Month: April 2015

  • New York

    We had a brief stay in New York before heading home to Portland. Kenzie absolutely LOVED FAO Schwartz and had to hug nearly every animal before choosing Tiger. Then we went on a horse drawn carriage ride through Central Park with a horse named Jimmy.                  

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  • Flight 54 & 55

    from Venice to Madrid, then on to New York!     

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  • Disembarkation 

    Back in Venice and time to get off the ship. We ran into Kenzie’s friend, Gideon, as we got off the ship. Since we had a full day in Venice, we just had to visit our favorite gelato place just one last time!                

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  • Day 7 on the Jade – Croatia

            Lsst full day on the ship and a stop in Croatia. Kenzie wanted to stay onboard with the Splash Academy so the rest of us went ashore for a little walk. Mom really wanted to see the Sea Organ… Very cool!

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  • Day 6 on the Jade – Kotor, Montenegro

    This is not a regular stop for the ship and only one they do when they are repositioning from their winter route to their summer route. The cruise director recommend getting up 2 hours before we were scheduled to arrive to watch the route in and it was beautiful! We even found a playground for […]

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  • Day 5 on the Jade – at sea

    Relaxing day on the ship. Brad took the behind the scenes tour and Kenzie spent time in the Splash Academy.       

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  • Day 4 on the Jade – Sicily

    Jodi was feeling under the weather and didn’t make it off the ship today, but the others ventured into Sicily for a short walk. Kenzie had a great time making friends in the Splash Academy. She had  her face  painted as a zebra in the morning then joined back up with the group in the […]

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  • Day 3 on the Jade – at sea

    Today was spent traveling at sea. Kenzie got to spend some time at the Splash Academy and had a blast seeing her first magic show.         

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  • Day 2 on the Jade – Napoli and Pompei

    Our first stop was in Pompei and the only stop where we scheduled an excursion. Walking the the ruins of Pompei was one of Jodi’s bucket list things to do.                    

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  • Day 4 in Rome – on to the ship!

    Staying close to the train station made our commute easy this morning. Just a one hour train ride to our port and then on to the Norwegian Jade! Within 15 minutes of boarding the ship we were at the buffet. Within the first two hours Kenzie and Jean were in the pool!                       […]

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