Category Archives: Trans-Atlantic Cruise and Italy Tour

Oliver’s Travels – Days 20-23

Days 20-23 – Italy & Depart for Home [March 25th | Day 20 | Rome via Orvieto] The plan was to visit Orvieto then head to Rome. However the night before, our guide, Camilla who was Danish but every bit … Continue reading…

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Oliver’s Travels – Days 16-19

Days 16-19 – Spain & Italy [March 21, 2011 | Day 16 | Alicante, Spain… Farewell Gala] If you like baroque you’ll love Alicante. The ice cream parlors are worth the price of admission, wonderful. From the marble paved piazzas … Continue reading…

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Oliver’s Travels – Days 13-15

Days 13-15 – Portugal & Spain [March 18, 2011 | Day 13 | Funchal, Madeira Islands, Portugal] This was a fun day. Part of YMT’s excursion package included a tour of Funchal. Alan had forewarned me how much fun this … Continue reading…

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Oliver’s Travels – Days 7-12

Days 7-12 – Trans-Atlantic Crossing [March 12-17, 2011 | Enjoying the Poesia and our guests.] This was a time to meet most of our guests who would come by our desk or stop to chat on one of the many … Continue reading…

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Oliver’s Travels – Days 4-6

Days 4-6 – Caribbean Port Stops [March 9, 2011 | Day 4 | San Juan, Puerto Rico] Our first port stop was in San Juan the “Gatekeeper”of the Caribbean. Carol and I thoroughly enjoyed the Old Town with neat little … Continue reading…

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Oliver’s Travels – Days 1-3

Days 1-3 – First Few Days onboard the MSC Poesia [March 6, 2011 | Day 1 | Breakfast at the hotel and depart for the harbor & board ship.] We were scheduled to board the MSC Poesia at around 1:00 … Continue reading…

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Oliver’s Travels – Pre-Trip

Pre-Trip – Getting Ready [March 4, 2011 | Two days prior to cruise] Because we live on the West Coast, Carol, my bride of 40 years, and I decided to join our YMT Vacations’ guests who elected to fly to … Continue reading…

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