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3 May 22, 09:37 AM |
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Oh Louise, your cabin and balcony looks blissful 💞 I can sense your excitement now you’re all on board.
I’m so pleased you sorted the issue out re Katie being allowed to drink. I understand completely if you were in the US or US waters that she couldn’t drink but definitely not fair in European waters. I actually prefer slow service at a restaurant, I like time to chat and digest my food between courses (and make way for the next course 😂 ) Your steak looks amazing. Celebrating your wedding anniversary in Sicily will be wonderful, such a lovely way to celebrate after the past few years 💞 I will by toasting you both too (with my imaginary glass of champagne 😂 ) |
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3 May 22, 09:47 AM |
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Oh I’ve just found this as I’m so excited to read it all!
Thank goodness Katie got her alcohol card! That would definitely have been a shame. We are sailing the med with celebrity in July (on the Edge) so I can’t wait to see more of this. Have a wonderful time!
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3 May 22, 12:26 PM |
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Ship looks amazing as does your room 💕💕 and so glad Katie can drink now to her hearts content 🙊🥂🍾🍹🍸🥃🍻
Have a wonderful Anniversary tomorrow 🍾🥂xx |
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5 May 22, 01:15 PM |
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Sicily
Our 25th wedding anniversary! Today we are going on a private tour that I have organised, along with two other couples who we ‘connected’ with before the cruise, on a forum much like the Dibb, Cruise Critic. We will be Honey and wine tasting and having lunch along with sight seeing.
We had a nice breakfast in the buffet, soooo quiet! Its very strange but nice to have so few people on board. I got cheerrios, and noticed they were love heart shaped (especially for our anniversary) then I popped down to the Cafe al Bacio for a latte, and a sticky bun, mmmmmmm! Delicious. And very naughty as I certainly won’t be out jogging like ClaireNJ to burn it off. We met with our other tour guests at 10am, and then set off with our driver, Antonio, first to taste Honey and Olive Oils, then onto the Gambino winery at the side of Etna Volcano, for a leisurely lunch with wine tasting. The food and wines were delicious and we definitely got our moneys worth! Naps were needed all round after lunch. We then visited Castiglione di Sicilia, a hilltop town, that is largely abandoned nowadays and was eerily auiet. Apparently you can buy the abandoned properties from the government extremely cheaply, but they are all very dilapidated and in need of so much renovation it’s probably not a wise investment. Interesting place though. My only gripe today was the other people on our tour, who insisted on debating covid and politics ALL day! Not very romantic guys! Was really annoying after a few hours. We got back to the ship at 6:30 and found some lovely chocolate covered strawberries and champagne in our cabin from our children! Really nice surprise. Quick change for dinner, tonight at Murano, the speciality restaurant. Dinner was so decadent, they serve everything silver service with the big domes etc, George and Katie were blown away by it all. We had lobster bisque (served from a teapot) then George tried lobster tail which they flambéd by our table, it was his first time trying lobster and he loved it. We finished with a dessert called Crepe balon rouge - crepe filled with ice cream topped with strawberries flambéd again in cognac and balsamic (sounds strange but it was delicious) then they bought chocolate cake with candles for our anniversary and THEN chocolates! Oh lord. Was a struggle to finish, but we powered through. 🤣 After dinner we went to deck 4 for the silent disco. This was hilarious- Terry had never experienced anything like it but said he loved how everyone just let go, singing and dancing away to different music depending on which channel you tuned into - if you took your headset off was so funny listening to people singing badly! Such good fun. Then finally to bed around midnight, and discovered the clocks go forward an hour. A really good day. Feeling happy and relaxed it’s a lovely feeling….
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5 May 22, 01:21 PM |
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Sea Day
Woke up around 8 (now 9am)
First thoughts ‘I feel tired and very very FAT’) 😱🤣 Decided to give breakfast a miss in the delusion that this will undo all the calories from yesterday (no chance) and went for a swim in the indoor pool instead. It was like a bath, and empty, result! George and Katie have gone on a ‘Behind the Scenes’ ships tour. They got up late due to the time change so not sure how awake they will be for it. I sat by the outdoor pool in the sun, with a Frozen Toasted Almond cocktail, another off the list and very nice too! Its Chocolate swirl, kaluha, amaretto, baileys and ice cream. Before dinner Katie and I passed by the Martini Bar, and had a Frescatini - (watermelon martini) it was really refreshing and tasty, we are now connoisseurs of cocktails! Dinner was at Tuscan Grill, an Italian style restaurant, and we dressed to impress tonight in our long dresses. The food and service were not as good as previously experienced here they are definitely having teething troubles with lack of or new crew etc. We still ended the meal feeling completely over indulged and vowing never to eat again! We went to bed feeling excited about tomorrow- we will be in Santorini! Cannot wait.
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5 May 22, 01:48 PM |
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Loving this report! Fully caught up and seems like you are having a great time.
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5 May 22, 02:46 PM |
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Brilliant day
Love your yellow dress And that Chocolate cake looks OMG 😋😋😋 |
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5 May 22, 02:48 PM |
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Your wedding anniversary looks wonderful, the meal sounds outstanding and how lovely to have George and Katie there you celebrate with you 💞 Such a shame the other people on the trip seemed such bores, who wants to discuss covid and politics on holiday ( or anywhere really) ? 🤷 The silent disco sounds a fun end to the day.
I love the look of your cocktail on the following day 😋 I bet Katie is pleased that she’s allowed to drink alcohol on the ship now 😂 Shame the meal wasn’t so good this evening, have to indulge in a nice big breakfast in the morning to make up for it 😀 |
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5 May 22, 02:50 PM |
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Love it, that’s me too when I’ve eaten too much 😳😬🤦
Till the next meal 😂😂 You look stunning anyway 🥰😘😍 That almond Cocktail looks so lovely 💕💕 Enjoy Santorini |
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5 May 22, 02:51 PM |
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You both look lovely and love your dresses, food looks good and so glad you are having a fab time x
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