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SeaDream I: Day 10, Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

Spanish cuisine is on the menu tonight – I’m guessing paella – plus we’re having a Spanish tapas and cocktails party pre-dinner, and we’ve booked to sleep on the main day bed up on Deck 6 tonight!

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SeaDream I: Day 9, on bumpy seas!

How many SeaDreamers does it take to make a dessert out of swan-shaped pastry?

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SeaDream I: Day 8, La Goulette, Tunisia

“Get me back to SeaDream and a glass of Champagne!” laughed one SeaDream passenger.

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SeaDream I: Day 7, Valletta, Malta

What do swashbuckling knights and SeaDream I have in common?

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SeaDream I: Day 6, Sicily, Italy

Good news and bad news… What do you want to hear first?

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SeaDream I: Day 5, Fiskardon, Cephalonia Island, Greece

So we didn’t go straight to bed last night, but headed to the Piano Bar for more cocktails and meeting with other SeaDream I passengers. There’s also a blackjack table here and I managed to win some chips!

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SeaDream I: Day 4 afternoon, Itea, Greece

Spoiled, spoiled, spoiled… How good can this get?

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SeaDream I: Day 4, Corinth Canal, Greece

I’ve so far been doing one blog a day, but this morning was so special I thought I’d quickly tell you about it.

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SeaDream I: Day 3, Mykonos, Greece

It was very windy up on deck for breakfast and even chilly in the shade, so, because of the wind factor, tonight’s planned Greek-themed dinner outside in the Topside Restaurant was postponed and we ate it in the Dining Salon instead.

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