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Announcing: Cruise Trek 2010 –
“The Mediterranean Gateway”
Update – March 24, 2010:
(Please note: To keep abreast of our ever-evolving events, some past Updates are included herein or linked below.)
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Having fun with a Ferengi aboard the Windsong in Tahiti, 1997.
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Hey Gang!
Been a while since I have posted . . . but below is a good amount of info for you to ponder.
All the postings to Facebook and the CT Yahoo Group regarding travel plans look and sound so very cool!!
Now I am getting excited for this trip!!!
There is still space on our sailing although some cabins are very limited or sold out. . . so, if you have additional friends or family wanting to go – please have them send in a booking form as soon as possible.
To help a little more – Booking discounts have been extended through April – but, space is certainly more limited.
On a personal note my back/neck is still not so great so my computer time is a little limited. Very strange how just sitting at the computer hurts so. . . amazing for someone so right hand oriented that I can now use my left for the mouse!
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Picturesque Portofino is just a short train ride from our “home base” of Genoa, Italy – Portofino and the Italian Riviera are certainly worth an afternoon trip . . . and the train stop for same is Santa Margherita – a beauty all by itself . . . no worries on getting there – the airport, information booths, train stations and/or your hotel will have maps and/or info. Then if you have more time, Cinque Terre (See Mediterranean Gateway Itinerary page for photos) is also another option of picturesque beauty – these “five towns” are reachable by train, boat or hike. . . although please be aware the hikes between them while beautiful can certainly test one‘s physical abilities.
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Plus, I have been busy. I just started a fixer project for my RE biz that needs an absolute ton of work – seems the Real Estate economy is improving at least in one very small, modest and almost central coast town I found. I just have to have more helpers to do the actual work :-( Oh, well – that’s ok to help the employment base and more selfishly I really enjoy the home/fixer projects. :-))) Then on top of that I am finally completing my basement guest bedroom. . . so, more and better room for visitors! Endorphins and adrenaline flows do seem to help body pains. :-))
Oh – so you don’t miss it – Please notice below my signature the new mailing address we’ll be converting to over the next month.
Also to let you know – and as Dee mentioned we are working on hotels. We do have hotels in mind for Genoa, Italy. Details are forthcoming. However, please just let us know what you need and we’ll make it so! Sending us your air and/or any itinerary will help us to understand your full needs. As space is limited and well – since we are working with Italy – please no offense to my Italian ancestors is intended – but, they just do things differently if not simply romantically there!) – we will book/reserve hotels on an individual basis . . . . letting us know of your needs asap will help us help you.
We can also help with hotels in Rome if needed. Please contact Aarongve@aol.com
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The statue of Christopher Columbus in Barcelona, Spain.
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Speaking of hotels – we found the best hotel for the best location in Genoa. . . it is just a few steps from a train station and bus stop for the airport bus drop off. The airport bus is called the “Volabus” which costs only about 4 Euros pp and is a 20 minute ride. Plus, the same ticket gives you local transport for 24 hours. Then the forty minute or so train ride to the pier in Savona costs less than the bus ride pp. The taxi from the Savona train station to the pier is about 10 Euros per taxi. . . so if we all join up at the train station or hotel, the transfer by itself could be “adventure”!! And we can share taxis where possible :-))) Otherwise a bus transfer from Genoa to Savona from the cruise line is $39us. Please reserve the latter through the CT office beforehand. For those of you not on so much of a budget – taxis are very doable as well. But, wow, more than 100 euro from Genoa to the Savona pier. . . Plus, the cruise line can supply a reasonable hotel option as well. All in all – a ton of options and not really that complicated. . . it may seem slightly so – but, again it really is not. We will be there in Genoa to help direct as well. And please feel free to call us for a verbal explanation if needed. . .
OH and one way or another, we’ll have a gathering for dinner the night before the cruise. So, hopefully the Rome CT Family contingent will get to Genoa on time for same!
A big recommendation for your stay in Genoa before the cruise is to train (45 minutes or so) down to Santa Margherita/Ligure Italy for a short bus ride to Portofino – just do lunch – it is so beautiful!! The trains and buses while certainly not as nice as Spain’s train service – but, they are very inexpensive. If you stay more time in Genoa – Cinque Terre is also just beautiful as well!! These options are very nice to do in small intimate groups. . .
Anyway – all this info will certainly be sent to you all again and with your ticket packet.
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Travel Tips & More Information
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Right now, please just get back to us on your hotel needs and also let us know if you are interested in dinner the night before the cruise – cost details to follow.
Remember – better to travel light.
Another thought to ponder – how about a block party on board??? How much fun would that be!! ?? Just trying to figure if we do that in PJ’s ??? Hmmmm Well, we are still working on scheduling and events – those are all impacted by the cruise line and its fluid way. . . but, needless to say we'll have it all set well before we sail!!
Oh – Rene, John and more are interested in sailing – just have to make sure of film contract possibilities won’t get in the way.
See you!!
Best regards,
Charlie
P.S., As of March 15, 2010 – Please note the changed “mailing” address (from the PCH address to PO BOX) below which is to be phased in over the next couple months. Phone number has not changed. Please contact us first for UPS or FedEx shipments.
Charles C. Datin
Cruise Trek
Mail to:
PO Box 4277
Malibu, CA 90264
Phone/fax – 310-456-7544
www.cruisetrek.com
SKYPE: cruisetrek
Update – September 23, 2009:
Even more good news!! As many of you already know from viewing our web site or from Facebook we have announced our sailing date and itinerary for 2010. We set sail from Genoa/Savona, Italy on October 19, 2010 to the Iberian Peninsula. It is sure to be a very different adventure from any of our previous trips in part because we are sailing on a ship with a very European (by the way Italians like to dance!) influence and in another way – this itinerary offers so many previously unexplored ports by the Cruise Trek family. Plus, we will have an absolute ton of options to see many different cultural and historical sites on this “Mediterranean Gateway” cruise. I hope you like the idea of exploring these amazing ports as much as I do. Genoa and nearby Portofino are filled with the essence of Italy. From there we sail to Malaga, Spain; Casablanca, Morocco; Cadiz, Spain; Lisbon, Portugal; Valencia, Spain and to Barcelona, Spain.
Now if the above was simply not enough to inspire the travel bug in you then maybe the following will help more to do so – and so here is a little description for Genoa that I swiped from a travel site: As Dickens wrote in 1843: I would never have thought that I would have become attached to the stones of the Genoan streets, and to think of the city with affection, as the place in which I had spent many hours of peace and happiness. It is easy to be enraptured by the maze of narrow streets in the historic centre. Refined palaces are side by side with humble houses, which in the historic centre, are all close to the beautiful churches of the city, which have austere, black and white striped, marble facades or opulent, baroque architecture. Genoa has a secret beauty that can be found in its daring architecture, traces of splendid frescoes and imposing, noble palaces. Beginning in Strada Nuova, now known as Via Garibaldi, this is a visible sign of the historic period of the seventeenth century, when the great, Genovese families were at their richest. This is a unique street because of the urban planning that it has inspired and the number of palaces here and their beauty. Visitors can enter the internal gardens and see the frescoes in the great salons. Some of these buildings are now museums and are home to works of art by Genovese artist and the great, Flemish school, such as the Galleria di Palazzo Bianco and the Galleria di Palazzo Rosso.
In addition to the great ports mentioned above you could also visit Cinque Terre which is just about 1.5 hours by train from Genoa – talk about spectacular! And then there is the opportunity to take a shore excursion to Marrakesh from the port of Casablanca. As usual, you’ll be able to sign up for Shore Excursions prior to the cruise and for the more adventurous of you – there is always the option of doing your or our own CT tour. In fact, we already have a CT family member that has volunteered a walking tour in Barcelona for us. Also, some of you will be very pleased to know that we will be back doing our Cruise Trek group dining and this will be set for the early seating time of 7:00pm. Again, although airfares may look difficult at first glance – they are not; you can connect into Genoa or Milan and further your adventure by taking a train to Genoa; transfers to/from the ship will be available by the cruise line on the day of embarkation and disembarkation; and hotels are plentiful. In fact the cruise line has hotel rates of approximately $89pp per night including tax and breakfast. So, all accommodations are easy to arrange and if you need more help with these or any issues – please contact us.
One tip: travel light – over the years I have learned to do this more and more – gosh, it makes the trip so much easier and well, in the style of a European!
Best and most adventurous of travels wherever and whenever,
Charlie . . .
Oh yeah – I’ll be out of the office Oct 13-28, 2009,
checking out all our ports for next year!
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