The Cruise Line is Holland America, and the ship is the MS Eurodam with 11 decks, holds 2100 passengers, is 935 feet long, and can do around 24 knots.








Our itinerary is: fly from LAX to Barcelona transferring directly to the ship; cruise to several Spanish ports along the Mediterranean (Valencia and Cartagena), sail through the Straights of Gibraltar (with a stop in Gibraltar), around the Iberian Peninsula stopping at several ports in Spain (Cadiz and Vigo) as well as Lisbon, Portugal; traveling through the Bay of Biscayne to Portland, England; across the English Channel to Cherbourg, France; up to Brugge, Belgium, and then through the North Sea to our final destination Copenhagen, Denmark. We'll stay in Copenhagen two nights before flying back home. The cruise itself is 12 days long - total trip 16 days.

Can we handle a 12-day cruise (our longest yet)? Can we survive the flight over in economy class? Will we win the battle against 2000+ passengers for access to the breakfast buffet?..and my first day on board the ship, I discovered that our "Drink Package" which included 15 free drinks per person per day (including alcohol) is not like roll-over minutes - if you only consume 5 drinks one day, you cannot have 25 the next day. *SIGH*....A true test of our survival skills.


Monday, May 11, 2015

Day 6: April 30 - Cadiz, Spain




The Port of Cadiz, Spain
Cadiz was one of the highlighted stops for us as we looked forward to a tour and show of a horse training facility.  I thought it might have been a rehab facility for animals who forgot how to be a horse...but instead it was for Andalusian horses on the special prancing and maneuvering show routines.  







A very impressive show. The facility also trains riders as well - for fees up to $6000 for horse & rider.


The Tour included a stop at Tio Pepes - a Bodega, which is a manufacturer of Sherry (this being the Sherry capital of the world I suppose).  In the Tasting room, we discovered that neither one of us liked Sherry...but I did pick up some Brandy. (I was going to make the joke that neither one of us liked Sherry....but her sister Margaurite was rather nice...but decided not to lower myself to that level and destroy any credibility on the remaining portion of this blog).



The Bodega invites famous people to sign their casks.

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