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I seriously debated just walking back to town from here. I really did not think I could make it back up but I did not know how long the walk would be. It looked close but I knew my perception from this vantage point was skewed. I am not going to lie, I really, really had a hard time getting back up. I only recommend this for those who are in great physical shape. Maybe just go to the first lookout point and turn back around. They also had a castle you could enter and look around at. I did not enter but here are the prices for reference.

After the first loop there was a massive line to get on the bus. It was about 10:15 at this point. I asked someone who got on how long she had been waiting. She said about a half hour and said the line was much longer now than it was when she started. So bear that in mine if you don't want to wait for a bus. Alternatively, the last stop before this one is at the hard rock cafe, less than five minutes walk from the pier. You run the risk of the bus being full but most likely there will be seats available and you will skip all the people waiting in line. This time I got off at Castillo de Gibralfaro and set off on foot to explore. I did not know where I was going and I think maybe if I had, I wouldn't have ventured on so in hindsight, I am glad I did not know because I got some incredible views! Be warned, though, it is steep and very hard to make your way back up the hill. It is also very challenging walking downhill and you could be seriously hurt if you lose your footing. Very, very steep. Looking back up, and this was before it got very steep. Some great views along the way though.

More photos from around the city...

Continued. I would return later to this spot, but I wanted to take the full loop around first.

For my day in Malaga I had purchased a hop on hop off tour through the ship. I could have purchased it only for just under $27 (€25). Buying it through Carnival was $28 so just over a $1 markup, but I think it was worth the small upcharge. The reason I say this is because the tour purchased direct did not start until 10am. Our tour started at around 8:30 and allowed us a head start on the crowds. I imagine you could have purchased it direct at the pier for the lower price, but you would not know that ahead of time. I also advise going early like I did. It was a little disorganized to start. The directions on my tickets just say meet at the pier from 8AM untill noon. Thankfully it turned out to be easy to figure out once I got there and again I do recommend getting there early. We lined up with our excursion tickets which we traded for the tickets to get onto the bus. By 8:36 we were on our way. I did my best to get pictures, I did get a great seat up top on the edge, but of course it is a moving vehicle

Holy heck! I got the wifi to connect on my computer. I confirmed that none of the computers work very well in the library so I had given up trying. While I have this working, I am going to start catching up on my days on shore. It was too photo heavy to try and do this on my phone. We left off alllll the way back in Malaga on Carnival Freedom. These first pictures might be repeats but my day is a little fuzzy at this point as this was back on October 2. We had docked at 7AM and after our sixth day of losing an hour, the ship was definitely quiet this early in the morning. I had stepped outside after a quick bite to eat to grab a few pictures of the other ships in port with us today and the surrounding port area. It was very cool out. It did warm up a little later in the day but for the most part it was a very nice day.

Almost went for it, I'm getting going now.

I'm either about to go for a walk to get my steps in, or take a nap. My room is an ice box it sure is tempting right now to crawl under the covers and snooze.

I'm surprised how choppy the water is here. It's spilling over the sea wall in some spots. In port with us today is Symphony of the seas. I almost booked that for my first week and QE for the second week until I saw what a great deal this was. Moby, which I'm guessing is a ferry. We followed Costa Toscana from Naples.

The internet spies are intrigued by your recent search history.

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Double meaning. Started on Royal Caribbean but I've heard of it on Carnival lately. I will let my friends know not to bring their upside down pineapples on Cunard.

Tiramisu cheesecake. Forest berry mousse? Thats definitely the warm orange cake, even though he called it mousse.

That person lives a very sheltered life to have a cruise disrupted by a cold pineapple. Say, does Cunard have any upside down pineapples? Asking for a friend. Two friends.

Warm.

That cannelloni was simply amazing. Yum 😋. I'll be on the lookout for the lasagna.

The fritters were good but my mom's pineapple was the winner. My mom's blt I got Veal and beef canneloni

My mom got the roasted pineapple I got spinach and chickpea fritters.

Lunch menu. Lido lunch.

0.0 - weight was a wash today New steps record though

Civitavecchia was as expected but my mom found some souvenir shops so she was happy and that's all that matters. We are back on the ship now and about to head to lunch as soon as the dining room opens.

Crew drills I'm progress. Off to see what I can see 👀.

Good morning from Civitavecchia. I think today is going to be an errands day. Laundry, check in for next cruise etc. I am going to ride the shuttle to where it drops me and take a look around but I think that's as far as I'm getting today.