In the previous seven days, we had absolutely fallen irrevocably in love with Spain, France and Italy. Each day we spent exploring a new place was better than the last and every time I wondered to myself if it could get any better, it did. But we were a week into our adventure at this Read more
Mille viae ducunt homines per saecula Romam. “A thousand roads lead men forever to Rome.” All roads lead to Rome. We didn’t follow a road to Rome, per se – we sailed in on a very large ship – but this entire adventure was centered on this port for me. Of all of the places Read more
Everyone I know who has ever visited Florence is obsessed with Florence. When I’d bring up visiting Italy, their eyes would light up and they’d wax poetic about the art and the history and shopping. And the food, oh the food. The best, they’d say. There were lofty expectations in place for Florence long before Read more
Our first full day onboard the Vision of the Seas brought us into Cannes, in the Côte d’Azur region of France. We were beyond words excited for this port for many reasons: Mom had basically waited her entire life to step foot onto French soil, Cannes has a reputation of luxury and as a hotspot Read more
On days where our trip moves from hotel to cruise ship, we’re usually up with the sun. If the early bird gets the worm, the early cruiser gets no lines. In line with just about everything else about this trip, though, there wasn’t much that followed our usual cruise routine – Stephanie was the only Read more
