WELCOME TO FARNSNIENTE

I have caught a cold and I am not happy about that! Up very early to be functioning and on Deck 7 before 6:00am when we are due to sail past

ur usual coffee in bed while catching up on the news, breakfast in the “healthy” dining area, 3-mile walk around deck 7 (just 9 laps - this

Eating, walking + gym, drinking, reading, doing jigsaw puzzles on my iPad filled the day. Back to the steakhouse for dinner and actual

Too muggy and windy to walk decks in the morning. Lunch at the steakhouse where we have yet to order actual beef. More time on our iDevices,

It’s amazing how quickly the days pass when you’re doing basically nothing and how enjoyable it can be! If you have the time, I recommend

More eating, more walking, more hot tubbing, more hanging in the room til we’re confident there isn’t going to be a Covid outbreak!

After digesting our healthy in-room breakfast, we head to the gym. Interestingly, it’s big and has lots of cardio equipment but no light

We arrive early in the morning in Southampton, England. After clearing UK Immigration we take off walking into town. I’m looking for two

“At sea” day. Breakfast in bed, well really just in our room, followed by a several mile walk around the exterior of deck 7. Quite, er,

We end our adventure not with a bang but with a whimper. Actually, that’s just me crying about the rain we’re receiving on Our Last Day!

Another ginormous breakfast buffet which requires some hard choice! We load up the car for the last time and drive to Hamburg, the last

Off to Lübeck and I’m struck with how different it feels from our previous several locations - cleaner, greener, fewer smokers, less graffit

Aah, a day where we are not switching locations! We chill in the room then venture out for coffee and bread stuffs. It being a Sunday, most

We find out over breakfast what it means to be a “vegan/Ayurvedic property”. The only thing I like about it is the coffee! Off to Schwerin

A weird day. We grab breakfast in Berlin then drive to Penzlin and our next lodging. We’re starving and see a restaurant just outside the

A better day than yesterday but I don’t love Berlin and I really expected to. After a light breakfast we walk to the Gendarmemarkt which in

Not one of our better days IMHO. This morning we’re off to the airport to pick up our rental car. There is a lot of road construction along

Full day in Hannover, walked 26,856 steps ( 10.15 miles). Walked down to the Maschsee, a big lake, to check out the location of a big multi-

Great breakfast buffet at hotel. I also make sandwiches for lunch on the bus. Although we didn’t plan it this way we have a much needed

Off to Kolding, Denmark by train. Walk to our hotel, store our bags, and head back into the town center for an excellent (wait for it)