littlesteelo Posted August 19, 2012 Author #51 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I was planning on leaving home about 12ish. I live an hour's drive away from Southampton. That sounds fine. There tends to be a rush of cars at around 10/11 which takes a while to clear, so it will be quieter when you arrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlesteelo Posted August 19, 2012 Author #52 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Great commentary and piccies. Makes me want to go *now* :D YouTube vids are also great. Hope there's more to come :) That's it unfortunately! I'm glad you liked it though. It's a long, long wait until we will be going :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlesteelo Posted August 19, 2012 Author #53 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Looks like I am not quite done yet! I have just located a whole bunch of photos from my other camera, so I am uploading them now, and will post them for you soon :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn2002 Posted August 19, 2012 #54 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Thank you so much for posting all this information. We are on the IOS for the same itinerary this Saturday, and it made us even more excited reading your review than we were before. You don't happen to have the menus for the cruise. We want to book a table for the speciality restaurants but want to do this on a night when the MDR food is not to our liking. My friend is disabled, although not a full-time wheelchair user. We have booked the same tour as you in in Toulon. How difficult will it be for someone disabled. I am not sure whether to take the wheelchair or rollator with us. He much prefers using the Rollator, although if there is a lot of walking it may be best to take the wheelchair. How long did you spend in cassis? Was there time to take a boat ride? Thank you for any tips you may be able to give us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlesteelo Posted August 19, 2012 Author #55 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Thank you so much for posting all this information. We are on the IOS for the same itinerary this Saturday, and it made us even more excited reading your review than we were before. You don't happen to have the menus for the cruise. We want to book a table for the speciality restaurants but want to do this on a night when the MDR food is not to our liking. My friend is disabled, although not a full-time wheelchair user. We have booked the same tour as you in in Toulon. How difficult will it be for someone disabled. I am not sure whether to take the wheelchair or rollator with us. He much prefers using the Rollator, although if there is a lot of walking it may be best to take the wheelchair. How long did you spend in cassis? Was there time to take a boat ride? Thank you for any tips you may be able to give us. I am not sure how easy it will be for your friend. You have free time in Sanary-sur-Mer first, which is flat. You then go to Notre-Dame de la Garde, which requires walking up quite a few steps, so that might be an issue. When you go to Cassis, there is a walk down into the harbour area, which is cobbled and not really suitable for a wheelchair, and so they may have trouble getting back up that path. I believe we had around 2 hours in Cassis, so yes there is time to take one of the boat rides. Unfortunately I do not have the menus for this cruise. The menu for that day is up in the entrance to the dining rooms all day though, so you could go look in the morning and then decide. Hopefully you should be able to get a spot if you book in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlesteelo Posted August 19, 2012 Author #56 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Ok, here we go with the next batch of photos, done in chronological order again. Grand Princess joining us down to the med: Some views of Sanary-Sur-Mer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlesteelo Posted August 19, 2012 Author #57 Share Posted August 19, 2012 The view from Notre-Dame de la Garde: A view across the harbour at Cassis: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlesteelo Posted August 19, 2012 Author #58 Share Posted August 19, 2012 And I managed to find my pictures of the Livorno boat tour. I actually loved this excursion. The canals are really beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlesteelo Posted August 19, 2012 Author #59 Share Posted August 19, 2012 A beautiful sunrise in Ajaccio: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlesteelo Posted August 19, 2012 Author #60 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I have a weak spot for charcuterie and cheese. The market in Ajaccio tested me: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlesteelo Posted August 19, 2012 Author #61 Share Posted August 19, 2012 The little harbour in Ajaccio: There were all sorts of little back streets with shops and cafes. It really is a lovely port: AidaBella docked, with Azura sneaking in the photo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlesteelo Posted August 19, 2012 Author #62 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Day 11, Cadiz. Some views from Vejer de la Frontera: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlesteelo Posted August 19, 2012 Author #63 Share Posted August 19, 2012 More from Vejer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlesteelo Posted August 19, 2012 Author #64 Share Posted August 19, 2012 In Vigo the other half decided to hop off the ship and go up to the gardens at the top of the city. There are some stunning views from up there: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlesteelo Posted August 19, 2012 Author #65 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Well that is me well and truly done. I hope you have enjoyed the second lot of photos, especially the ones of the places I missed the first time around. Again any questions you have I will be happy to answer. littlesteelo :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb(uk) Posted August 19, 2012 #66 Share Posted August 19, 2012 That sounds fine. There tends to be a rush of cars at around 10/11 which takes a while to clear, so it will be quieter when you arrive. thank you for the conformation. I wasn't really sure if that was a good time or not. Now do I head to the WJ or Cafe Prominarde. Think the crowds in the WJ will have died down by then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlesteelo Posted August 19, 2012 Author #67 Share Posted August 19, 2012 thank you for the conformation. I wasn't really sure if that was a good time or not. Now do I head to the WJ or Cafe Prominarde. Think the crowds in the WJ will have died down by then? I think 12/1 will probably be the busiest time in the Windjammer. I went to Sorrentos, which obviously Adventure does not have, but Cafe Promenade will be just as good. There is no harm in going to see if there is anywhere to sit in WJ though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phibo78 Posted September 2, 2012 #68 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Well that is me well and truly done. I hope you have enjoyed the second lot of photos, especially the ones of the places I missed the first time around. Again any questions you have I will be happy to answer. littlesteelo :) Thanks for this posting, it's given me and the wife a good idea of what to look forward to when we do this cruise on 22nd Sept. Quick question, Provance, Cadiz and Vigo how easy is it to just get off the boat and go wandering? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlesteelo Posted September 2, 2012 Author #69 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Thanks for this posting, it's given me and the wife a good idea of what to look forward to when we do this cruise on 22nd Sept. Quick question, Provance, Cadiz and Vigo how easy is it to just get off the boat and go wandering? Cadiz and Vigo you can just walk off the ship easily and go into town. Provence is a little harder. You don't actually dock in Toulon itself, but at La Seyne Sur-Mer, across the bay from Toulon. If you want to get to Toulon, you can get the bus there, or get the ferry across the bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henners Posted April 3, 2013 #70 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Just been reading and viewing the pictures, and I am in one so is my nephew, I was in the Christopher Carress show, great cruise, great ship going back on board this year. Previous cruises Indy twice Ocean Village Canberra 7 times Oriana Arcadia Aurora Oceana Plus one other ship went to Fred Olsen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battchief1 Posted April 3, 2013 #71 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Great review, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseclues Posted April 4, 2013 #72 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Thanks for your review...you seemed to enjoy your cruise. I'm sure your waiters were just trying to please your table with the extra food offerings. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul.ed Posted April 4, 2013 #73 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Hi Excellent review with great photo's. We are off on the same itinerary in June, apart from Ajaccio which has been changed to Cartagena. Really looking forward to, what will hopefully be, warmer weather. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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