Med Trip - June 15

The day started with rainy skies, but before we even had breakfast, clearings appeared and we ended up with a beautiful, sunny day. The reality of a cruise coming to an end was taking hold. One had to be very careful in deciding what last few breakfasts to eat, what lunch items had not been tried yet, etc. A little sad. We were docked within easy walking distance of old town Split. It had the iconic Croatian orangey-rust coloured roofs. The waterfront had a broad marble walkway lined with beautiful palm trees. Within the old city walls the streets were very narrow, much like Dubrovnik. We climbed up the central bell tower of a church to overlook the city, for 3 euros each f course. Not only were the spiral steps narrow, but some had huge vertical distances. It was packed with people going up and down. By lunch time we had seen what we needed to see, and returned to the ship. After lunch, Jo and I went in the pool, and I also had the hot tub to myself. Later, we got off the ship and went to a restaurant/pub to se their wifi. I had a half litre beer, more beer than I ever drink in one sitting. What was surprising here as well as at most of the ports we visited was the lack of security. We were told as non-EU residents, to take our passports along. No one looked at us coming or going. We once again skipped the show on the main stage. It was another Holland America crew performance. We have fond the entertainment to be the poorest we have experienced on any cruise, perhaps due to cutbacks, and the fact that the ship was only half full. We even passed on the piano bar because though we enjoyed the musicians, they play the same songs every night, simply repackaging them into about four or five sets like 70's songs, hits that never made number one, or coming to America. The last five or six night we did not hear one song that they hadn't played several times before.

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