My 10-week auto trip last summer with Ooma was a disaster, but hope springs eternal. Marlene loves to cruise. So do I. And she has access to deals far better than anything I can get. So when she found a 13-night transatlantic cruise aboard the Carnival Pride from Tampa FL to Barcelona Spain for under $600 for both of us in a balcony cabin how could I say no? Less than $300 for 13 nights? Unbelievable!
The ship doesn’t make a lot of stops – just the Azores, Malaga, Valencia and Barcelona – but that is fine. I like being on the ship. Same for Marlene. We will have fun.
We will stay 3 nights in Barcelona and 3 nights in Madrid, then fly from Madrid to Miami.
Figuring out both ends of the trip was a challenge. Leaving from Tampa and returning to Miami (because the flights to Miami are half the cost of the flights to Tampa) means that I can’t drive and park. So we have arranged to be driven to Tampa and I am probably going to leave my car in Coral Springs with Marlene’s brother. We will figure out the details.
I haven’t booked the hotels in Spain yet. Nor the train trip from Barcelona to Madrid. But Marlene speaks Spanish and doesn’t want to book way in advance. Fine with me. I like adventure.
We leave April 13.