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On Day 104, June 19, 2026 The Vista is scheduled to dock at 7:00 am, allowing all day to explore this country within a country. While they are officially under British rule, all self-respecting Scots will tell you first and foremost they are Scots! Our former assistant cruise director, Robbie, is my source for this information. Great pride in their heritage! What is the one thing everyone has heard about in Scotland? The Loch Ness Monster, of course. So, my first and o

On this Day 103 of our 120 Day Odyssey (meaning: a long, adventurous journey or wandering, often marked by many changes. . .), my excursion of choice was Panoramic Belfast & Titanic, which consisted of a coach tour of the City, then off to The Titanic Museum. I'm telling you, these people are obsessed with the building of this fateful ship. In minute detail, they discuss it as if it happened yesterday. Okay, to be fair, I did literally buy into it, didn't I? I could just a

June 17th, 2026, Day 102 of my "Global Wanderlust" journey, finds us docking in the most colorful city of Cork - which they see fit to spell Cobh. My excursion of choice was none other than a panoramic tour of Cork and a visit to Blarney Castle. Before leaving, I snapped a few shots from my veranda capturing one of Ireland's many wind turbines and a museum for what seems to be one of Ireland's proudest achievements - the building of the Titanic. That ship building firm is