Tickets arrived today

[Rebel Rouser]

Now I can really start to think about the holiday ;)

 

[jenny wren]

Oooh good ! Hope ours won't be long then!:)

[Rebel Rouser]

Oooh good ! Hope ours won't be long then!:)

 

 

They have further to go to Cornwall :D

[kate52]

There is plenty to read- have you got through it all yet, RR?

Are you a "port planner" or take it as it comes?

 

kate

[Rebel Rouser]

Just take it as it comes..hate planning things on Holiday, we know all the ports very well now, so it's easy to just get off and do your own thing.

[jenny wren]

Hip Hip Hooray ....our tickets came today!!!!!:D:D

[infoqueen]

thats when you really start getting excited when the tickets arrive. was nearly joining you on this one it was my first reserve if the price on the dream didnt come down enough but as you can see its the dream we are on this time 3 days before yours sails. hope to be on the island escape later in the year though so enjoy your cruise as we will enjoy ours. are you following us around to any of our stops we are in livorno and barcelona are you going there too?

[jenny wren]

Livorno - 2nd July Saturday.....but we're not going to Barcelona....its Sea Day, Propriano, Civitavecchia, Livorno, Cannes, Mahon and back to Palma...three new ports for us so quite excited....nice to find a slightly different itinerary than the norm....:)

[infoqueen]

it sound almost identical to the itinery we did in 2009. loved mahon you dock right in the town. went on a bus tour in cannes, did rome on your own tour and used the metro. which are the new ones for you this time?

[jenny wren]

Cannes, Propriano and Mahon are the new ones....we usually just look around the port areas on our first visit and then if we return go further afield.....thought we may go to the Vatican, as last visit to Rome was a Sunday so gave it a miss and did the other sites....Livorno we may go to Pisa...have already done Florence and seen the tower at Pisa from a distance....we'll see what weather is like and how tired we are after Rome...might be good to have a lazy day on the ship.

Was it a HOHO bus in Cannes or a ships trip you did? Mahon gets good reviews ...we are looking forward to that as we haven't been to Minorca (although have been to Majorca many times) ...Just looking forward to getting some warm sunshine (hopefully!!) :)

[Rebel Rouser]

Just be careful with the steps (of death) in Mahon :D they seem to go on for ages climbing up from the port to the centre of town.

[ruby 08]

our tickets came in the post today and we only booked last wednesday.:)

[Rebel Rouser]

Looks like it's going to be one big party Ruby :D

[ruby 08]

Lets hope so!!!! looking forward to being on the Island Escape again.

[Rebel Rouser]

? Mahon gets good reviews ...we are looking forward to that as we haven't been to Minorca :)

 

 

Make sure you're up early on the trip into Mahon, one of the best harbours in the world to sail into IMHO...the sights are amazing. it takes a good 45 mins sailing until you dock.

 

 

RR roving reporter for CC :D

[jenny wren]

Make sure you're up early on the trip into Mahon, one of the best harbours in the world to sail into IMHO...the sights are amazing. it takes a good 45 mins sailing until you dock.

 

 

RR roving reporter for CC :D

 

OK will remember that...and also to take it easy up the steps !!:)

Hope the weather's kind to us...our son and Daughter in law had rain on a few days of their recent Oceana cruise to Western Med....

We've had rubbish weather down here in Cornwall as well ....while the rest of the country seems to have had it good for ages. :(

[infoqueen]

Cannes, Propriano and Mahon are the new ones....we usually just look around the port areas on our first visit and then if we return go further afield.....thought we may go to the Vatican, as last visit to Rome was a Sunday so gave it a miss and did the other sites....Livorno we may go to Pisa...have already done Florence and seen the tower at Pisa from a distance....we'll see what weather is like and how tired we are after Rome...might be good to have a lazy day on the ship.

Was it a HOHO bus in Cannes or a ships trip you did? Mahon gets good reviews ...we are looking forward to that as we haven't been to Minorca (although have been to Majorca many times) ...Just looking forward to getting some warm sunshine (hopefully!!) :)

we usually just look around the ports but did rome and we were really tired so glad we didnt have anything booked in livorno, also the crossing was a bit rough so we were up in the night rescuing things coming off the dressing table. livorno is a nice little town to walk around. went to nice on a sunday so booked a ships tour, well worth it and really interesting in mahon they were having a fiesta so we were out with the locals and watching the fireworks. great atmousphere. we did rome on your own and went to the forum and colleseum, also trevi fountain-wonderful. enjoy

[infoqueen]

Just be careful with the steps (of death) in Mahon :D they seem to go on for ages climbing up from the port to the centre of town.

went up twice popped back to the ship for lunch then back up again. you can do this as you dock right in the town. all the walking keeps me fit and conteracts all the food and booze, cos the food is lovely on this ship

[Rebel Rouser]

Liverno is a lovely town to walk around, make sure you go to one of the biggest markets on the circuit..it's massive.

[jenny wren]

Liverno is a lovely town to walk around, make sure you go to one of the biggest markets on the circuit..it's massive.

 

OOh that sounds good .....we like a good market to browse....we were there in January but stayed on board as it was a Sunday and we thought everywhere would be closed....:)