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The Aegean Sea Cruise: All Good Things Come to an End
Today is the final installment of my Aegean Sea Cruise blog series. It has been a terrific cruise- everything you hope for in a vacation. I spent most of yesterday relaxing, napping and reading. In fact I finally finished the book I had been reading,...
The Aegean Sea Cruise: A Bit More From Cairo, & Alexandria, Egypt
Today is our last full day aboard the Grand Princess ship. We are still at sea, sailing the beautiful and shimmering blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea. I’m reading “My Life in France” by Julia Child, and what a terrific book so far. It was t...
The Aegean Sea Cruise: More from Cairo, Egypt
We’re at sea today, sailing north back to Rome. Last night it was a perfect night, I left the balcony doors open to enjoy the sound of the ocean lulling me to sleep. Today it is warm and sunny, a perfect day to relax on deck by the pool and relax. ...
The Aegean Sea Cruise: Cairo, Egypt
We reached perhaps the pinnacle of this entire cruise, Egypt. It was the first time I’ve set foot on the African continent, so it was exciting for me in many ways. Our ship arrived in Port Said, Egypt after a full day at sea. We drive from port Sa...
The Aegean Sea Cruise: Chef’s Table Dining Experience
Part of the cruising experience of course is enjoying life on the ship. Being “foodies” one aspect of ship life is the variety of food and dining options on board. For example, we tend to prefer the dining rooms for our meals instead of the buffe...
The Aegean Sea Cruise: Istanbul
Our journey through the Aegean Sea continues with a day in Istanbul. I didn’t know quite what to expect from this ancient city, but nonetheless, I had high expectations. Since I was a kid, I’ve had a mysterious curiosity about this city; I was fi...
The Aegean Sea Cruise: Kusadasi & Ephesus
Until today, I had never been to Turkey or the Asian continent. Now I can say I have been to both. (Part of Turkey is considered Asia, and part is Europe) The Grand Princess ship arrived at the beautiful port city of Kusadasi, which is on the west co...
The Aegean Sea Cruise: Athens, Greece
The long awaited arrival in Athens came quietly in the very early morning hours on Friday. I woke up at 4:00 AM, it was still dark, but I could see that we had arrived in Athens. From my balcony, what I saw was a populated, sprawling city, and no evi...
The Aegean Sea Cruise: A Day At Sea
One of the things I enjoy most about cruises are the sea days. Longer cruises typically have multiple days at sea, for example the Panama Canal Cruise, which was 21 days had 9 sea days! Sea days are the ultimate luxury for me because they force relax...
Aegean Sea Cruise: Video Blog Post
Hi there- I had some free time on our full day at sea, so I filmed this quick video blog post for you. I hope you are able to view it. Thanks for watching!-Rick Rockhill...
The Aegean Sea Cruise: Beautiful Capri
Welcome back to the Aegean Sea Cruise blog series. Yesterday we sailed due south along the Mediterranean Sea and arrived in beautiful and sunny Naples. Just offshore in view were the islands of Capri and Ischia. We were briefly in Naples last year, o...
The Aegean Sea Cruise: Departure from Rome
Welcome to The Aegean Sea Cruise: Departure from Rome. After several marvelous days in Rome, we reached our sail away day to begin the fabulous Aegean Sea Cruise. We have an exciting itinerary: Naples, Capri, then onto various ports in Greece, Turk...
