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Well as some of said being a rude awakening into the non-Disney real world...your trip was not over as you still have a week in Italy to explore!
Exactly and that part of the trip report will be starting imminently...
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Sorry, the weather on your departure, wasn't so cooperative as those clouds are quite scary!
They were - it was one of those mornings where you looked outside and could just see what was coming in weather terms...
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So glad to hear how great Mike and Desiree were as your servers! Hope I get them on my Magic cruise in April. Probably, no way to know this until you sit down for your first meal!
there isn't. Hopefully whoever you get, you'll have a wonderful experience with, as it does make such a difference to your cruise.
I'm glad it waited to rain until disembarkation at least, but what a bummer way to end the Disney part of your vacation. I have to agree with Mark about Disney and disembarkation...you'll see what I mean in my trip report too.
Oh boy, that sounds a bit ominous...
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Hope the weather gets better!
Thankfully it did, as you'll see if you follow me to the next trip report...
Well, that's it for this particular part of the trip report, as our cruise has now come to an end. However, there's still a huge amount to come on this trip. If you'd like to join me on our Italy road trip, which will take in places like Lake Garda, Verona, Vicenza, Maranello, Florence, the Cinque Terre, Portofino and Genoa, the new thread is now underway. Hopefully see you over there!
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The Gondola tour looks fabulous. What a neat view of everything and the slightly lighted pictures in the evening are just gorgeous.
I would not stay on the ship for any sporting event televised. I am not a sports fan at all though, but going to Venice is a once in a life time experience....you can rewatch the sports event.
The Gondola tour looks fabulous. What a neat view of everything and the slightly lighted pictures in the evening are just gorgeous.
I would not stay on the ship for any sporting event televised. I am not a sports fan at all though, but going to Venice is a once in a life time experience....you can rewatch the sports event.
Much as I love my tennis, I think that would be my view had it been the Wimbledon final - unless it was Andy Murray in the final and he was trying to win Wimbledon for the first time, then nothing could've dragged me away in fairness. Thank goodness he achieved that last year!
Oh my gosh! The gondola trip looked so awesome! I loved the photos of the little canals with the flower baskets and Venice at dusk, with the lights just starting to come on. So pretty!!
I better hop on over to the new thread before I go through withdrawals from this awesome trip report!!
Thank you so much Cheryl for sharing this incredible vacation with all of us!
Oh my gosh! The gondola trip looked so awesome! I loved the photos of the little canals with the flower baskets and Venice at dusk, with the lights just starting to come on. So pretty!!
I better hop on over to the new thread before I go through withdrawals from this awesome trip report!!
Thank you so much Cheryl for sharing this incredible vacation with all of us!
It has truly been a pleasure - I love being able to relive our adventures with you guys!
Cheryl, thanks for sharing the cruise portion of your trip with this and I enjoyed it so much as always! Will be over there for the land portion shortly and looking forward to it as I've visited some of those regions in Italia!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
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I haven't commented regularly, but have enjoyed every installment of your cruise, thanks for sharing your great photos and details of your trip! I'm looking forward to hearing about the rest of your vacation.
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I haven't commented regularly, but have enjoyed every installment of your cruise, thanks for sharing your great photos and details of your trip! I'm looking forward to hearing about the rest of your vacation.
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I am not a sports fan at all though, but going to Venice is a once in a life time experience....you can rewatch the sports event. 
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