Jump to content
Cruise Critic Community

Serenade...Med/Adriatic 'Honeymoon' cruise (a retrospective photo review!!)

drummerdavebmth
 Share

Recommended Posts

drummerdavebmth

drummerdavebmth

Posted
  • Author
Posted

The day we were in Valletta, they were preparing for that evenings celebrations. Malta was celebrating 50 years independence from British rule....It looked like it was going to be quite a party!

p><p><img src=Untitled by drummerdave72, on Flickr[/img]

 

p><p><img src=Untitled by drummerdave72, on Flickr[/img]

 

 

That evening we were reminded on the time change. The next day was to be a Sea Day, as we sailed from Malta to Corfu (Greece).

 

<a href=https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1598/25647347993_3fb588e655_b.jpg' alt='25647347993_3fb588e655_b.jpg'>Untitled by drummerdave72, on Flickr[/img]

Link to comment
Share on other sites
drummerdavebmth

drummerdavebmth

Posted
  • Author
Posted (edited)

Sea Day!!! :D

 

p><p>After breakfast in the Windjammer, we attended the

p><p>The rest of the morning was spent lounging about in our room, reading on the balcony etc. As feared though, my sore throat hadn

 

After lunch, we went to the cinema (I love the fact the Radiance class ships actually have a cinema) to watch the re-boot of 'Robocop'. Then it was time to have a quick dip in the pool and get ready for dinner in the MDR.

 

Our favourite pre-dinner drinks place...

p><p><img src=Untitled by drummerdave72, on Flickr[/img]

Edited by drummerdavebmth
Link to comment
Share on other sites
drummerdavebmth

drummerdavebmth

Posted
  • Author
Posted

That evening, there was an ariel show in the Centrum.....Jen secured us a great spot!

p><p><img src=Untitled by drummerdave72, on Flickr[/img]

 

p><p><img src=Untitled by drummerdave72, on Flickr[/img]

 

By this point I was starting to feel a bit groggy, as my cold was starting to really take hold. Time for bed.......the next day, we'd be in Corfu, Greece!!:cool:

Link to comment
Share on other sites
drummerdavebmth

drummerdavebmth

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Good Morning Corfu!!

p><p><img src=Untitled by drummerdave72, on Flickr[/img]

 

 

 

Our Cruise Director, Mercedes, kept us up to date with all activities on the ship and information about our pots of call during the 'Morning Show'.

 

p><p><img src=Untitled by drummerdave72, on Flickr[/img]

 

 

 

Now, see where that ship with the blue hull is docked in the left of this photo? This was where we were meant to have been docked. However, the blue ship had broken down so we had an un-scheduled tender day! And yes, the ship docked next to the broken down one is the 'Splendour of the Seas' (soon to be leaving Royal Caribbean, or already left depending when you read this). Splendour's tender boats helped out in getting us ashore!

p><p><img src=Untitled by drummerdave72, on Flickr[/img]

Link to comment
Share on other sites
drummerdavebmth

drummerdavebmth

Posted
  • Author
Posted (edited)

p><p><img src=Untitled by drummerdave72, on Flickr

 

[/img]

25647460063_9e9b205d30_b.jpgUntitled by drummerdave72, on Flickr

 

 

From left to right: Broken down ship, Splendour, a NCL Ship (tendered) and the Serenade (tendered)

 

<a href=https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1499/26223650986_337e21f53c_b.jpg' alt='26223650986_337e21f53c_b.jpg'>Splendour of the Seas & Serenade of the Seas - Corfu, Greece by drummerdave72, on Flickr[/img]

Edited by drummerdavebmth
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Hoopster95

Hoopster95

Posted
Posted

Drummerdave!!!! How are you guys? I really hope you're doing well :)

I am so glad I lurked onto CC this morning and found your review... perfect timing with all the Med itineraries coming up for summer. You're doing a great job! Can't wait to see your Kotor/Venice/Dubrovnik pics. Thx for the shout out. Hope to cross paths with you again someday :D

Link to comment
Share on other sites
drummerdavebmth

drummerdavebmth

Posted
  • Author
Posted
Drummerdave!!!! How are you guys? I really hope you're doing well :)

I am so glad I lurked onto CC this morning and found your review... perfect timing with all the Med itineraries coming up for summer. You're doing a great job! Can't wait to see your Kotor/Venice/Dubrovnik pics. Thx for the shout out. Hope to cross paths with you again someday :D

 

Hey there!! We're doing great thanks ....hope you're doing well too. We both loved your review of this cruise (bought back memories and was nice to re live the cruise again from someone else perspective/experience). We enjoyed your Quantum review too....we're going on Ovation next week, so we're super excited for that!

 

Hope our paths cross again some day too :)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
drummerdavebmth

drummerdavebmth

Posted
  • Author
Posted (edited)

So........after all that walking around old Corfu town, we started to get hungry. We'd done a Greece land based holiday before and one thing we both remembered enjoying was "Giros". We found a nice little restaurant with some outside seating..

p><p><img src=Untitled by drummerdave72, on Flickr[/img]

 

 

The Greek style meze "starter" was huge and could've been enough by itself!!

 

p><p><img src=Untitled by drummerdave72, on Flickr[/img]

 

We were both pretty stuffed after that - more walking was required, so off we went again exploring

 

p><p><img src=Untitled by drummerdave72, on Flickr[/img]

Edited by drummerdavebmth
Link to comment
Share on other sites
drummerdavebmth

drummerdavebmth

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Eventually it was time to get the shuttle coach back to the port area where the tender boats were busy going back and forth to our ship.

 

We timed it well to see Splendour departing. It was quite magical somehow seeing Serenade & Splendour together (of course, there was the accompanying horn battle!). It's a shame to see Splendour leaving the fleet...

 

p><p><img src=Untitled by drummerdave72, on Flickr[/img]

 

 

Bye, bye Splendour....(sniff, sniff)

 

p><p><img src=Untitled by drummerdave72, on Flickr[/img]

 

p><p><img src=Untitled by drummerdave72, on Flickr[/img]

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Kellie in Texas Great Review Rare

Kellie in Texas

Posted
Posted

Checking in to this pictorial review because we're on the Serenade (first-time RCCL) in a couple of months. Love the ship pics.

 

And ... this has convinced me that a Med cruise must be in my future some time.

 

Love the pic of the ship taken from street level in Malta; the ship looks like it's parked right on the street!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
drummerdavebmth

drummerdavebmth

Posted
  • Author
Posted
Checking in to this pictorial review because we're on the Serenade (first-time RCCL) in a couple of months. Love the ship pics.

 

And ... this has convinced me that a Med cruise must be in my future some time.

 

Love the pic of the ship taken from street level in Malta; the ship looks like it's parked right on the street!

 

Glad you're enjoying the review/pic's. You'll love 'Serenade of the Seas', she's a beautiful, elegant ship with lovely public areas. Lot's more photo's to come! ;)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
drummerdavebmth

drummerdavebmth

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Ok. Jen and I were really looking forward to visiting Kotor, which is located at the end of a long Fjord - It reminded us a lot of our first cruise, which was to Norway on Indy.

 

I woke up early and marvelled at the views from our balcony as we sailed silently by...

 

p><p><img src=Untitled by drummerdave72, on Flickr[/img]

 

p><p>Today, the tender was actually a planned one. We decided to beat the crowds and get off the ship as soon as we could. We were planning on walking up to the top of the old fort as we

 

p><p><img src=Untitled by drummerdave72, on Flickr[/img]

 

<a href=https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1536/25977406850_2d94f2f2a4_b.jpg' alt='25977406850_2d94f2f2a4_b.jpg'>Untitled by drummerdave72, on Flickr[/img]

Link to comment
Share on other sites
drummerdavebmth

drummerdavebmth

Posted
  • Author
Posted

And then it was time to climb some steps - and climb we most certainly did!! Great exercise for working off breakfast and the views were jaw dropping!! I'll let the pictures do the talking....

 

p><p><img src=Untitled by drummerdave72, on Flickr[/img]

 

p><p><img src=Untitled by drummerdave72, on Flickr[/img]

 

p><p><img src=Untitled by drummerdave72, on Flickr[/img]

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Hoopster95

Hoopster95

Posted
Posted

And ... this has convinced me that a Med cruise must be in my future some time.

 

Great pics of Kotor Dave! Ah the memories of the climb, one of the best memories ever! Say, were you not woken up by the wind storm in the early hours that morning when the ship listed??!!

 

KellieinTexas... make a Med cruise a priority, especially after you see Dave's next set of pics in Venice. It'll be your best cruise experience you can possibly have bar none! Just amazing.:)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
susancruzs

susancruzs

Posted
Posted

Wow, awesome pictures, thoroughly enjoyed them and thanks for posting. I've been to these ports so brings back some great memories!

 

I love that class of ship, perfect size. I'm on the Radiance March 2017 for Australia!

 

Thanks again!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
drummerdavebmth

drummerdavebmth

Posted
  • Author
Posted (edited)
Great pics of Kotor Dave! Ah the memories of the climb, one of the best memories ever! Say, were you not woken up by the wind storm in the early hours that morning when the ship listed??!!

 

Thanks! :D

 

Oh yes!! Jen just reminded me about that storm - believe it or not, I pretty much slept through it! Jen told me that she had got up to go to the toilet in the night and when she came back, she found herself walking up a slope to the bed. She then noticed the lightening outside. :eek: I vaguely remember her coming back to bed and thinking "this is strange, I feel like I'm going to roll out of bed"....then I went back to sleep!

Edited by drummerdavebmth
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Please sign in to comment

You will be able to leave a comment after signing in



Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing
  • Forum Jump
    • Categories
      • Welcome to Cruise Critic
      • New Cruisers
      • Cruise Lines “A – O”
      • Cruise Lines “P – Z”
      • River Cruising
      • ROLL CALLS
      • Cruise Critic News & Features
      • Digital Photography & Cruise Technology
      • Special Interest Cruising
      • Cruise Discussion Topics
      • UK Cruising
      • Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
      • Canadian Cruisers
      • North American Homeports
      • Ports of Call
      • Cruise Conversations
×
×
  • Create New...