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admin — Sat, 10 May 2008 21:13:07 +0000

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São Vicente, Cape Verde Islands

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Cadiz

admin — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:01:52 +0000

Next after Malaga is the charming, picturesque town of Cadiz. It’s compact layout is perfect for wandering. As one of Europe’s oldest cities dating back to approximately 1100BC it’s a true melting pot of styles, including Moorish influences from the 1100-1200s which can be seen in the many tiled entryways.

The city offers wonderful cafes and numerous shopping streets including their own version of the Ramblas with the Catedral de Cadiz at one end. The Cathedral features an impressive collection of treasures.

For those with a little more time, and the will to rent a car, the villages surrounding Cadiz are some of the most picturesque in Spain famous for their whitewashed buildings. Seville is approximately 2:30 by train.

Malaga

admin — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:48:16 +0000

After spending a pleasant day at sea we arrived in Malaga, Spain. Similar to the Tourist Bus in Barcelona, Malaga has the Malaga Tour City Sightseeing Bus. You can easily walk to most of the central sites in Malaga, like the Cathedral and La Alcazaba, however the climb to Castillo de Gibralfaro is exhausting. The bus really is the best way to go. It’s about a 10 minutes walk to get out of the port – avoid the taxis at the port they’re pirates charging 25 Euros for a 5 minute (or less) taxi ride). You can either walk over near Alcazaba or the cathderal to catch the bus – or go to the left when you exit the port and you’ll come to a large bus stop. Look for the “city sightseeing” sign. The bus stop to the left of the port is your best option it will put you on the route headed up the hill to – Castillo de Gibralfaro, a great place to start and work your way down, ending up at the Cathedral. After you’ve seen the Castillo de Gibralfaro, work your way down the hill on the bus, stopping at the Picasso Museum, and La Alcazaba and the Cathedral. Save the Cathedral for last the then enjoy lunch at one of the pubs or cafes tucked in small squares next to the Cathedral. After lunch you can easily walk to Malaga’s version of Las Ramblas and do some shopping. From here it’s a short walk back to the port, or you can hop back on the bus and head for the west end of the route and get off at the stop to the west of the port.

Kiel Canal, Germany

admin — Tue, 01 Sep 1998 06:06:35 +0000

After leaving Dover and crossing the English Chanel (The Dream swerved sharply in the middle of that crossing at about 1am to avoid hitting another ship… A year later at the end of this same itinerary, during the same shift, she did hit another ship… another reason not to sail NCL) we arrived at the mouth of the North Sea end of the Kiel Canal to begin our transit.
The Kiel Canal connects the North Sea with the Baltic, and is a much safer route than the trechurous route through the Danish Sound and Belts. The canal is a “traditional” canal with series of locks. One unique feature of the canal is that in addition to the width size restrictions the Kiel Canal also has a “height” restriction for ships because of the eight high level bridges that span the canal.

[[Show as slideshow]]The Kiel Canal is my favorite canal. It is an absolutely goregeous area. The day of the transit was beautiful, warm and sunny with huge puffy clouds. The scenery is incredible – rolling green farmland, horses playing in the fields, and wonderful parks and walkways along the length of the canal with families out enjoying them. It amazed me to see the number of people, mostly families, that came out to see the ships passing through the canal. Some would wait in the areas near the locks, some in parks along the canal, and others out riding bikes, or walking along the paths that follow the canal. The communities along the canal have definately made this area a place to be used and enjoyed by all, not just a transit route for ships.

The Norwegian Dream is an event when she passes through the Kiel Canal. For one very special reason… there is one bridge that she is taller than. In order to use the canal the engineers of the ship had to get creative. They had to find a way to make her fit under this bridge. Their solution – She “Flips” her funnel and lays back her mast in order to fit. Not only is this a site for the passengers onboard to see – but it’s quite the event for the locals too. There were several people that were actually on top of the bridge to watch her “Flip her Funnel.” After a beautiful, full day transversing the Kiel Canal we headed for our first port – Tallin, Estonia.

Been There Done That Too... » Europe

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Antarctica

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Fortaleza, Brazil

Itajai, Brazil

Recife, Brazil

Lanzarote, Canary Islands

Bali, Indonesia

São Vicente, Cape Verde Islands

Djibouti

Egypt

Tallin, Estonia

Hame, Finland

French Polynesaia

Kiel Canal, Germany

Athens, Greece

Israel

Jordan

Kenya

Casablanca, Morocco

New Zealand

Oslo, Norway

Lisbon, Portugal

Barcelona, Spain

Cadiz, Spain

Stockholm, Sweden

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Kiel Canal, Germany