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@nordski! We brought our own “liquid gold!” Warm, but threatening rain in Honfleur today. No excursion planned, so we will take the shuttle into town and walk about.

Yes it does!!

White Night! Whispering Angel Rose, and sunset (sort of). Didn’t even really set until well after 10

We did indeed! It was wide open with a sign inviting guests to come in. They even had souvenirs for sale on the honor system. It was a lovely town to walk about on one’s own and it turned out to be warmer than expected. Had an excellent lunch of some local fish and took the Petit Train Guernsey for a slightly broader tour of the town.

This morning, Windows became a self-service buffet again. Up until then, one was served. Don’t know what has changed. I do know that with VERY few exceptions, the only people masked are the crew. BTW, a nice addition to the bathroom since our last cruise is a nightlight! We are tendered in St Peter Port this morning - a cool, sunny day. No excursion planned, so we will just walk about on our own.

Please see the thread Tips for Azamara Newbies for lots of great information!

Nice sea day brunch in Discoveries. Then attended a smartphone photography class. Plan on attending a Belgium destination lecture later. Tomorrow promises to be sunny, but cool, in St Peter Port. It is also White Night and we leave at 8:00 pm, so could be pretty chilly for an outdoor event! Have reservations for a late seating in Prime C this evening.

Italian Chefs Table. I had the fish, which was a little tasteless, to be honest, but DH said the beef was delicious!

Just booked another cruise to take advantage of extra OBC. Athens to Dubai October 2023. Fair price and early booking perk of an Experience More package, which for a 17 day cruise, is pretty sweet.

One of the reasons I am continuing to mask in public spaces

IMO, sales are just down

Yep!

BTW, the pastry in my last food photo, pastel de nata , is SO good. And onboard the ship last night, they were circulating with boxes of them - because Azamara 😍

Very few people other than crew are masked onboard my current Quest cruise 😟

Well, Ivi, our hotel would probably not be for everyone. We tend to go for small and inexpensive. But we liked it and they were super friendly and we could walk to some historic places. It was the Hotel Esquina Cosmopolitan Lodge. Our better heeled friends stayed at the Hotel Sofetil

The river cruise and wine tasting in Porto was fun too! And very entertaining to hear the Lisbon guide trash talk Porto and the Porto guide trash talk Lisbon. And of course they both hate Spain!

Backing up a bit. We arrived in Lisbon a couple of days in advance of the cruise, staying in a small, unpretentious hotel on top of one of the many hills. After sitting in a jet lagged daze for awhile in the square across the street, we embarked on a two hour tuk tuk tour of the city, just to get some of the highlights, since we have never been here before. After, the driver dropped us near a seafood place called Bastardo Fish Bar, where we shared a most delicious lunch. The next day we got a hill workout finding our way to the meet up point to an afternoon food tour. On the way, we discovered the Museu de Teatro Romana, the ruins of a Roman theater, now a museum. The food tour , by Treasures of Lisboa, I would highly recommend. Only 70 euros pp, it was scheduled for 3.5 hours (ran for 4) in the Alfami district. Only 10 people. Went to a series of tiny restaurants, were we were seated and served a several tastings, from olive oil, to sardines, to octopus salad, to codfish cakes, Churico, wines, pastries, etc, etc. The guide was funny and charming and knowledgeable.

Definitely no problem getting a table at Discoveries last night.

Me too, Phil. Hope we get to meet on another!

Boarded Quest in Lisbon yesterday. Went very smoothly, had a PCR test stateside with results on my phone, so no trouble at the pier. The ship feels empty at only 310 passengers. Beautiful sail away, but then encountered some rough seas en route to Porto. Fortunately, neither I nor DH are prone to seasickness. Met up with some Aussie friends for dinner in an almost empty Discoveries. The food is as good as I remembered. In Porto now on our way to a river cruise with wine tasting. It’s 8:45 am!!! More later!

I’ll say one thing for Captain Tysse. On our Quest Christmas cruise, he was very straightforward about announcing daily COVID case counts, and it was much appreciated.

That’s where I always ask.

That’s the plan! 😀

The cruise we are looking at is in 2023, but we will know when we book if it works

I may be booking a new cruise while onboard my upcoming one and it is very unclear to me whether I will benefit by trying to use my 2 free days. We shall see I guess.