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This was another port day. We were awake just after 07:00 again and were already docked. We got up and ready. The gangway was on our deck again. We headed straight there, but they were not ready yet. We had a short wait. Still, as we had no plans to get off the ship, we were in…

We were awake again around 07:00. We were in no rush that morning. This was a sea day, and we had brunch booked later than day. We took our time to get ready. Then we headed up to the pool deck. They had Aqua aerobics on the schedule that morning at 09:00. This was supposed…

We woke up just before 07:00 and noticed that the ship was no longer moving. We had arrived in port ahead of schedule. We got up and ready. Our plan had been to get some breakfast and then briefly get off the ship to get some port photos. However, when we got to the elevator lobby, there…

I was woken up again earlier than I had planned. This time it was not by church bells, but by clapping and cheering. I wondered if there was some kind of parade passing through. It was daylight when I woke up and I did not go back to sleep but read for a while. Graham…

I got woken up by the church bells again but just turned over and went back to sleep. We woke up around 08:00 and got ready. While I was in the shower, Graham packed his few odds and ends. I packed my last few things and then we headed downstairs for breakfast. The breakfast room was packed.…

I was briefly woken up at 06:00 by the church bells calling the monks to the first service of the day. Normally, this would probably have irritated me, but on this occasion, it put a smile on my face. I also heard an owl hooting in the woodland in front of our window. I did fall asleep…

As I so often do before a morning flight, I had slept in stops and starts. Still, I got a decent amount of sleep. At 05:30, I decided it was time to get up. I went to have a shower. When our alarm went off at 06:00, Graham had a quick shower, too while I rounded up…

And just like this, the next trip had arrived. It often takes a little while for it to sink in that I am on holiday, especially when I am working right up to the time we are leaving. For some reason, this time it felt even more surreal than normal. As much as I hate…

This was the final part of the puzzle that our travels this year had become. When we were on my birthday cruise last year, we had booked a four-night cruise on Allure of the Seas out of Barcelona for April. Before we booked this, I had made sure that this did not clash with Easter.…

We had nowhere to be until 12:30 that day when we were meeting our friends for lunch at Disney Village. I had set the alarm for 09:30 and we woke up just ahead for the alarm going off. We got up and got dressed. The hotel had a pool. Graham had decided to check it…