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Geo: 42.0912, 11.7968It seems a lot of people have trouble pronouncing our next port of call. Civitavecchia. It is pronounced (chiv-vita-veck-ia), it just rolls off the tongue once you know how. Again as with a lot of these ports it is not that picturesque and is filled with lots of container ships and tankers. That's said it's a beautiful morning although that dogged northerly wind seems intent on hanging around and pegging the temperatures back a few degrees.I emerge out onto the balcony and look down at the dockside to a scene of organised chaos. I guess most people are up and about early and heading into Rome today. A fleet of coaches waits patiently for its bleary eyed passengers to emerge from Liberty's white underbelly and whisk them the 40 or so miles to the ... read more

Geo: 43.7034, 7.2662Liberty sails into the small bay at Villefranche just as the rising sun lifts above the horizon and throws its light over the pine clad hills that surround the small town. The bay is dotted with small fishing boats that bob gently as Liberty's bow thrusters churn up the tranquil waters. We are soon anchored in place and tender boats are quickly alongside and taking guests ashore for their excursions.We breakfast again in the main dining room before returning to the room to gather our things and heading out. We take the lift down to Deck 1 and board one of the tender boats. It only takes 10 minutes before we are docked in the small harbour. We walk the short distance to the small train station to catch the train to Nice-Ville station. ... read more

Geo: 41.3879, 2.16992We sleep soundly as if on clouds. The beds at the Crowne Plaza are big and soft and this area of Barcelona seems to be quiet with no pervading noise of traffic or people. We breakfast at the hotel which was ok, I've had better, before heading out for some early morning sightseeing.We catch the Metro to the Sagrada Familia, Antonio Gaudi's famous cathedral, that is still being built even though it was started over 100 years ago. Despite all the cranes and scaffolding it's still a sight to see and particularly resplendent in the early morning sunshine. From here we get back on the Metro and head down to Port Vell to enjoy a coffee whilst watching the sail boats in the harbour. The whole area is swarmed with street vendors selling fake ... read more

Geo: 50.8998, -1.39561We awake at 6am and Adventure of the Seas is already docked in Southampton. It's a beautiful, crisp sunny morning. P&O's Oriana is silently making her way up the channel to her berth behind us. I can see bleary eyes passengers from that ship looking over at ours. No doubt mulling about their journeys home.We shower, dress and head down to the Vivaldi Dining Room for breakfast. As it's the last morning it's served buffet style rather than waiter service. After that we head up to deck 12 for a walk around in the early morning sunshine. Feels strange to know we have travelled from the new world back to the old without getting on a plane.As it's still too early for us to disembark we head to the Windjammer for some coffee and ... read more