Coronavirus Virtual Cruise

[Mervyn and Trish]

You better be quick. Last aboard time at 16.30

[Manoverboard]

I'll be there on time annnd sho shood yooo bee ... jushed shaying ... hic

[Mervyn and Trish]

Have you made it? They've taken the gangway in.

[Manoverboard]

Made it ok, all being well we should wake up in Santorini, are you with us ?
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[Mervyn and Trish]

We're having a kip before dinner. Exhausting day.

Do.you want to buy a plastic model of the Parthenon? We seem to have bought three.

[Manoverboard]

We're having a kip before dinner. Exhausting day.

Do.you want to buy a plastic model of the Parthenon? We seem to have bought three.

Such a difficult language, it's all Greek to me

Thanks for the offer but I fear it may clash with our 3 AirFix models of the Acropolis

[allatc]

Next port : Heraklion (Crete). Photos anyone ?

[Manoverboard]

Hereklion Centre versus the ancient culture of Crete ....
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[Manoverboard]

Would you like any more or maybe some from Cypruss, Rhodes or Lesbos ?

[Meg 50]

here's Samos - while you make your mind up.

It's only a short distance from Kusadasi - so we can go there next!

then either north and into the black sea o or south and do more Greece etc

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[Mervyn and Trish]

I've never been to the Black Sea. That would be nice. Have a word with the Captain

[Manoverboard]

Made up my mind ... Kusadasi here I come. Followed by Istanbul, the Bosphorus and then the Black Sea

So .... Kusadasi .... et voila
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[Gill W]

As we're in Kusadasi, I'm doing the excursion to Ephesus

[Manoverboard]

Been there so taxi to Izmir, over in the ferry to Gallipoli to pay respects at Anzac Cove and to see the Trojan Horse.
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[Mervyn and Trish]

I'm back aboard. Time for a couple before dinner.

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[Meg 50]

I've never been to the Black Sea. That would be nice. Have a word with the Captain

it's not very black - nor blue!

[allatc]

Handing over to the Deputy Captain to take us in and around the Black Sea.

[Meg 50]

the Dardenelles - en route for Istanbul

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[Mervyn and Trish]

You can get ointment for that.

[Meg 50]

You can get ointment for that.

does it need to be injected - like dettol?

[Manoverboard]

Good morning everybody, this is the Deputy Capitano speaking ....

I will introduce you to our ship, ' Voyages of Discovery ', then we will commence our 23 day cruise.

The sailing from Istanbul, via the Bosphorus, to our first Port of call is long so a Sea Day for Merv may be appropriate.

Our itinerary ....

* Trabzon, Turkey
* Batumi, Georgia
* Sochi, Russia
* Yalta, on the Crimean Peninsula
* Sevastopol, Ukraine, a key Russian Port
* Odessa, Ukraine, is the Pearl of the Black Sea
* Constanza, Romania, is the pits
* Nesebar, Bulgaria
* Istanbul, Turkey ... where we will remain for several days before announcing the second leg of our itinerary.
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[Meg 50]

can we do Odessa and Yalta too?

Bourgas and Constanta as well, praps?

Do we do Istanbul on the way back?

[Manoverboard]

See above .... where's Bourgas and have you got any pics ?

[Jan Rosser]

I did a cruise on Aurora in September 2009 and we sailed from Istanbul through the Black Sea to Yalta and Odessa and definitely have photos but have no idea where they are

[Manoverboard]

Cruising on ' V of D ' is was for those of us who enjoy small ships and a Port intensive itinerary .... drum roll ....
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... and try to remember that size isn't everything
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