hayley_bopp Posted July 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 Day 13 - Vigo Today was our final port day and we were in the Spanish city of Vigo. We didn't have any plans other than to have a walk around. There is a fort that you can walk uo to so we headed up through the old town to reach it. Being a fort, it is located at the top of a steep hill. Luckily for us, there were escalators to take us up part of it - Gibraltar could learn something from Vigo! The climb was worth it though for stunning views across the Vigo estuary and the fort is set in pretty landscaped gardens. There is also a nice memorial, consisting of a series of old anchors, to the ships that were lost during a war on the 18th century. After visiting the fort we took a stroll through the town back to the port area. I was really sure what to expect from Vigo but it was a larger city than I thought it would be and had an interesting mix of old and new architecture. There was also plenty of shopping to be had if you're that way inclined. We were back onboard early- around 12pm - and went for a bite to eat inbthe WJ before heading to the Solarium to relax and cool off. We stayed there until sailaway which we watched from the cantilever hot tub. This was another scenic sailaway as we sailed out of the estuary with mountains on both sides. We then went to Studio B to watch the Ive Show 'Freeze Frame'. It was another great show although 4 out of the 8 performers fell with 3 of them falling twice. Luckily no one was hurt and they carried out to supportive cheers and applause from the crowd. There was a Queen tribute band on tonight called The Bohemians. We didn't fancy it as well as going to watch Freeze Frame. As we were having a pre-dinner drink in Vintages, the cruise director made an announcement apologising for having to cut the first performance short and cancelling the second performance as the lead singer's voice had gone partway through the show. He was extremely apologetic and announced that a film would be shown in the theatre instead of the second performance. We thought that this was completely reasonable as it's one of those situations that can't be avoided but the cruise director was so apologetic it made us wonder if people had complained about the first show being cut short. Dinner in the MDR followed and was our final formal night with lobster on the menu and the chefs parading through the dining room. Apparently we've broken the ship's record for the amount of pizza consumed with 27 thousand slices under our belts - I guess we know where the Brits stand on the Sorrento's debate! Finally we grabbed a drink from the Champagne Bar and watched the Britannia Rocks show on the Royal Promenade which was fun. Tomorrow is our last sea day as we sail back to Southampton. Lovetocruise2002, accio7, CruisinUngs and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skid Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 @hayley_bopp, what a great blog, along with the pictures and scopes! Loved following your trip. Safe travels home. yaya luvs to cruz and hayley_bopp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runge100 Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 Safe journey home. We are T -8 days for our 6 day cruise and starting to feel very excited. CruisinUngs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinUngs Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 Great blog! Thanks so much for posting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyC Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 Thanks so much for taking the time to live blog! We're in the planning stages of our first European cruise, so I've been following along & taking notes. Our cruise won't be until 2020, so i have a lot of time to plan, ask questions and pic that perfect itinerary. Now I just need Royal to plan one with all the right stops. Looking forward to reading the rest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 Great job on the live blog. I really enjoyed following along Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraftyCat05 Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 Great blog! Really enjoying following along for the last few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Gadwa Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 Great Job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted July 29, 2018 Report Share Posted July 29, 2018 Great live blog, Haley, and great pics to go with it! Sorry I had to miss all of your scopes, work has been nuts this past two weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted July 29, 2018 Report Share Posted July 29, 2018 @hayley_bopp Wow! What a great blog. I just finished catching up. The pictures are amazing! Reading through this has me longing to go back to the Med. My deepest apologies for not being able to tune into more of your scopes live. This was simply fantastic to read through! Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrysea13 Posted July 29, 2018 Report Share Posted July 29, 2018 awesome blog love the cruise stops I am trying to put one of these together I have family in London when I visit I would love to take this cruise but first I want to have my aunts cheesecake sonnys cheesecake simply the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted July 29, 2018 Report Share Posted July 29, 2018 Two weeks already? Where has the time gone. Thanks for sharing your experience with us and great job blogging! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accio7 Posted July 31, 2018 Report Share Posted July 31, 2018 Loved your review, @hayley_bopp, I hope you and hubby had a wonderful time on your cruise! Thank you for sharing your memories with us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.