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Monthly Archives: November 2021
Sea Day 2/9 – middle of Atlantic
As far as I can tell we are somewhere between the Canaries and the Caribbean. Unlike many of the other cruise lines I have been on, there is no charted course with an indication of current location easily accessible from … Continue reading
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Long crossing 1/9
And today marks the start of the real crossing. On this ship it will be nine sea days in a row till we get to Bridgetown. In my world that means eight days of stitching (and probably watching a bunch … Continue reading
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Four Step
That is how many you need between you and the person in front of you to meet the 2 meter requirement on the escalators at El Corté Inglas. Located toward the left (west) along the shore from the main harbor … Continue reading
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Sea Day #5 – more rock and roll – Star Legend
We left Funchal last night and have spent today steaming (well, this is not exactly a steamship but you know what I mean) toward Tenerife where we should dock tomorrow morning. I had plans for tomorrow, most of which involved … Continue reading
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Black Friday – Star Legend
This commentary is brought to you by the miracle of too much coffee… Anyway. For those of you who are not US the following may be interesting. Everyone else, feel free to skip down several paragraphs. The background of Black … Continue reading
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Thanksgiving – Star Legend
and yes, there was turkey. Also gravy, stuffing, and cranberry sauce. All of it was quite tasty. I skipped the pie. back in time a moment – this is the central square – blown up to max as we sailed … Continue reading
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Lisbon coming and going – Star Legend
We arrived just short of the bridge leading into the center of Lisbon @0530 this morning. Once the pilot boarded we proceeded up the river to our docking location. George departed late this afternoon for Frankfurt with a follow-on flight … Continue reading
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Sea Day #3 – Rock & Roll – Star Legend
Having sailed on more large ships than small, I forget how reactive to wind and wave are the smaller ships. The height of waves that would not budge a any ship sailed by Norwegian, Royal, MSC are causing this particular … Continue reading
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Madeira (Funchal) – Star Legend
We sailed in through mist and rain yesterday . Not a completely auspicious start when you add in a delay inflicted by the port authorities as they didn’t have an available berth at the previously agreed upon arrival time. Since … Continue reading
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Las Palmas – Star Legend
No – we did not call at Las Palmas. But since the weather was decent last night, we sailed past at a very slow speed. (today is day 1of2 at Maderia so photos from there tomorrow) The rest of the … Continue reading
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La Gomera – Star Legend
La Gomera is a smallish island off the path of the larger cruise ships and tourist opportunities. The island boasts a population of around 22k according to our onboard tour sales pitch person with San Sebastian (the main town) … Continue reading
Tenerife – Star Legend
Today’s port is Santa Cruz de Tenerife which is another of the Spanish possessions in the Canary Islands. Anyone who has much cruising out of Lisbon, Barcelona, the UK has probably been here. It is also a favorite on many … Continue reading
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Lanzarote – Star Legend
It seems I have been here before, the most recent being Feb 2012). The Eldest was along, the ship was the NCL Jade. I did two loops on her out of Barcelona at the time. There may have been a … Continue reading
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Sea Day #2 – Star Legend
Today was spent at sea. So I thought I should probably discuss cabins. This particular line wishes to describe them all as suites. Whatever. 270 sq feet (I suppose I should stop and calculate it out in real money) is … Continue reading
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Gibraltar – Star Legend
(this may be a day of adding photos later – they do not seem to want to upload) We sailed in to the Gibraltar harbor just before 0800 this morning. It is a planned short day (departures scheduedl for 1300 … Continue reading
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Cadiz – Star Legend
Following our usual pattern, we left the ship at a reasonable time and went for a walk. Or hike, depends on how you look at it. (Note, I wanted to go to El Corte Inglais, only 1.5 miles from the … Continue reading
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Malaga – Star Legend
The sun appeared on the horizon just before 0800 this morning rising as fiery ball rising from the sea. Glowing large and orange, it bathed the sea in golden light before slipping behind strands of clouds and seemed to gradually … Continue reading
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At Sea – Star Legend
Up front – no pictures yet. I think that this ship wins my all time award for the slowest internet at sea. And, that includes the middle of the Atlantic & Pacific on any of my previous crossings. There is … Continue reading
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Ship = Star Legend
BCN-> Barbados. At least this is the plan. Boarding today is between 1130-1530. The ship can take a maximum of 312 passengers, but I think they actual account is going to be a bit less. I was notified of a … Continue reading
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In theater entertainment
The lounge chairs were comfortable, and the performance on screen was augmented by the snoring of the gentleman in the lounger near me. I enjoyed the orchestra concert, although I arrived too late to catch the intro. It was not … Continue reading
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