Hello again!! Another relaxsing day here at Banana Azul. I felt kinda sick over the past couple of days but am much better now! Today consisted of lots of swimming and chilling out. We woke up and had breakfast and headed down to the water for some swimming in the Caribbean. The water is so warm it's a welcome change from San Diego! Ian built a sand castle while I waded in a bit and we had tons of fun. We came back to the hotel *like a 30 second walk, lol* for some Pina Coladas next to the pool. Even while overcast *and sometimes raining* its still nice and warm here so we have been dipping in the pool every day. We read, drank, and relaxed all day until we decided to take naps... I ... read more

Hey all!! We just landed in Lisbon this morning & are hanging out at our hotel in Estoril overlooking the beautiful ocean! We had a great cruise, with some hiccups, but were able to see sights we only dreamed we'd see!! Here's a quick recap. Upon boarding, we were handed a health notification stating that people had gotten sick with gastro enteritis the cruise prior to ours. Cruise staff sanitized our hands EVERYWHERE. We were getting sprayed left and right with the stuff, and there were sanitizer stands set up all over the ship & in every elevator. Even the buffet was sanitized regularly & staff was onhand to give your food to you at the buffet instead of serving ourselves. It was a pain but we got over it because we figured it'd keep us ... read more

Hola! Estoy en Barcelona (prounced BarTHelona here...lol). We´re actually writing you from the same restaurant we wrote at in 08. Remember the entry about our hellish trip from Interlaken, Switzerland to Barcelona? Yep, that was written in this very seat! This restaurant is amazing. It´s called Ovni & is basically a Soup Plantation, but for cheap! We paid 6€ each for all you can eat salad, pasta, pizza, & dessert. Yes please!! Today we started walking around 10 AM and just pretty much never stopped. We stumbled upon La Citadella & Gaudi Cascada which were two things we somehow missed the last time we were here. We plan on walking around a little more tomorrow, maybe taking the train somewhere, we don´t know yet. Ship will be here on Sunday!!! Spanish people are much more laid ... read more

Well we arrived safe & sound here in London!! Our pilot sounded like Hugh Grant. Not just the accent...the voice, the intonation...everything! Made the trip very amusing for me as I definitely pretended Hugh Grant was flying our plane. The seats were VERY uncomfortable & we are pretty much going on 30 minutes of sleep. Food was pretty blah too, but the glass of wine at LAX was nice! We just arrived at our hotel here. The weather was a chilly 3 degrees celsius when we landed & it's pretty wet (although not raining...weird) & cold! We can't wait to fall asleep tonight. We're pretty tired! We're ready to eat & turn in for the night. We leave tomorrow evening for Barcelona!! :)... read more

Hi everyone! Kate here! Stumbled upon this list of 100 Wonders of the World today. I'd like to visit all 100 and I'm on my way there!! After this next trip, I will have visited 24 out of the 100...not too shabby for being 24 years old!! I made this graphic of which ones I've been to and which I will have been to after this cruise. I've visited the ones with red dots already & am about to visit the ones with blue dots on this next trip. There are many spots I'd argue to be on this list (Auschwitz, British Parliament, etc), but it seems to be a pretty good list. Which leads me to wonder...which of these have YOU been to?? Reply with a comment and let me know!!... read more