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FERRYING IN '15 21st June
Sunday 21st June 2015We are due to arrive in Marseille at 8 a.m. on board JEAN NICOLI so there was ample time to start the day with the ship's enjoyable Buffet Breakfast Menu as we approached the port....
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FERRYING IN '15 22nd June Mega Smeralda
Monday 22nd June 2015I slept well and enjoyed watching our arrival in Bastia, on the French island of Corsica, from the open decks on PASCAL PAOLI. As we came alongside, we could see 'restaurant...
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FERRYING IN '15 22nd June, Moby Ale
Monday 22nd June (contd.)An hour later we drove into the car park of the Hotel Phalesia, checked in and hurriedly left our big bags. The 200-yard walk down to the harbour was much easier without heavy...
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FERRYING IN '15, 22nd June, Moby Love
22nd June 2015 (contd.)We are to sail on MOBY LOVE this time, leaving at 6p.m. and heading for Portoferraio, the other port on the island of Elba, further west of Cavo; the sailing will take an hour,...
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FERRYING IN '15 22nd June, Marmorica
Monday 22nd June (contd.)Marmorica arrivedMap of ElbaRio Marina (ex Lora D'Abundo) was nearbyLocal fishing vesselMARMORICA arrived and all the passengers and cars disembarked, so we were soon able to...
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FERRYING IN '15 23rd June
Tuesday 23rd June 2015Overnight the sea breeze and cool air coming in through the open window ensured a good night's sleep, so the alarm clock sounding at an early hour was tolerable. Breakfast was...
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FERRYING IN '15 23rd June, Corsica Express Three
23rd June 2015 (contd.)Our ship back to Piombino is to be CORSICA EXPRESS THREE which berthed near our table, so we could watch the cars and passengers disembark quickly. Her hull was the golden yellow...
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FERRYING IN '15, 23rd June, Laurana
Tuesday 23rd June 2015 (contd)We set off south then to Naples, on a good dual-carriageway road. The middle of the road was full of bougainvillea in full flower, and safely behind big concrete blocks....
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FERRYING IN '15, 24th June, Laurana
Wednesday 24th June 2015On board LAURANA my alarm clock woke me from a deep sleep as planned, ready for our call at Stromboli. It was barely light outside, and the lack of hot or even warm water in the...
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FERRYING IN '15, 24th June, Messina
24th June 2015 continuedIn Milazzo after lunch the Giuntabus took us to Messina in fifty minutes, and then we could walk to the railway station to check train times for one of my friends to make his...
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FERRYING IN '15, 25th June Messina
Thursday 25th June 2015View from the hotel roomThere was no need for an alarm clock this morning, as we had time for breakfast looking over the harbour of Messina before checking out of the hotel. The...
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FERRYING IN '15, 25th June, SNAV Sardegna
Thursday 25th June 2015 (continued)At the railway station we bought tickets for Palermo, further west along the northern coast of Sicily, and caught the 13.50 train. During the journey I enjoyed...
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FERRYING IN '15, 26th June, Naples & Ischia
Friday 26th June 2015On board SNAV SARDEGNA we are due in Naples at 6 a.m. and I notice that my first photograph of the day is taken just after that, so we must be running a little late. We are part of...
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FERRYING IN '15, 26th June, Rosa d'Abundo, the concluding piece
Friday 26th June 2015 (continued)This is the last day of my holiday and I planned to make the most of it, by enjoying this first ferry ride to Ischia and then sailing on another one back to...
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MEIN SCHIFF 4, 7th September 2015
This trip is going to be quite different, as I will be sailing on a German ship, from a German port, with all my arrangements made in German on the TUI website. I was glad of the Google Translate...
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MEIN SCHIFF 4, 7th September 2015, Part 2
Saturday 5th September 2015After an early breakfast at the Stella Maris hotel in Hamburg I was collected by some of my friends, ready to pick up a hire car and drive up to Brunsbuttel. This is the town...
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MEIN SCHIFF 4, 7th September 2015, Part 3
Sunday 6th September 2015This morning at breakfast I was pleased to meet up with two more friends joining the OLS group trip on MEIN SCHIFF 4; we are doing different things today but arranged to meet...
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MEIN SCHIFF 4, 7th September 2015, Part 4
Monday 7th September 2015An early alarm call meant shower, breakfast and checkout from Stella Maris could be done calmly and we were soon on our way to Hamburg's Central Station, ready to meet up with...
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MEIN SCHIFF 4, 7th September 2015, Part 5
Tuesday 8th September 2015Drama started with breakfast, when it was decided to visit the Atlantik Brasserie. All the food was served from a huge trolley which came to our table, and individual...
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MEIN SCHIFF 4, 7th September 2015, Part 6
Wednesday 9th September 2015Today is a cause for celebration for many of us, with our much-loved Queen Elizabeth II becoming the United Kingdom's longest serving Monarch. I put my celebratory magazine...
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