Cruising and Sunbathing

The last two weeks I went on a cruise round the Mediterranean and also stayed in Alcudia for a week! This is a blog talking about some of my favourite parts and events!

  

Day 1 - Palma, Majorca

Woo Hoo Cruise! More like No Suitcase booo. What a start to our holiday! Our suitcases arrived in Palma but officials never took our cage off the plane and have now landed in Sweden... I could cry. I did cry ahah. I had so much frustration! This meant I had no change of clothes from all my travel gear and I just felt defeated! I then had to go shopping in Palma as TUI gave is 100 euros each... most of that went on Spain’s expensive toiletries! So, I’m still left with no clothes that I want to wear... The cruise ship seems nice as well as staff and I know it will only go on to improve this week.

Day 2 - Day at Sea

This is pool day and it just didn’t go ahead. The fam didn’t have any swimwear as Spanish sizes are confusing and I don’t feel confident going in alone. So, we had a day of “Maryjane”. She is the nicest bar staff worker I’ve ever met and kept bringing me more and more alcohol. What more could I ask from this woman from the Philippines? Nothing because I ended up not asking and she just got me completely steaming. Cocktails are lovely, cider is lovely and vodka is vodka. Fantastic! We then move in for dinner and of course it’s dress to impress night and we have no clothes. The looks we were getting off these stuck-up folks were a disgrace. I’m sorry my 10 Euro Spanish top doesn’t suit your standards! The show was soul music and I was living for it! A wee bit of Michael Jackson and Boogie Wonderland and I was away!

Books Completed: Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertelli.

Day 3 - Palermo, Sicily

I had mixed feelings about Sicily if I am honest as it just wasn’t what I had expected. There were some beautiful sights around however most of it seemed to be botanical gardens which I have 0 interest in. It had your high-class shops like Prada and Gucci but most seemed to be souvenir city! It was a nice walk about and the tour guide was really cool! Also, I felt really ugly because everyone seemed to be stunning! Tonight’s show was called Movies and it’s possibly one of the best cruise shows I’ve sat through! They gave us sister act, Star Wars and Mary Poppins and I loved it all! Fantastic.

Book Complete: One for the Summer by Emery Lord

Day 4 - Pompeii, Italy

I had high expectations and these high expectations were met! The morning started by climbing an active volcano called Mount Vesuvius which was an incredible experience! It was a bit of morning exercise... I mean we totally cheated as a bus took us up 1000ft and we walked the remaining 300ft but was brilliant exercise. The sights were incredible and the just seeing the crater was awesome. There was even smoke coming through the rock and I really enjoyed this experience. We then went to the ancient city of Pompeii famously known as the city preserved from volcanic ash back in 79AD. We started with some lunch where I completed an item which has always been on my bucket list. I finally eat pizza in Italy. It was so worth it! The sauce was gorgeous and the crusts were tasty. Just what I needed after my volcanic walk. We then travelled into the preserved city of Pompeii. I did not expect it to be so big as we never managed to complete the city as it would take so many hours. The sights were incredible and the history was so informative! The mosaics and the bathhouses were stunning as well as the pillars and ancient ruins. This was a fantastic day.

Day 5 - Pisa, Italy

Today we arrived in Livorno port and the choices were Pisa or Florence... You bet I made the family go to Pisa just for my Leaning Tower Photo! Well... I got many! So many poses and people and I was living for it. It was a beautiful place! We also had a comedian on board this evening and he was hilarious! Loved every second of it!

Books Completed: The Manifesto on How to Be Interesting by Holly Bourne

Day 6 - Villefranche, France

Going to be honest, I had never heard of this place before today! My mum and I got a lifeboat over to the coast and done some shopping in local shops and stopped for some colas multiple times. The sea water was so clear and the beaches were beautiful! I came back and Sunbathed and had some time in the pool. The show was called Cogs and it was west end themed. It was fantastic!

Books Completed: Every Day by David Levithan.

Day 7 - Palamos, Spain

Another day, another seaside town. We stopped for a drink, a souvenir and an I’ve Cream! It was then the final night on out ship and the show was called rockology! It was so good and it was one of my favourites! We then had a farewell to my favourite wee Mary Jane who supplied me with alcohol the full week! We ended the cruise with a final drink in the pub on deck 6... I was drunk... again!

Books Completed: Trouble by Non-Pratt

Day 8-14 - Alcudia, Majorca - Week at Hotel

We arrived at the hotel and I had mixed opinions! It seems nice enough but it’s not my favourite we have been too over the years. The pool was nice and it’s placed on a beach so I had a wee paddle. Food is... strange but they do tequila sunrise so I’m loving that! The rest of the week was fantastic! We had a night at Pirates Adventure in Magaluf where I was engulfed into all the acrobatic tricks and dances. We eat out a few nights too.

Books Completed: The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon, Flawed by Cecelia Ahern, The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson and One Of Us Is Lying by Karen M McManus.

So overall, It was a fantastic holiday and I would do it all over again. Prepare for a massive book blog for all 10 of my holiday reads!

Thanks for Reading Today!

Ross