Mediterranean Cruise: Cruising Back to Barcelona

The last day of our cruise was spent cruising from Civitavecchia back to Barcelona.

Hanging out on the ship was a nice, relaxing way to spend our last day of vacation. We mostly lounged on the pool deck reading, drinking cocktails, playing Bingo, etc.

 

When it got too chilly on the pool deck, we retreated to our room and hung out on our balcony.

All of my previous blog posts have been about our trips on shore, but we had such a great time on the boat all week as well.

Throughout the week, the girls, at least, saw a few shows. We went to one show that was like Cirque du Soleil, and another night we saw Saturday Night Fever, the musical. There was even an ice skating rink on board, so we saw an ice skating show on our last day that was fantastic. The rink wasn't that big of course, so it was amazing how many twirls, jumps, and lifts the skaters were able to do. We also hung out a little in the Casino and at a piano bar.

Dinners were one of our favorite parts of the trip. It was like going to a really nice restaurant every night. The food was great, the service was excellent, and we spent about three hours at dinner every night enjoying long conversations.

This is Luckner, the sweet man who served me my weight in bread every night. The bread rolls were amazing!

See? Yummy bread!

Our waiter brought us out this dessert for our last night on the ship since officially we were celebrating our 10th anniversary, even though our 11th anniversary is only about a month away.

The whole trip was so fantastic. It was a perfect balance of relaxing and seeing amazing sights. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. We owe a huge thanks to Andy's parents for taking us and another huge thanks to my parents for watching the kids while we were gone. It was a trip we will never forget!