Category Archives: Grand Cruises

Commencing Countdown – Barcelona – [04/16/2012]

Posted on April 16, 2012 by GypsyShaughnessy

11 more days left. By the numbers anyway, today was day 101, with the last day being 112. At the moment the actual number of days left doesn’t line up with the calendar count, because we’ve still got several time … Continue reading →

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Regarding Dragons – Corsica – [04/14/2012]

Posted on April 14, 2012 by GypsyShaughnessy

The thing about dragons… The thing about dragons is that we’re often under the confused delusion that we have to face them alone. We’re raised with this in some ways, no matter how loving our family is, no matter how … Continue reading →

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Ding, Dang, Dong – Messina, Sicily – [04/12/2012]

Posted on April 12, 2012 by GypsyShaughnessy

I wish I could stay here longer but the bells remind me of time,  ‘ding, dang dong’ goes the bell instead of ‘ding dong’…wish you were here – Under the Tuscan Sun It’s easy for me to forget how much … Continue reading →

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Home Stretch – At Sea – [04/11/2012]

Posted on April 12, 2012 by GypsyShaughnessy

So very near to the end of the road. There’s a moment at the end of the first Harry Potter movie, when Hermione looks at Harry as they get off the train and comments that it feels strange to be … Continue reading →

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Grecian Urns – Katakolan, Greece – [04/11/2012]

Posted on April 12, 2012 by GypsyShaughnessy

Katakolon was the very first port outside of the Alaska run that I ever visited. The pictures I have of me here show me still in my shipboard uniform, because I only had twenty minutes shore-leave and didn’t have time … Continue reading →

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There She Is…. – At Sea – [04/10/2012]

Posted on April 10, 2012 by GypsyShaughnessy

There she is, towering high, broad and grand, ship of dreams 100 years ago today, a ship hoisted anchor and unfurled her colours to leave Southampton. Hundreds of people gathered to see her off, far more than any other in … Continue reading →

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Of Weeping Marble – Athens – [04/09/2012]

Posted on April 10, 2012 by GypsyShaughnessy

It is raining atop the rock of the Acropolis, a light drizzle that slicks the marble steps and makes the ancient walls of the Parthenon shimmer. If you were able to get close enough to them, I’m sure the women … Continue reading →

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All At Once, One Day….. – At Sea – [04/08/2012]

Posted on April 10, 2012 by GypsyShaughnessy

I’m at a loss as to how it has come to be Easter so quickly. Ostara itself flashed past me in a blur this year, leaving me with no choice but to mutter an apology well after we were far … Continue reading →

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Turning Points – Suez Canal – [04/07/2012]

Posted on April 10, 2012 by GypsyShaughnessy

Transiting the Suez Canal is one of those things that is exotic only when you think about what it is you’re actually doing. Otherwise it’s very easy to look out the window and see the fields and buildings sliding by … Continue reading →

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Draw Back the Curtain – Safaga, Egypt – [04/05/2012]

Posted on April 6, 2012 by GypsyShaughnessy

Tours to the Valley of the Kings always start early, it’s a long drive from Safaga out to Luxor. A lot of us make the trek, despite being exhausted and gritty eyed from the crew party and BBQ the night … Continue reading →

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