Atlantic Crossing

Seadream I – Blog 2: Atlantic Crossing

After a long flight from Sydney, we spent three days relaxing in Madrid.

Atlantic Crossing

Seadream I – Blog 1: Atlantic Crossing

I have returned from a long journey to many far off places

Do cruisers look at sanitation ratings of cruise ships?

It’s been an interesting week one way and another, and before you start wondering this blog isn’t about marriage. What caught my eye, in fact, was the news that the Queen Mary 2 failed a sanitation test a few days ago.....

SeaDream Yacht Club

SeaDream Yacht Club

SeaDream Yacht Club is the ultimate in all-inclusive luxury boutique cruising, or yachting, as they like to put it. It’s two ships, SeaDream I and SeaDream II, were voted the world’s best boutique ships this year by The Berlitz Guide Complete Guide to Cruising and Cruise Ships, and it’s no wonder.

Outdoor Bar

SeaDream I: Day 13, leaving today!

How do you get 112 SeaDreamers off the ship with as little fuss as possible?

Malaga, Spain

SeaDream I: Day 12, Malaga, Spain

Our last full day on board our beloved SeaDream I – what to do???

a plate of dessert and wine glasses

SeaDream I: Day 11, at sea!

Our SeaDreaming outside last night only lasted half an hour, although it was fun – dressed in our SeaDream pyjamas, personalised with our names, SeaDream bathrobes, slippers and the day bed made up with sheets and doonas! Until it started raining on us!

Food

SeaDream I: Day 9, on bumpy seas!

How many SeaDreamers does it take to make a dessert out of swan-shaped pastry?

La Goulette, Tunisia Blue Door

SeaDream I: Day 8, La Goulette, Tunisia

“Get me back to SeaDream and a glass of Champagne!” laughed one SeaDream passenger.

Valleta, Malta Cruise Passenger

SeaDream I: Day 7, Valletta, Malta

What do swashbuckling knights and SeaDream I have in common?

SeaDream I Sicily, Italy

SeaDream I: Day 6, Sicily, Italy

Good news and bad news… What do you want to hear first?

Fiskardon, Cephalonia Island, Greece

SeaDream I: Day 5, Fiskardon, Cephalonia Island, Greece

So we didn’t go straight to bed last night, but headed to the Piano Bar for more cocktails and meeting with other SeaDream I passengers. There’s also a blackjack table here and I managed to win some chips!

Stone Temple

SeaDream I: Day 4 afternoon, Itea, Greece

Spoiled, spoiled, spoiled… How good can this get?

Mykonos, Greece

SeaDream I: Day 3, Mykonos, Greece

It was very windy up on deck for breakfast and even chilly in the shade, so, because of the wind factor, tonight’s planned Greek-themed dinner outside in the Topside Restaurant was postponed and we ate it in the Dining Salon instead.

Aegina Island, Greece

SeaDream I: Day 2, Aegina Island, Greece

Breakfast at the Topside Restaurant looking over Aegina on a warm & sunny day. There’s a selection of fresh breads and bagels, meats, cheeses, olives, a mix of exotic fruits, bircher muesli, yoghurt and nuts.

Piraeus, Athens

SeaDream I: Day 1, Piraeus, Athens

We enter the cruise terminal without a glitch, straight onto a bus for a five-minute drive to SeaDream Yacht Club's SeaDream I, past a number of cruise ships docked in Piraeus on this busy Saturday.

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