We met bright and early for breakfast today. Played one of those "hurry up and wait" games. Our ship was due to dock at 8:00 am and wouldn't you know, every other day when we've had a late tour, our ship has been early. Not so today. We eventually got the green light to board a water shuttle to take us to the port of Toulon. We got a tour of the harbor first, but between the rocking of the boat and the tour guide's voice, I napped most of the time. :) Once we got...

Today was our first and only day at sea on this cruise. I've gotta admit it's been kind of nice not having to be anywhere to do anything at a specific time. We meandered around the ship, did some shopping, played bingo two different times and lost all games (such a bummer!), went to a meet-the-captain thing and got a free drink coupon. Dinner tonight is at The Crown Grill, always a favorite! One especially fun thing we did was find the stewardess that we had on...

We arrived into port around 8:30 am, but our tour wasn't until 12:30, so we had another free morning. We grabbed a quick lunch and met up with our group for the tour. We boarded a small bus that took us to Europa Point, the southernmost tip of Gibraltar. I was thinking that since we were in a part of Great Britain, we would have an English (British) guide. Not so. He was an older man who was Spanish and I wasn't all that impressed with his knowledge. :( Our next ...

Since we didn't have to leave for our tour until 11:45 today, we all did our own thing in the morning. We toured the city of Cartagena, Spain with a visit to the ruins of a Roman theater. We learned about some of the history of the city, but the main focus was to eat and drink our way through town. We stopped at 5 different bars and at each were offered a drink of our choice (mine was always Sangria), and some type of tapas. We enjoyed an egg and potato dish, a S...

Check out time was 10:00 am, so we bade farewell to the apartment, and caught a cab to the port to board the brand new Majestic Princess. Due to my preferred status, we got checked in right away, and then were able to wait to board in the VIP lounge. :)) We were able to get on the ship around noon, and decided to eat lunch in the International Cafe. We explored the ship a little and got our table assignment for dinner worked out, the internet set up, and checked ...