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Good morning. We are still making our way to Ponta Delgada. I’m going on a tour #7 with Azoean Tours. I’m going to see a volcano, a waterfall and much more.
Believe it or not I’ve actually been there before. When I was 19 I was on a chartered military…
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I didn’t start looking at excursions for this cruise until three months out. By then all of the Carnival excursions for this port were sold out.
It sounded like you could go to town without an excursion, but most of what I wanted to see here required a car.
I went…
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Good morning! Our clocks went back an hour this morning. It’s 4:30 but it feels like 5:30. I need to try to get another hour or two of sleep but sometimes once I’m up, I’m up. And it’s pretty rough out side. I’m not sure if this is the…
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There are three Hop-on, Hop-off bus companies in Lisbon: Gray Line, Yellow Line, and City Sightseeing. The Gray Line said they weren’t expecting another bus for 30 minutes and they didn’t know if they were going to sell anymore tickets.
I ended up going with City Sightseeing since I’ve used…
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The Monument to the Discoveries was originally built as a temporary structure for the 1940 Portuguese World Exhibition. It was destroyed in 1943.
The permanent structure we see today was completed in 1960 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the death of Prince Henry the Navigator who discovered the Azores,…
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Belem Tower was built over 500 years ago by King Manuel I. It’s purpose was to serve as a gateway to the city of Lisbon, but also to defend it from enemy ships.
In later years the tower was used as a prison, a telegraph station, a lighthouse, and a…
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Good morning from Gibraltar! We have an early port day today. Back on board is at 3pm. My excursion meets at 7:45am so I’m going to have to grab a quick breakfast from the buffet.
Carnival cruisers are already making changes. This is the door to the “secret deck.” I’m…
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I booked this tour through Carnival for $129. I had a good amount of onboard credit and I used some of it for this tour. The WWII Tunnel tour was sold out so I figured I needed to jump on this one. It includes the cable car and Europa…
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When I got off of the ship in Malaga, I decided to book the Malaga Hop-on, Hop, off bus. They have two options. 25 euros for just the bus or 35 euros that included tickets to some museums and tours. I went with the 35 which came to $37.
They…
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I took the Hop-on, Hop, off bus to Gibralfaro Castle. They offered tickets for the Castle only or a combo with Alcazaba Palace. In the interest of time I’m going to skip the Palace for now.
They have a grouping of kiosks at the entrance where you can purchase your…
