John Burke's a-Musings

A series of articles covering our holiday on the inaugural cruise of Marella Explorer. We'll be calling at Palma de Mallorca > Day a...

Friday 25 May 2018. Our final port for the week is Palamos in Spain. Excursion trips include Barcelona but, as most cruises on the western M...

Thursday 24 May 2018. We anchor in the water off Villefranche and use the tender boats to disembark. We are on a half-day excursion to Nice ...

Wednesday 23 May 2018. We come into the port of Livorno, primarily an industrial port. A ship to the side of our cabin is already unloadi...