated tour orients you … Continue reading
Day 033: Mediterranean Sea
Day 033: Mediterranean Sea
Day 032: Jerusalem / Bethlehem, Israel
Day 032: Masada and the Dead Sea (Jerusalem / Bethlehem, Israel) Position: N 31º 35′ 26″ E 035º 24′ 22″ Weather: 30ºC wind northwest 8 kts Last Port: Aqaba, Jordan Next Port: Athens, Greece Status: in port, Ashdod, Israel From the Navigator This morning we will commence our final approach to Ashdod at approximately 0430 … Continue reading
Day 031: Suez Canal
Day 031: Suez Canal, south to north Position: N 30º 28′ 52″ E 032º 20′ 40″ Weather: 31ºC wind north 15 kts, canal is calm Last Port: Aqaba, Jordan Next Port: Ashdod, Israel Status: underway, northbound in the Suez Canal From the Navigator At approximately 0330 we will approach our anchorage waiting area and shortly … Continue reading
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