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Published: September 11th 2011
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When I heard ferry, my first thought was that thing you catch to Mackinaw Island. Just seats, all open, nothing to do but sit & watch the water.
Of course I understood these "ferries" would be an upgrade from that. After all many of them include sleeping quarters, have room for cars to be parked below, and have restaurants.
What I was not prepared for was that "ferries" are cruise ships that take you from Point A to Point B. These things are massive.
(Because I am late writing this, I will include my ferries both to and from Mallorca).
On the way there, we got in late but had a cabin for our group. 4 girls in one, 3 girls in another, and the 4 boys in one. I roomed with Steph & Sharon & even for the three of us, the room was very cramped.
Think college dorm in half with a bathroom the size of those in an airplane.
The ship didn't toss much and after a quick bite to eat, I fell asleep pretty quickly.
Our "ferry" from Mallorca to Barcalona was during the day, so no cabin, but this
ship was decked to the 9's.
3 floors of seating; from lounge rooms, to fancy leather recliners in the 'movie room' (they played movies in Spanish the whole trip), to a deck top pool area.
I decided against swimming with some of the group (good thing too.. I guess some of the other passengers were not only letting their kids go in topless.. awkward.. but letting their dogs take a swim with them.. gross).
I instead lined up two chairs on the outside back deck & was able to watch the scenery as we jumped from island to island on our way back to the mainland.
The overall trips took about 9 hours, but were fairly pleasant as you could walk around and keep yourself entertained, unlike in an airplane.
This being my first time on a ferry, I was pretty impressed of what a nice journey it turned out to be!
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Looks absolutely spectacular! ....
Everything looks so amazing ...and very elated to see everything is going as planned. KK is in Doc's Heart ...