Kotor, Montenegro

Montenegro is a beautiful country.  Upon the advice of our cruise director and everything we had read, we woke up at twilight so we could enjoy the scenery as we sailed into the beautiful city of Kotor.

Our ship opened the helipad on deck 5 to offer a viewing spot as far front on the ship as possible. Continue reading “Kotor, Montenegro”

Messina, Sicily, Italy

Our cruise director warned us that a lot of Messina would be closed on Sunday, so we were glad we had pre-purchased an excursion, “Mt. Etna and Taormina” from the ship’s excursion department. It was an hour motor coach ride on hairpin curves to the top of the mountain.  Some folks had planned a trip to hike to the top of the highest crater and walk the perimeter at the top. 

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