Duncan Writes

Adventures of a part-time traveller.

Hamburg, Germany

26 September 2016

Today we docked in Hamburg where I finally got to visit Miniatur Wunderland. Alex and I enjoyed some delicious sausage, and we had another relaxing afternoon on the ship.

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Relaxing at Sea

24 September 2016

Today was our first sea day onboard and for us a chance to do very little (which is unusual for us). But fear not, I’ll use the empty blog to give you a tour of our stateroom and tell you about the Yacht Club afternoon tea.

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Amsterdam, Netherlands

23 September 2016

After a late night yesterday, we had a bleary-eyed start to the day before exploring Amsterdam. We experienced our first theatre show on the ship, but otherwise had a fairly relaxing day!

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Zeebrugge, Belgium

22 September 2016

Today we docked in Zeebrugge where we visited Bruges for a boat trip and a brewery tour. Back on board, we enjoyed some live music and some more wonderful Yacht Club food!

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Embarkation

21 September 2016

Today we joined the beautiful MSC Splendida for our short cruise to Europe. We have our first impressions of the Yacht Club, as well as our first taste of the food on offer from MSC.

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Splendida here we come!

17 September 2016

There will be a series of new posts on the blog for a week starting on Wednesday as Alex and I board MSC Splendida in Southampton for a week-long cruise.  This post is a prelude to the main event so I can tell you a bit more and fill you in on our itinerary.

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