After two and half beautiful days in Barcelona, we boarded our cruise ship – the Oceania Riviera – around 2:00 Tuesday afternoon. After settling in, we decided to start a new cruise ship tradition – start at the top of the ship and have a drink at every bar or lounge all the way to the bottom of the ship. Six drinks later, we decided this is an excellent tradition.

Oh, and along the way, Andy decided to start doing videos about his thoughts. Trust me when I say they got pretty funny as the night wore on. Perhaps we’ll share a few along the way. Or perhaps not. 🙂

On the first cruise day, we stopped at the port of Palamos, Spain, where we took a shore excursion to three medieval villages. Interesting history about how people lived in these walled towns and why – pirates! – and how the towns have been restored. Back on the ship, we had some lunch and took a nap, then I had a massage while Andy entertained people at one of the bars on board – natch – then off to a very nice dinner and a comedy show. Night was topped off with Andy winning $70 at the casino. Score.