Category: Shore Excursions
Visit the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
-MiddleEast.UAE.AbuDhabi- The Sheikh Zayed Grand mosque is an Instagram favourite that is understandable once you see it for yourself. Abu Dhabi and the UAE itself has many outstanding architectures w... Read More
Middle East Cruise on Costa Toscana – Day 6 – Abu Dhabi
Middle East Cruise on Costa Toscana Day 6 – Abu Dhabi -MiddleEast.UAE.AbuDhabi- Day 6 – Of all the stops on our journey so far, I had wanted to see a lot in this Abu Dhabi stop. Partly it ... Read More
Middle East Cruise on Costa Toscana – Day 5 Muscat
Middle East Cruise on Costa Toscana – Day 5 Muscat -MiddleEast.Oman.Muscat- Day 5 – I have to say I was pretty excited to visit Muscat, Oman. I have been fascinated by the country’s land... Read More
A Boat Trip on Bodrum
-Asia.Turkiye.Bodrum- It is always exciting when sailing into a new port of call – even more so when it is a port never seen before. In this case it was Bodrum in Turkiye. I woke up early in the... Read More
Medieval city of Rhodes
-Europe.Greece.Rhodes- As we sailed into Rhodes, we made it a point to go on the top deck to catch sight of the ancient city. We tried to spot the Colossus of Rhodos and the windmills. But what greete... Read More
Embarkation Day on Virgin Voyages Piraeus
Embarkation day is here- feeling excited to get on board the Resilient Lady and start voyaging through the Greek Islands. We still had half the day to explore more of Athens as our Boarding time was s... Read More
Pre-cruise day 2 – Athens
Day no. 2 we woke up early which was a surprise after that loud music that was blaring until late. Today I had planned some sight seeing activities to see Athens but did not do any booking as I was no... Read More
Pre-cruise day 1 – Athens
Our day started off very early as we had a 4-hour drive ahead to Vienna to catch our flight to Athens. I had found a parking space at the last moment the night before and hoping it would work out fine... Read More
Middle East Cruise on Costa Toscana – Day 3 Doha
Middle East Cruise on Costa Toscana Day 3 Doha -MiddleEast-Qatar-Doha Day 3 – We set sail around midnight heading to our first stop, Doha in Qatar. I have only ever been several times in transit... Read More
Middle East Cruise on Costa Toscana – Day 2 Dubai
-MiddleEast.UAE.Dubai- Day 2 – The ship is still docked in Dubai and will only depart at 11:30 in the night. This meant that we have the entire day to do some sightseeing in Dubai. Note: This po... Read More
