On our sixth day of the cruise we found ourselves celebrating our 15th wedding anniversary in Istanbul, Turkey! Istanbul was hands down one of our favorite places that we visited during our cruise. This was one of the cities that I was able to plan for us to walk off the ship and visit without an excursion, so it was …
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The 5th day of our cruise brought us to Kusadasi, Turkey. Apparently, it’s actually said Koosha-dasa (according to our guide) but I seem determined to say it like Kewsa-Dawsee. Whatevs. It was a short day in port, arriving at 7am and leaving at 2pm so we signed ourselves up for an excursion to the ancient city of Ephesus. We had …
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The fourth day of our cruise was our first proper excursion day and would prove to be one of the best. Between the group we were with and the amazing guide, that day set the bar really high for the rest of our trip. I had joined us up on an all day Athens tour with PKTravel.com which was organized by …
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After a very long day in Venice on our first day, we got a good night’s sleep and got up early the next day to watch the sun come up on my 40th birthday. Yup, that’s right… I spent my 40th birthday at sea on a Mediterranean cruise. I know, rough life, right? We got up, watched the sun rise, …
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We have been home from our cruise for two weeks and I can’t speak for Xander, but I want nothing more than to click my heels, go back in time and do it all over again! It was wonderful and far surpassed even my wildest expectations. I was so worried going into this holiday that we were going to regret …
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