We’re fond of visiting aquariums whenever we travel and as soon as we discovered La Rochelle had one we knew we had to take a look.
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The ports of call on this 2018 cruise aboard Sapphire Princess – sister ship to the one on which we’d taken our very first cruise ten years earlier – were Guernsey, La Rochelle, Bilbao, and A Coruña. La Rochelle was a very late replacement that we only found out about onboard the ship but turned out to be an absolute jewel of a destination and somewhere we’d not hesitate to return to. In Bilbao we made sure to hit the Guggenheim museum and in the remaining Spanish port we explored Santiago de Compostela.
Belle Du Gabut, La Rochelle
A chance discovery of some street art led to us spending several hours in the La Rochelle sunshine drinking fabulous local ale and soaking up the atmosphere of a tucked-away gem in the heart of the city.
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Docked at Getxo, we decided to take an official Princess Cruises tour that included as its first part a visit to and walking tour of the historic area of the Spanish city of Bilbao.
Read MoreGuggenheim Museum Excursion, Bilbao
The second part of our day’s excursion in Bilbao took us for a visit to the Guggenheim Museum.
Read MoreSapphire Princess At A Coruña
Photos and video from our cabin’s balcony on the Sapphire Princess as it docked in the Spanish port city of A Coruña during a short cruise in May 2018.
Read MoreCruise Excursion: Santiago De Compostela, Part One
Photos from our cruise excursion on the Sapphire Princess that saw us dropped off at Santiago de Compostela to explore on our own for several hours.
Read MoreCruise Excursion: Santiago De Compostela, Part Two: Museo Do Pobo Galego
The second part of our day in Santiago de Compostela covers our visit to the Museo do Pobo Galego (museum of the Galician people).
Read MoreCruise Excursion: Santiago De Compostela, Part Three
This final post from our day in Santiago de Compostela covers the portion after visiting the Museo do Pobo Galego, finding a place to get something to drink, and waiting for the coach to take us back to the Sapphire Princess cruise ship.
Read MoreA Cruise On Sapphire Princess
This post contains photos and videos taken on the Sapphire Princess cruise ship during its inaugural cruise out of the United Kingdom, a week-long roundtrip from Southampton hitting Guernsey, France, and Spain.
Read MoreSapphire Princess Cruise Food And Drink
A collection of food and drink that was photographed aboard the Sapphire Princess during a cruise we took to France and Spain in May 2018.
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