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There was a step down getting into the boat we were on and a large step getting off. I would assume they do have accessible tenders. We have another tender in a few days - I will try to find out for you.

When I called to book it, I requested the earliest time and that is the one they provided me with. Originally they tried to put me on the 11:30 from the airport but I requested an earlier time from Tronchetto

Wow - what a beautiful sailaway! I am bummed I missed the views in full light this morning!

We received the rest of our Crown & Anchor Amenities today (we received our bottle of champagne and strawberries last night). The other two we chose are the new tote bag and toiletry bag. We also received our crystal block for hitting 560 points on this sailing. The one we received is the old style.

Something funky is happening and the previous post is not letting me delete pics that are duplicated. I give up so you will just have to see them twice! 😂 We are back on board now enjoying the solarium and the sun has finally decided to come out. What a beautiful view!

Last night we hung out at the casino and started prepaying for our next cruise 😂😂. Actually we did not do badly and just about broken even after several hours so all is well 🙂. Today, day 2, we sailed through the Bay of Kotor to Kotor, Montenegro. I missed sailing through the fjords but hopefully I will get some pics as we leave. This is a tender port. First tender was supposed to start around 1:00 and the last tender back will be at 6:00. We did not really get any information on how to get tender tickets, so when we had stopped into the Diamond Club last night around 6:30 I asked the Diamond Concierge how it worked and she gave us tickets for Tender #3. I am not sure how many tender #s there were but Paul saw one for 37 so there was at least that many. They called for tender 3 around 1:20 or so. We boarded the tender at 1:36 and it took about 5 minutes to get to the port. We did not get off the tender until 1:47 as it seemed they were having a problem with the ropes. We had no excursions booked and the original plan had been to walk up to the old fort at the top of the mountain. It had rained however and was still sputtering so we were worried and how slippery the route would be. We decided to not do it, which was disappointing as apparently they views are amazing, and roamed the Old Town instead. This port and the old town is absolutely beautiful. The photos really do not do it justice. We just strolled the streets, visited a few old churches, and walked on to the old city walls. We did not stay out long as it was very humid from the rain and decided to return to the ship at about 2. When we got back, they were still calling tender #s. It was not leaving much time for people!! I got scolded for taking this pic, not sure why… Welcome to Montenegro! The gate to Old Town Crkva Svete Klare (Church of Saint Claire) This is definitely a cat town. They ar everywhere and there are several stores that are cat related.

You are welcome!! I did not see a suite line. I asked my husband and he did not notice one either. We did see someone holding a paddle that said Key.

Pool Deck The Solarium

Sports court Adventure Ocean Arcade Johnny Rockets

Giovanni’s Table Izumi The Diamond Club Diamond Club outdoor area

I love the layout of the bar at the Crown & Kettle pub!

Sapphire Dining Room. We have my time dining and probably won’t be here much

Schooner Bar! Just met the bar staff Arnie and Dewa. I did not like the beer I ordered at first and Arnie replaced it with a lovely cider for me. She is a sweetheart.

Yeah it threw me off a little bit 😂

Rooms were ready for 1PM. We are in cabin 2318 which is an Oceanview. It is just the two of us, but the cabin has two Pullmans so sleeps 4. This was a casino comp interior that we had gotten a free upgrade to the oceanview. We tried to do a Royal Up to the Panaramic Oceanview Suite for $195pp (minimum bid was $175pp), but found out last night we did not get it. I never expected to because there are only a few of them and our bid was pretty low.

We boarded at 12:43. I was worried by the lines but they moved quickly. I have never boarded a ship on deck 1 before!

We have arrived as of 12:21 and are now waiting in line to check in & board.

We are still on the bus. We got stuck in a bit of traffic. At least there is something to look at… Right now we are at the tourist/truck stop so anyone could use the washroom. There is also a tiny little market. This also appears to be the parking lot of an Abbey that is close by, The Abbazia Pomposa. Paul strolled over to the Abbey for a peek while I waited in line for the ladies room. There is a lovely farm area right behind the stop. Looks to be lavender and grapes but I could be wrong. It cost €.50 to use the washroom. I am sorry to post a bathroom photo, and a bad one at that, but I have never seen a ladies room with this type of “toilet” before. It was just a porcelain hole in the floor with a flush. I guess this is where the expression “pop a squat” comes from (do we only say that in Canada?). There were several stalls. I am not sure what was in all the others but I know at least one of them was a regular toilet but it had no seat. We just left the stop, we had about 20 minutes there. The driver says we are about 45 minutes from the port.

And now back to your regularly scheduled cruise programming… We got to the bus station a little early for the next bus which was at 8:05. It came promptly at 8:05. As soon as the doors closed I realized I had forgotten my travel wallet on the bench. This is not like me. I hit the stop button so I could run back to get it and wait for the next bus while Paul continued on with the bags, but the driver would not stop, even at the next bus stop. I luckily had our passports in my purse, but our nexus cards and some other documents were in it. Desperate, I called the hotel and ask that someone run out to the bus stop and see if my travel wallet was still there. Hallelujah it was!! I asked that they hold it for me until we check in next Sunday as I did not have time to run back to the hotel to get it and we did lot really need anything in it for this cruise. Fingers crossed it is still there as it will be a pain in the butt to replace birth certificates and social insurance cards. The bus ride was short, but I think we got off a stop too late as what I thought was supposed to be a 9 minute walk to the Tronchetto People mover turned into a 20 minute walk. Along the way, the wheels of one of our big roller suitcases broke so hubby had to basically drag it for 10 minutes. What a morning - Is it beer o’clock yet? We were supposed to be at the shuttle by 8:30 for a 9:00 departure but we ended up being about 10 minutes late and arrived at 8:40. That was five as there was a big line of folks waiting to board the busses. When you arrive, it is hard to tell where to go and there is no signage, but if you go through the few market stalls and around the corner to the left, there is a representative with a yellow safety vest and a clipboard checking names off and then you get in line to wait to board the bus. It is good they had the list, my passes are in the travel pouch I left behind. If you do not have Royal Luggage tags with your stateroom number on your bags, they have some there and will write them up for you. There is no toilet on the bus for use. There is a pay to use one at the meeting place. It was €1 and only took a €1 coin. There was an attendant that can provide change. After boarding the bus, we were told in about 1.5 hours there would be a stop if anyone needed to use the bathroom and that the total ride should be about 2.5 hours. The bus pulled out of the parking lot at 9:07. I am currently on the bus now. They do have bottled water available if you need a drink. There is no charge for it. So aside from losing my travel pouch, breaking a suitcase and a 20 minute walk with two 50lb bags in the heat, it’s been an ok morning. I am really going to need those five Diamond+ drinks when I board 🤣 At least the drive has been nice so far…

I am so sorry. No disrespect intended. I just have fat thumbs.

And now we are headed to bed shortly as we have to be at Tronchetto station at 8:30AM so we can catch the RCL shuttle to Ravenna because tomorrow is CRUISE DAY!!!!

Sorry for the duplicate photos. I was in the process of deleting the pics and adding text when the edit option timed out. For lunch we had Carbonara Tagliatelle from Pasta Pasta to go and Cicchetti and Prosecco from All’ Arco. We needed up heading back to the hotel around 3:30. We were just too exhausted to walk anymore. For dinner, we ordered Pizzeria ERAORA via UberEats. I was surprised that there were not many options for ordering in. We had carbonara again, along with Bruschetta Diavola and Pizza Diavola. Everything we ate today was outstanding. I could live off the Cicchetti.

And just like that, we were done with London. Between Amsterdam and London, I have never done so much walking in my life. My feet are on constant fire, but it was very much worth it. 🙂 Our flight to Venice was scheduled out of Gatwick this morning at 6:40AM. We had prebooked an Uber for 3:10 AM for £73. Flight was great and once again I slept most of the flight. When we landed in Venice, there were machines all over the place where we could turn our bus/vaporetto voucher into a ticket. We just had to scan the QR code from the email receipt and the tickets printed. Our hotel shuttle driver was waiting for us right outside of baggage. It was a short 10 minute or do drive to the hotel, Hilton Garden Inn Venice Mestre San Giuliano. Our room was not ready yet so we stored our bags with conceriege and headed to the bus stop in front of the hotel to head into Venice. This is the bus stop in relation to the hotel. It could not have been more convenient. We took the bus across the bridge and then took a vaparetto to St Marks square. This is a beautiful city and I took tons of photos.

After we were done at the market, we hopped on the tube/train and headed to Windsor Castle. Our Londonpass included entrance but not until after 1 PM. Photos were not allowed in most of indoor spaces. St George’s Chapel us where Queen Elizabeth I and Prince Phillip are buried, along with Henry VIII, Jane Seymour and slot of other monarchs and nobles. After we finished at Windsor, we headed to Chiswick where we had a Fullers Brewery tour booked for 4PM. If you have and interest in brewing, it was a really interesting tour. The best part is that is ended in a beer/cider tasting that lasted about 30 minutes. You could try as many as you wanted that were on top and several bottled options. It was covered by our pass, but otherwise cost £25. The tasting was worth that alone IMHO.

On the morning of Day 3 in London, our last before flying out, we headed to Little Venice and took Jason’s Canal Boat tour to Camden Market. It is a great spot and we had a nice lunch. Paul got a curry and I went with Korean fried Chicken with Chow Mein. This is the boat the tour was on after we disembarked in Camden. Sonita who runs this curry station was amazing.