Tag Archives: Brilliance of the Seas

Relaxing cruise to the Caribbean gone awry

Today marked the end of our Ireland-Azores-Transatlantic cruise on the Brilliance of the seas and the beginning of a back-to-back 5-night cruise to the Western Caribbean. I was up early as I love to watch the sun come up as … Continue reading

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Here, there and everywhere – September – Homeward bound!

Today starts the portion of the cruise that I love most, six days cruising across the open seas to our home port in Tampa, Florida. Our sea days, as I mentioned earlier, tend to fall into a kind of routine.  … Continue reading

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Here, there and everywhere – September – Ponta Delgada, Azores

What a beautiful day!  As soon as I stepped out onto the balcony, I knew it was going to be a wonderful day. Today we dock in Ponta Delgada, Azores.  Ponta Delgada is on the southern coast of the island … Continue reading

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Here, there and everywhere – September – Two glorious sea days

These two days at sea were truly glorious.  We experienced two days of beautiful sunrises, beautiful sunsets, warm breezes, calm seas, the companionship of good friends and a wide variety of activities to fill our days. I relish the days … Continue reading

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Here, there and everywhere – September – Dublin, Ireland

The outside air today is a cool 49°.  Today we dock in Dublin, Ireland Dublin was founded by the Vikings in the 9th century.   Dublin, the largest city and the capital of the Republic of Ireland, is on the east … Continue reading

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Here, there and everywhere – September – Waterford, Ireland

What a wonderful, relaxing day! Although very tired, I was up early. I walked out onto the balcony and was treated to a beautiful sunrise. Today is day two of our journey and we are at sea as we make … Continue reading

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Here, there and everywhere – September

Finally the day arrived for our trip to the land of rolling green hills, shamrocks and leprechauns. Today we board a plane in Orlando to Oslo, Norway then on to Amsterdam for an overnight stay and then the next morning … Continue reading

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Relaxing last day at sea and then the journey home

The last day of any cruise there is always a flurry of activity.  Last minute decisions to make about souvenir photos to buy, running down to the casino for our free pulls and spending a bit of time saying thank … Continue reading

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Lovely, lazy day at sea

It was just a week ago today that I happily posted the next adventure of our back-to-back cruises to the Caribbean on the Brilliance of the seas when out of nowhere I was felled by, first the flu bug and … Continue reading

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A wonderful day spent in one of our bucket list destinations: Key West, Florida

What can I possibly tell you about our wonderful visit to Key West?  Should I talk about the colors of the waters past the shoreline, the colorful history of this beautiful city, the lush foliage we saw embracing so many … Continue reading

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