Cruzen the Med

HE SAID .... I don’t know why they call this cruising; the whole lifestyle is so mentally draining. There are so many a decisions to be made one has to either take two Nurofin or 2 Coronas before doing anything.

Today is day 3. Day I we left Venice early evening, a truly stunning site to see. Our vantage point on the boat was above 98% of Venice so a great way to view the place overall AND see all the bits you missed when one was down there.

Ones first big decision has to be made upon leaving the cabin. Where are we going? Our cabin is ideally placed in the middle of the ship. Step outside the door, look left then right, 400 metres either way of corridor, much of it mirrored.  Looks like that Keanu Reeves movie, you know the one.

At some stage one has to face the eating facilities. Think of something to eat, especially at night, and it will be available. A little like Valentines but better and 40x as much.

Luckily i made a decision to just go with the soup and cracker for the first couple of days, then onto salads. Breakfast is a nightmare here. You walk in and there....decision time, Bacon. Soft Bacon  AND crispy Bacon. What would Mark do I asked myself so I did that?

The cruise is 7 nights long so I decided that for the first five days I would not have any meat dishes. So far so good but it is a struggle, luckily the soups and salads are fresh and there is plenty of fruit.

SHE SAID ....  what a lot of bollocks!!  ..except for the decisions!  We’re loving it!  Was sad to be leaving  Venice, but Christine Mooney you were right.  The cruise ship leaving Venice out the canal above all the buildings was truly unbelievable.  The ship is awesome, and we’re so glad we went for the ‘freestyle’ option of cruise.  You can suit yourself, eat anywhere any time, wear anything any where apart from a couple of minor exceptions, and pretty much do anything any time. All the staff have been fantastic, so friendly, and are mostly Philippine. 

Anyone that’s been cruising will know about all the little things like coming back to your room at night, and not only is the room all ready and bed turned down, but there’s a big penguin made out of a towel sitting in the middle!    The option to get a balcony was a good one.  The pilot gets picked up way down below us, the tender boats have left and landed, perfect spot for a snooze in the late afternoon sun after those 2 coronas, even better spot to watch the sunsets, or check where we are in the middle of the night.

Michael ‘s very excited and failed to mention the plastic bucket, with bottle opener in the handle, containing ice, glass of cut limes, bottles of corona, that you carry around anywhere with you.  Very handy!

And we have managed a cocktail of the day each night at the show! Have seen two entertaining shows to date.

No deck quoits or karaoke ... just can't manage to fit that in!

Slovenia  - Koper.  Apart from the very slow, large walking tour we booked on (you learn by your mistakes!), the old town of Koper that we visited was a quaint.  Slovenia is a very young country with a big fascinating history.

Croatia – Split.  Did our own thing today and this was much better.  The ship’s too big to berth, so tenders back and forth all day. We walked all around the old town, and round to one of the beaches. 

Back on board naturally for an afternoon rest before another big night tonight and vsiting Dubrovnik tomorrow.

Life's awesome!!  Wish we could bring you all with us.