Leaving on a Jet Plane . . . Mariner 4/30 - 5/20 Travel Blog

[txladycruiser]

We are leaving the house in a few minutes for Barcelona. We are doing a travel blog of our cruise. We did this last year while we were on 4 segments of the World Cruise. Of course, we had lots of sea days then and this cruise is much more port intensive. We're going to attempt to keep the travel blog up to date but may fall behind on some days and our photos will, most likely, be unedited.

 

Here's the link to the travel blog:

 

 

 

http://blog.travelpod.com/members/thewrens

 

I'll try to post here each day that I make an entry.

 

 

Karen and Wayne

[Threechicks]

Thanks for the link Karen. Looking forward to reading all about your trip. Elsie

[RachelG]

Great, Karen. I will look forward to reading and following along

[OrpingtonT]

Me, too.

 

Have a wonderful cruise.

[esimon]

We are leaving the house in a few minutes for Barcelona. We are doing a travel blog of our cruise. We did this last year while we were on 4 segments of the World Cruise. Of course, we had lots of sea days then and this cruise is much more port intensive. We're going to attempt to keep the travel blog up to date but may fall behind on some days and our photos will, most likely, be unedited.

 

Here's the link to the travel blog:

 

http://blog.travelpod.com/members/thewrens

 

I'll try to post here each day that I make an entry.

 

excited to meet you and the husband -- I need to make sure you write nice things about me LOL ready for the trip of a lifetime see you in Barcelona

[nana541]

We will be looking forward to hearing about your exciting jouney aboard our favorite ship! Seven Seas Mariner :)

[esimon]

we finally got a cabin number -- 774 here we come LOL

[OrpingtonT]

we finally got a cabin number -- 774 here we come LOL

 

Hope the beds are to your liking. :)

[esimon]

I can not imagine that everything won't be absolutely perfect !!!

[WesW]

Bon Voyage Karen & Wayne.

 

Just read the first blog entry--very efficient packing Karen.

[tallship]

Looking forward to your reports. Wish I was back onboard.

[grapejuice]

Thanks very much Karen and Wayne, am really looking forward to your reports. I very much enjoyed your last blog on your 4 segment world cruise. Loved all your photos as well. Thanks for taking the time to post.

[txladycruiser]

I just finished a short blog on Barcelona. We are pretty tired today but looking forward to doing lots of sightseeing tomorrow.

 

 

Karen

[Threechicks]

Karen, thanks for showing us what we missed in Barcelona year on the same cruise you were on. There were demonstrations down there so we had to go to other parts of the city. Elsie

[RachelG]

Love the market and tapas in Barcelona!

But the flight routing--awful. It looks like a couple I have come up with when trying to use ff miles (listening to husband complain the whole way).

[tallship]

Rachel -

Agreed. We did points to get home from Istanbul. Multiple stops....it was very painful. Will not do it again.

[txladycruiser]

Another entry from Barcelona posted. Beautiful day here today!!

 

 

Karen

[tallship]

Karen-

Just read your update. What hotel did you select in Barcelona?

[txladycruiser]

Karen-

Just read your update. What hotel did you select in Barcelona?

 

 

We did the Regent pre-cruise hotel - Hotel Rey Juan Carlos. When we booked our cruise, the itinerary said that we would depart from Tarragona. We thought it would be a good idea to have the transfer so we booked the hotel. Additionally, there were two hotels that Regent used. I don't remember the other hotel's name right now but when we got our documents we were booked at the Rey Juan Carlos. It is a very nice hotel but not close to anything. No other restaurants within walking distance. The other hotel was more centrally located. We wish now that we had opted out but we didn't.

 

 

Karen

[txladycruiser]

We are now on board the Mariner and on our way to Monte Carlo. Nice to be cruising again!!

 

Here's the latest blog entry:

 

http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/thewrens/4/1335779023/tpod.html

 

 

Karen & Wayne

[txladycruiser]

Monte Carlo entry:

 

http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/thewrens/4/1335887797/tpod.html

 

So far the food and service is top-notch!

 

 

Karen

[Threechicks]

Enjoyed your blog this morning. I am looking forward to the same ports in September. Elsie

[txladycruiser]

Entry for Livorna, Italy just posted:

 

http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/thewrens/4/1335974220/tpod.html

 

 

Dinner at Prime 7 tonight.

 

 

Karen

[WesW]

Thanks Karen, very nice pix of the Duomo and Pisa. Also, nice for Wayne and you to link up with your college friend and her husband in Pisa. Enjoy P7, recommend the stuffed portobellow mushroom as an app.

 

ps..could not wait for Wayne, your, Ida and my London Tower to Iceland and back voyage next July, we booked a Silversea crossing this November.

[txladycruiser]

Thanks Karen, very nice pix of the Duomo and Pisa. Also, nice for Wayne and you to link up with your college friend and her husband in Pisa. Enjoy P7, recommend the stuffed portobellow mushroom as an app.

 

ps..could not wait for Wayne, your, Ida and my London Tower to Iceland and back voyage next July, we booked a Silversea crossing this November.

 

 

Let us know the details, Wes!! Will post later about Prime 7 tonight.

 

 

Karen