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The Port of Naples: Royal Palace of Caserta and Herculaneum

 

 

This video contains highlights of our tour of the Royal Palace of Caserta and the ruins of Herculaneum during our port call at Naples on the Ruby Princess.

 

Enjoy,

[Cruzer Two]

The Port of Civitavecchia – Orsini Castle and Etruscan Tombs

 

This video highlights our tour of the Castello Orsini-Odescalchi at Lake Braciano in the Lazio region of Italy and the Etruscan Tombs at Necropolis della Banditaccia at Cerveteri.

[Cruzer Two]

Port of Livorno – Cinque Terre

 

 

This video shows highlights of our tour to three of the five Cinque Terre villages located along the western coast of the Italian Riviera. This included Manarola, Vernazza, and Montersso. The "Love Trail" that connects Manarola and Riomaggiore was closed due to rock slides.

[Cruzer Two]

Port of Cannes – Medieval Villages of Provence

 

 

This video features some of the small medieval villages near Cannes including Antibes, Saint Paul de Vence, Tourrettes sur Loop, Gourdon, and Mougins.

[Cruzer Two]

Port of Barcelona – Gaudi, Paella, & Sangria

 

 

This video highlights some of architect Antoni Gaudi’s famous Barcelona buildings, a walking tour of the La Rambla, and lunch at Los Caracoles Restaurant.

 

 

Ron

Edited November 19, 2012 by Cruzer Two

[Cruzer Two]

Port of Casablanca – Here’s looking at you, Kid!

 

 

Video shows highlights of our tour of Casablanca that includes the Hassan II Mosque, Cathedral du Scare Coeur, the Old Medina, Quartier Habbours, and lunch at Rick’s Café.

 

Ron

[Pia1913]

Venice, the Epic Sailaway, my first episode of the Ruby Princess Transatlantic videos has been uploaded to youtube. The music Time to Say Goodbye by Sarah Brightman and Andréa Andrea Bocelli that originally accompanied my video was muted by Youtube because of copyright violations, so I had to substitute an instrumental version.

 

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Thank you. That was wonderful. We are looking forward to our New Years cruise on the Ruby; we've already sailed on her 5 times for54 days. We are also looking forward to seeing Capt. McCharming again. :D

[Cruzer Two]

The Venice Lagoon - Gondolas, Glass & Lace

 

[Cruzer Two]

Thank you. That was wonderful. We are looking forward to our New Years cruise on the Ruby; we've already sailed on her 5 times for54 days. We are also looking forward to seeing Capt. McCharming again. :D

 

Pia, thanks very much for the nice coments. Have fun on the Ruby over New Years. We will be on the CB Princess departing Ft. Lauderdale on the 29th of December.

 

Ron

[edeneyes]

So glad that I found your video. This confirms our decision to do the Cinque Terre tour from Livorno. Thanks so much.

 

Port of Livorno – Cinque Terre

 

 

This video shows highlights of our tour to three of the five Cinque Terre villages located along the western coast of the Italian Riviera. This included Manarola, Vernazza, and Montersso. The "Love Trail" that connects Manarola and Riomaggiore was closed due to rock slides.

[Cruzer Two]

So glad that I found your video. This confirms our decision to do the Cinque Terre tour from Livorno. Thanks so much.

 

Edeneyes,

 

Thanks for the note. I think you have made a good choice and I'm sure you will like Cinque Terre.

 

Ron

[Cruzer Two]

My Youtube Travel Videos Channel has been updated to the new format.

 

 

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http://www.youtube.com/user/CruzerToo to see the latest enhancements.

 

 

 

[Cruzer Two]

Via Dolorosa – Jerusalem

 

 

During Holy Week thousands of people make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem to walk the Via Dolorosa, which is Latin for "Way of Grief", "Way of Suffering" or simply "Painful Way".

 

The Via Dolorosa pilgrimage been followed since early Christianity, beginning as soon as it became safe to do so after Constantine legalized the religion (mid-4th century). Originally, Byzantine pilgrims followed a similar path to the one taken today, but did not stop along the way. Over the centuries, the route has changed several times.

 

Today, the main route of the Via Dolorosa is that of the early Byzantine pilgrims. It begins near the Lions' Gate in the Muslim Quarter and ends at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Christian Quarter, covering 500 meters and incorporating 14 Stations of the Cross. Each of the 14 Stations of the Cross is marked with a plaque and churches or shrines have been built at many of the locations. Stations ten through fourteen are located in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

 

The Stations of the Cross are stops that commemorate events during the torture, sentencing, carrying of the cross, crucifixion, death and burial of Jesus. Many pilgrims stop at the stations to pray, read scripture and remember these events, while others will walk the route carrying a wooden cross.

 

The route is established by tradition rather than archaeological or scriptural evidence. For most pilgrims, however, the exact location of each event along the Via Dolorosa is of little importance; the pilgrimage has great meaning due to its proximity to the original events and the reflection upon them along the way.

 

Walking the Via Dolorosa: https://vimeo.com/62663788

[Cruzer Two]

Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Azores

 

This video form our recent transatlantic port call in Ponta Delgada features the central part of the island of Sao Miguel, Azores including the thermal springs of the Furnas Valley.

 

The local stew, Cozido das Furnas, is cooked by geo-thermal methods at the hot springs near the village of Furnas. We watched as the stew containing different types of meat and root vegetables was being un-earthed at the hot springs and then proceeded to restaurant O Miroma to give it a try.

 

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[Cruzer Two]

Cadiz, Spain is a very beautiful and walkable city.

 

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to see my video of this wonderful city.

 

 

Ron

[Cruzer Two]

Motril is a small agricultural and industrial port located south of Granada on the Mediterranean Coast about halfway between the larger ports of Malaga and Almeria. Cruise ships use the port to disembark passengers for tours of Granada and Alhambra. The only other tour normally offered from this port is to the white-washed villages of Las Alpujarras in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. This video highlights a shore excursion to the villages of Pampaneira and Lanjaron.

 

[Cruzer Two]

Video of my hop-on, hop-off bus tour of Palma de Mallorca.

 

[sparty1]

Great video! Thx for sharing Who is the lady on the right in your last scene? She looks just like a former teacher of ours whom we traveled with a few years ago!

 

 

 

Video of my hop-on, hop-off bus tour of Palma de Mallorca.

 

[Cruzer Two]

Great video! Thx for sharing Who is the lady on the right in your last scene? She looks just like a former teacher of ours whom we traveled with a few years ago!

 

Thanks for the nice comments. The lady on the right is Ginny, a retired teacher from Minnosota. Is she your former teacher?

 

Ron

[Cruzer Two]

Escorted tour of Seville, Spain from the Port of Cadiz:

 

[Cruzer Two]

Every so often, a somber group of Delta employees gathers on the tarmac at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport to greet the arrival of a plane with an important delivery in the cargo hold — the remains of a military veteran.

 

The Delta Honor Guard, as the group of volunteers calls itself, holds a brief ceremony amid the bustle of ground operations at the airport as the casket is unloaded from the belly of the plane.

 

Volunteers in blue jumpsuits line up holding flags — including one for each branch of service and an American flag — and dip them to a 45-degree angle as the casket emerges. Afterward, they read a prayer, give the escort a special Delta Honor Guard coin to be passed onto the next of kin, and the casket is transferred to a special flag-painted cart.

 

[Cruzer Two]

Help Me, Ronda!

 

If you have seen Malaga and made the shore excursion to Alhambra and are looking for something different to do from this port you might want to consider a private tour to Ronda. This small city is about 65 miles from the port of Malaga. The divided city is connected by a 390 foot high, 18th century, stone bridge that spans the gorge separating sections of Ronda and gives this city a very unique character.

 

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Ron

[Cruzer Two]

Update version of my Funchal, Maderia, Portugal video!

 

[Cruzer Two]

Best tour in the South Pacific

 

French Polynesia, Bora Bora - Patrick’s Motu Picnic!

 

[GoVolsTB]

Best tour in the South Pacific

 

French Polynesia, Bora Bora - Patrick’s Motu Picnic!

 

 

I agree!!!!!! It was a wonderful day I will never forget....