Around the world in Photos

[ann141]

My husband had always wanted to visit Malta and we were there on his birthday which was great.

[grapau27]

16 minutes ago, ann141 said:

My husband had always wanted to visit Malta and we were there on his birthday which was great.

Great photos Ann.

We love the sail into Valletta.

[Adawn47]

We love Malta. Our first visit was a due to a port diversion, we should have gone to Lybia😌. As it was sudden and we had no idea what we wanted to see, we took the HOHO to the south? and visited the Blue Grotto, Marsaxlokk with the colourful eyed boats, the magnificent churches and architecture, and stunning coastal scenery. The next time we went, we decided to take the HOHO around the other side and see Mdina and the historic part of Malta. Unfortunately, when we docked the heavens opened and we had torrential rain the entire day, so not to be☹️. Maybe soon🤞

Avril

Edited March 1, 2021 by Adawn47

[Grumpycruiser60plus]

Valletta, Malta, Sept 19, Oceana, our last cruise (before Virus) We flew out a couple of days ahead of joining ship, so we could enjoy a return trip to Malta,( out last visit was 38 yrs previously) interesting to note all the changes in that time. We stayed at Grand  Exc Harbour Hotel which P & O use. It was in an excellent location, a short walk into the old city. I have included a Restaurant pic/food  which  I can highly recommend should anyone get back there one day soon. Plus some evening shots of harbour/ fountain & sunset.

     

[Aulanis]

Another no picture day but it is lovely outside here so have
just skimmed through the Malta Pics. We have been before 
Land based and went all over the island on the public bus.
Even got to Gozo on the ferry but got on the wrong bus and
had to get back to the ferry  which didnt leave us enough time
to see much. We did  cruise  to there on Oceana in 2017 but

 straight off and to the airport, so no pics.

  Still working on my project,
on day 15 I wondered if you can have a cruise and not have
a spreadsheet?  I also tried to look back to find something
I was sure I had seen and it took ages.   So I have combined 
these two  thoughts and have started a roll call spreadsheet.
Not a lot on it but  I have listed  those posting and on the
itinery tab I have listed the places with the post numbers.
Then decided to link the place names to the first post of
each place. ( as far as possible)

 Next up is a map  this is the hardest part as I cant find a

FREE program that will do it and googlemaps  gives a route

but across land only.
  There is a page for an M&G  which is a bit redundant
but perhaps those in the "Midlands" who were thinking
of a meet up when covid allows could use it to keep a list
of those interested.  If anyone has other ideas I am 
happy to try and add things.
Currently workinprogress but it can be viewed  HERE

Nothing to download, nothing to sign in to.

Edited March 1, 2021 by Aulanis

[Dermotsgirl]

Here's my Malta pictures from my 2013 Azura cruise.  The sail in was stunning

[SeaJane]

We also love Valletta and have visited twice. It was a place I had always wanted to see as my Dad was in the Navy in WW2 and was on one of the destroyers  that escorted the convoy that relieved the island from starvation in 1942. All those serving on the ships were awarded a special medal and in 1995 it was presented to him by the Maltese High Commissioner in London.

[purplesea]

Haven’t been to Malta but the photos look lovely. Have been looking at cruises for 2022 some of which start there.

[Gettingwarmer]

Naples today. Tomorrow we are in Ajaccio.

Edited March 2, 2021 by Gettingwarmer

[Eddie99]

Naples - you don’t need do anything except grab a coffee at an outdoor table and watch the traffic! 😬

 

We went to Herculaneum and should have walked on Vesuvius but there had been so much rain the authorities weren’t letting anyone walk there.  Herculaneum was Absolutely Fantastic, I would love to go again or, naturally, to Pompeii.

 

I’ll have to return sometime, if only to have a proper pizza

[bee-ess]

Capri from Naples

 

[Eddie99]

So bright!

[bee-ess]

Amalfi Coast, some of these are very old scanned photos.

[bee-ess]

Ravello

 

 

[Dermotsgirl]

We went to Naples on our first cruise, and the photos are in the loft.

 

We did a full day excursion to Sorrento and Pompeii. One of the main reasons we booked this cruise was so we could visit Pompeii, and I thought it was amazing to see the Roman streets, and also very moving and human to see the shapes of the people who had died.

 

Unfortunately, Naples doesn’t appear very often on the P&O schedules any more. I would like to visit again as there’s a lot more I’d like to see, such as Herculaneum and Capri 

[Izzywiz]

The Naples area is stunning and I need to go back because there is still so much to see! I would love to spend some time in Naples itself and also go to Herculaneum. 

Sadly, we don't cruise with P&O very often because, although we enjoy the ships and the ambiance, I find their itineraries are very limited and repetitive. 

Our first visit to Naples was in 2006 when we did an excursion to Capri, Sorento and Pompeii

 

 

 

Capri

 

 

 

 

Sorento

 

 

 

 

Pompeii

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Izzywiz]

Our second visit was in 2019 when we did an excursion along the Amalfi coast to Amalfi....a stunning but scary ride! 

The bus ONLY hit 2 vehicles along the  way which, apparently, was less than normal!!!  

 

 

 

 

Amalfi was gorgeous. We did a boat ride along the coast which gave us a different perspective and then spent an hour in the town.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 2, 2021 by Izzywiz
spelling mistake

[bee-ess]

A few old scanned Pompeii photos from 1998.

 

 

[Ardennais]

Visited Naples ten years ago with Princess. 
 

We spent an enjoyable few hours on a small holding above Sorrento watching Maria making cheese and then tasting the fruits of her labour with some limoncello. After lunch in Sorrento we headed to Pompeii. A lovely day!

 

[Gettingwarmer]

2 hours ago, Dermotsgirl said:

Unfortunately, Naples doesn’t appear very often on the P&O schedules any more. I would like to visit again as there’s a lot more I’d like to see, such as Herculaneum and Capri 

I've just checked my visits by cruise ship to Naples and of the six not one of them is with P&O. How strange. Here are some photos of Herculanium which is much smaller and easier to get around than Pompeii and some of Capri.

 

[zap99]

19 hours ago, SeaJane said:

We also love Valletta and have visited twice. It was a place I had always wanted to see as my Dad was in the Navy in WW2 and was on one of the destroyers  that escorted the convoy that relieved the island from starvation in 1942. All those serving on the ships were awarded a special medal and in 1995 it was presented to him by the Maltese High Commissioner in London.

That's a nice memory. The Maltese still think well of the Brits thanks to folks like your dad. We went into Malta in 2019 on an RCI cruise, but our first Visit was on our very first cruise. Island Escape in, I think 2001. No pictures as they didn't have cameras in the old days🤣

[zap99]

In 2019 we stopped in Naples on an RCI cruise. We had been there a few times before, so decided to just get of the ship and wander around the City. Won't do that again.

[Aulanis]

This is Naples in 2013 it was a bit run down  and quite dirty but ever so interesting.  
Bar Nilo is a shrine to the footballer Maradona and the signage on

the station one of the most confusing I have  ever come across.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 2, 2021 by Aulanis

[DamianG]

Naples part 1: A crazy DIY tour day where we walked to Termini Railway Station, got tickets for the Cercumvesuviana line and made our way to Herculaneum. After that we moved on to Pompeii, then had some time to spare before the train back so called in the cafe next to the train station just for drinks but were tempted into the most delicious pizza we have ever tasted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 2, 2021 by DamianG

[DamianG]

Naples part 2: An overnight stay after we arrived late afternoon so we went out for pre-dinner drinks and watched a stunning display by hundreds of starlings. Next day we caught the ferry to Sorrento where I enjoyed a fabulous pasta meal made from bike tyre inner tubes (kidding - it really was lovely) before the day's excertions (and possibly a boatload of lunchtime wine) caught up with one member of our party who had a good snooze on the ferry back.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 2, 2021 by DamianG