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Snapshots: Cruising the Mediterranean

Janet Camilleri · 14/10/2015 ·

And so we have come to the last in my series of (almost) “Wordless Wednesday” posts, sharing snapshots from our Europe trip earlier this year.

I know, your life just won’t be the same without the weekly dose of jealousy, will it?!

It occurred to me that while I’d shown you heaps of pics of the various destinations, I hadn’t shown you what it was like actually cruising the Mediterranean.

MSC Lirica – Week 1

The first week we toured the area to the east of Italy, departing from Venice on the MSC Lirica. Our stops included Split and Dubrovnik in Croatia, Santorini and Mykonos in the Greek islands, and Ancona in Italy.

MSC Lirica
I could be wrong, but I think this pic was taken just off the island of Santorini.
Dubrovnik as seen from MSC Lirica
Sailing into the port of Dubrovnik
Restaurant on MSC Lirica
A toast to 25 years of marriage!
restaurant on MSC Lirica
Another view of the restaurant
pizza on MSC Lirica
The pizza buffet was open 22 hours a day … best pizza we’ve ever had!
Reading a book on board MSC Lirica
The hubster relaxing on deck
Cabin on board MSC Lirica
Our cabin on board MSC Lirica
cuppa time on MSC Lirica
Grabbing a cuppa
View from back deck
Our cabin was located near the rear of the ship
Mediterranean Sea smooth as glass
The Mediterranean Sea looks smooth as glass in this pic!

MSC Armonia – Week 2

After a 5 hour bus trip across Italy (at the top of the “boot”), we boarded the MSC Armonia at La Spezia, before cruising the Mediterranean to the ports of Marseilles, Valetta in Malta, Palma de Mallorca in Spain, Sicily, and Salerno(jumping off point for our tour of Pompeii).

Cabin with balcony on MSC Armonia
We splashed out on a balcony cabin for our week on MSC Armonia
balcony on MSC Armonia
It was well worth the extra money, we loved our balcony!
The show lounge on MSC Armonia
The show lounge on MSC Armonia
Michael Jackson tribute show on MSC Armonia
There were great shows each night, including a Michael Jackson tribute
Ancient Egyptian themed show on MSC Armonia
Another show had an Ancient Egyptian theme
cocktails on MSC Armonia
Just chilling with a cocktail … I could get used to this!

I hope you’ve enjoyed all the photos over the past couple of months; it’s brought a smile to my face each week as I’ve prepared this post, and looked back on some very happy memories. I wonder when – and where – our next big trip will be?!

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Janet Camilleri is an Australian bloggerHi - I'm Janet Camilleri aka the Middle Aged Mama; crazy cat lady, award-winning business woman, and mother of two grown children. I might be a middle aged woman, but that doesn't mean I've lost all interest in looking stylish! I love chocolate, chick lit, cruising holidays and the husbear - and not necessarily in that order wink. I live in Brisbane, Australia, and I'm learning how to fashion a new life now that we have an empty nest - did somebody say "travel"?!

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