Rare ontheweb Posted June 3, 2014 #26 Share Posted June 3, 2014 We're not doing Tenby for the shopping. DW is the world's finest elementary art teacher, so we are interested in the craft of the spoon making. She is also a swimmer, so since we read there are beaches in Tenby, we are hoping she can get a swim in there. There was an interesting thread in the Britain section in which I asked about changing facilities in Tenby, and I was told by a native of Wales that they use large towels "to hide their modesty". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph27 Posted June 4, 2014 Author #27 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Ontheweb - Tenby sounds like a great place to do a little shopping and visit the seashore. Your DW should also enjoy the love spoons. I hope you have a great cruise. Please post a member review when you come back. Now on to the remainder of our voyage on the Ocean Princess. Disembarkation: We arrived in Dover very early, I think it was around 2:30 am and docked closer to 5:00 am. We walked off the ship with our luggage. Following disembarkation in Dover we took at taxi to the Dover Priory station and after just a few stops arrived at Ashford International station. We had a bit of a wait here but here but finally boarded the Eurostar to Paris. We spent 2nights in Paris. We have been to Paris before so saw some other areas we had missed on previous visits. On our second day in Paris we took the train to Vernon and then a short ride to Monet’s Giverny Garden. We visited Normandy in 2012 but this was our first time at the Giverny Garden. It was an overcast day but the garden and pond were still gorgeous. On our last day in Paris we visited the famous Paris Flea market and then spent the afternoon in the Marais. It was a wonderful visit. http://www.27thousandwaves.com/2013/08/disembark-dover-and-off-to-paris.html Below are some photos of our time in Paris. Eurostar to Paris Dinner at Frenchie in Paris Les Plumes Hotel Monet Garden Giverny Giverny Garden Eiffel Tower I have some other posts on the blog for Cologne, Germany and our AirBerlin flight to Florida. If you want to read about it you can access the blog at http://www.27thousandwaves.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loma linda ca a & j Posted June 4, 2014 #28 Share Posted June 4, 2014 luv luv luv the photos esp of giverny & eiffel !!!! 2 of my fav places in the world !!:D thoroughly enjoyed your recap !!;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph27 Posted June 5, 2014 Author #29 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Loma Linda ca a & j- I am glad you enjoyed the recap and photos. I remember your British Isles review on cc from last summer. I found the information very interesting and useful. Below is a final recap and thoughts on the cruise on the Ocean Princess. Overall we were very pleased with our cruise on the Ocean Princess. We enjoyed the small ship size and ambiance. Our balcony stateroom 7100 was very cozy with dark woods and blue upholstery. Areas on the ship that were lacking were the entertainment and food. First, the entertainment. There were no enrichment lectures with the exception of 2 port overviews on Edinburgh and Dublin. As lectures and enrichment is something we have enjoyed on other cruises we were disappointed but on such a short cruise it wasn’t a huge deal. The other negative was the evening entertainment which we found weak. A bad comedian and average performers really weren’t our thing. As far as the food, we really enjoyed breakfast and lunch on the Ocean Princess. No complaints there. We had less luck at dinner and preferred the food in the main dining room over both specialty restaurants. In the main dining room we had a table for 2 which worked wonderfully with the traditional seating. Our waiters were excellent and very hard working. However, the food was average to good on most nights. With this cruise being port intensive we were able to eat in port on several days which we enjoyed. Overall the 8 day British Isles cruise suited us perfectly and we would definitely sail on the Ocean Princess again given a great itinerary and reasonable cruise fare. Here is the link to the highlights posted on my blog with photos. http://www.27thousandwaves.com/2013/09/triumph-of-itinerary-recap-of-british.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kewz1 Posted June 15, 2014 #30 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Thank you for your report! We are considering doing the British Isles cruise on the OP next August. It's a slightly different itinerary but your posts made me very excited. Thanks again! Kristen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loma linda ca a & j Posted June 16, 2014 #31 Share Posted June 16, 2014 (edited) Loma Linda ca a & j- I am glad you enjoyed the recap and photos. I remember your British Isles review on cc from last summer. I found the information very interesting and useful. l wish i had finished writing my review - left off after getting on the ship - got sidetracked this year, going on a few cruises, planning lots more, family birthdays, graduations, laughlin trip, genealogy jamboree, etc. so never got back to finish !! :eek: but do want to repeat the cruise plus land trip to go to bath, lake district, & wales ! ;) Edited June 16, 2014 by loma linda ca a & j Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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