NCL Spirit Grand Mediterranean Adventure 2015

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This is the home page for all posts related to my August/September trip featuring a 12-night Barcelona to Venice cruise on Norwegian Spirit.  Check here to be updated with all related posts and external social media links before, during, and after the trip.

Note: This trip did not have a full cadre of blog posts.  I traveled with a friend who wrote a very detailed trip report on CruiseCritic.com which can be found here.

Trip posts (in chronological order, not posting order):

SPG Lifetime Platinum

Touring Barcelona with Culinary Backstreets

Touring Italy with Rome in Limo

Alternative Istanbul – Balik Ekmek (Fish Sandwich) Vendors

The Weekly Update – Heathrow Arrivals and Other Realities

Buongiorno! The Weekly Update (from Venice)

Overcoming Jet Lag – The Weekly Update

Related content:

End of summer reading list

I hate travel planning

Six things to consider about shore excursions

Five things I love about small ship cruising

A recovery plan for marathon travel

Itinerary:

  • Day 1 – Saturday, August 22 – Dallas-Fort Worth to Houston on American Airlines, Houston to London on British Airways
  • Day 2 – Sunday, August 23 –  London to Barcelona on British Airways
  • Day 3 – Monday, August 24 – Barcelona – touring with Culinary Backstreets
  • Day 4 – Tuesday, August 25 – embarking NCL Spirit Grand Mediterranean itinerary in Barcelona
  • Day 5 – Wednesday, August 26 – Provence, France – touring with Provence Wine Tours
  • Day 6 – Thursday, August 27 – Florence/Pisa, Italy – touring with Rome in Limo
  • Day 7 – Friday, August 28  – Rome, Italy – touring with Rome in Limo
  • Day 8 – Saturday, August 29  – Naples, Italy – touring with Rome in Limo
  • Day 9 – Sunday, August 30 – Sea Day
  • Day 10 – Monday, August 31 – Mykonos, Greece
  • Day 11 – Tuesday, September 1 – Istanbul, Turkey
  • Day 12 – Wednesday, September 2 – Ephesus, Turkey – touring with About Ephesus
  • Day 13 – Thursday, September 3 – Athens, Greece
  • Day 14 – Friday, September 4 – Sea Day
  • Day 15 – Saturday, September 5 – Venice, Italy – touring with Urban Adventures
  • Day 16 – Sunday, September 6 – disembarking NCL Spirit in Venice, Italy, Venice to Doha on Qatar Airways, overnight at The Airport Hotel
  • Day 17 – Monday, September 7 – Doha to DFW on Qatar Airways

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