How We Determine Whether To Buy The Drinks Package
This post analyzes why we did not buy the Have It All (“HIA”) package on our 2023 Transatlantic Cruise and why we did buy HIA on our 2024 Transatlantic Cruise. First things first: if...
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Meet Bowen, Our 8 Year Old Guest Blogger
Bowen will be taking a trip to Europe later this year. and he has stepped up to be our first kid blogger. Never one to shoot for just average, Bowen swung for the fences...
Transatlantic Embarkation Day
Our travel blog is not reachable via the ship’s Wifi. So, we will be updating only when we are in port. However, there will be a separate entry for each day on the cruise....
Let’s Get This Party Started
Welcome to the inaugural blog post of our new blog, Don and Melissa’s Travelholics. Who the heck are we? We are a fun loving, empty nested, Florida couple who have decided it is time...
THREE DAYS IN BARCELONA
We were given the “all clear” to debark the ship around 8:30 am. Exiting the ship was easy. We went to customs, showed our passports, and then were cleared to go find our luggage. ...
DAY 14–ALICANTE, SPAIN
Our tour was canceled, and truthfully, we were not unhappy with that. We were tired and we had 3 days in Barcelona coming up and we wanted to be ready to go nonstop from...
DAY 13–MALAGA, SPAIN
We had a walking tour of the Alhambra booked with Spain Day Tours. The Alhambra is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Spain. We were really jazzed about this excursion because it...
DAY 12–GIBRALTAR
This turned out to be one of our favorite ports of all time. The views. The history. The primates. Wow. Just wow. We walked into town from the port to explore. It was about...
DAY 10–LAST SEA DAY
Day 10 was the last sea day of this cruise and the last time we lost an hour of sleep. The time changes are wreaking havoc on our body clocks. We woke up. We...
DAY 9–SEA DAY #7
Day 9 was another sea day. We pretty much did the usual. Slept late. Skipped breakfast. Chatted with new friends at lunch. Hit happy hour. Decided to skip the dining room and eat at...
DAY 11–CADIZ, SPAIN
We arrived in the port of Cadiz, Spain early in the morning. We were off the ship as soon as it was cleared so that we could board our bus to Seville, Spain. We...
DAY 8–PONTA DELGADA
What day is it? Well, on Holland America, the floor mats in the elevators tell you what day it is, in case you forgot (and I always do). It is Saturday and we are...
DAY 7–SIXTH CONSECUTIVE FULL SEA DAY
Day 7, our 6th consecutive full sea day started out slowly. The sun was shining but we slept through 9 am pickleball and slept through breakfast as well. We are now operating 4 hours...