glachner

Our first transatlantic/repositioning cruise and it was different from our cruises in the past. There are a lot of days at sea versus visiting land locations which we were not used to. Since we have been on several cruises we have been to a lot of art auctions, jewelry sales, and next cruise presentations so that left reading and gambling. We don't gamble so we did a lot of reading and really enjoyed some of the destination lectures by a professor on board. At Puerto Rico we selected a bus tour that ended at a mall. We thought it would be a local market but it was an upscale mall, the same one that is blocks from our home in Florida. Disappointing. The Azores was rainy so we could not see much of the lakes on the tour but Puerto del Gado is beautiful.  Our favorite stop was Malaga Spain where our guide took us on a tour of the city and then a walking wine and tapas tour, He was a wonderful guide with lots of information and stories that made it a tour to remember. Lastly we disembarked in Barcelona and spent a few days in a wonderful city, even with May day marches. The Royal Caribbean staff was wonderful as usual and, even with an older ship, it was very enjoyable.