idocdlw

I did a northern Baltic cruise with my parents (with another cruise line). We did get to visit St Petersburg. The Hermitage, the Church of the Savior of Blood & some of the beautiful parks were highlights. The Church of the Savior of Blood also provided a geocache opportunity so that was a bonus. Interestingly, it was years later when I learned of the cats that live at the Hermitage...who knew??

Wow! Thanks for sharing all those menu pics!

Thank you for providing a polite, well thought out & comprehensive answer to the OP. Your answers will indubitably help other cruisers sort through the confusion.

Thanks for all the updates & the photos. Enjoy your cruise!

I must plan a cruise on the Bliss in the future

Keep 'em coming peeps! I do so love hearing about all the wonderful experiences that people have had; in the past & those sharing their live onboard experiences. So many are just flat out amazing & help me realize how much more I have to look forward to. Thank you all for sharing your stories & promoting a "feel good" thread.

My father's magic words were "yes dear" lol

Thank you for sharing...as they say...a picture paints a thousand words...

Fingers crossed for you...perhaps a bevy of good thoughts will manifest spots on the excursion for you & yours! You've got my good thoughts headed your way.

Here is a map of current geocaches in/near Lisbon

I've never experienced a duck hunt on board a cruise ship so I have no idea if similar. Like I said...just a silly game. For some geocaching groups...I was a member in Brevard County, FL, they also do community service by doing park clean ups in exchange for the privilege of placing caches on park property.

Amen to coming home in one piece

OMG complawyer...thank you SO much for your service. I hope your time in Nam was more rewarding than traumatic. Geocaching is a silly game that cachers (nerds) play finding hidden caches throughout the world. Go to geocaching.com to learn more. When I say score in England & Portugal is just a way of saying I have not found a hidden cache in either country but intend to do so. In my cruise travels, I have often planned my day finding caches as many are placed near tourist attractions & natural wonders while others took me to unbelievable places off the beaten path. * You can geocache with a handheld gps unit or your smartphone. Handhelds are usually more accurate in pinpointing the location of a cache.

Have an awesome solo cruise!

Stowaway LFC...I had the same question...thank you for asking. BTW...love your location...lol jdc987...thank you for your answer!