Mrs. Traveling Honeymooners grandparents were celebrating a very special anniversary recently and chose to spend it with our family. After pondering what a family of thirteen people could do all together, we came up with the idea to take a Windstar cruise!
Before we get ahead of ourselves here, we are a bit of a picky crowd because we all LOVE to travel, eat good food and cruising. We have been on multiple cruises in our lifetime, on a variety of cruise lines. With that being said, we knew we wanted something really special for this trip. Mrs. Traveling Honeymooner’s Aunt had been on a Windstar Cruise along the Dalmatian Coast the previous year and loved every second of it. Thats really all she talked about for about a year so the rest of us figured we needed to try out a Windstar Cruise.
Benefits of Traveling on a Windstar Cruise:
- The ships are more like yachts and typically hold between 200-350 people or less
- The food is fantastic
- The service is fantastic
- Every room is an exterior room
- The stops are well planned and all have a lot to offer
Our Itinerary:
Click here to see our Itinerary
We also used Rosie Goldberger from Vanguard travel to help us plan our day trips and accommodations in Barcelona and Lisbon.
Our family loves history and exploring historical sites so we spent a majority of time exploring at each port.
Barcelona
To learn more about our time in Barcelona click here. We spent three days in Barcelona before setting sail on our cruise and enjoyed every minute of it.
Tarragona
Ibiza
Cartagena
We docked in Cartagena on Sunday so many of the restaurants and stores were closed. However, we were able to tour a few historical sites and wonder the streets before heading back to the boat. The weather in Cartagena was beautiful and made it easy for us to explore. 
Granada
One of the highlights of our trip was visiting the Alhambra. The pictures we took do not even begin to do justice to this beautiful place. We hired a private driver and tour guide and took a day trip from port and it was one of the coolest things any of us had ever experienced. I would highly recommend hiring a driver and a tour guide if you plan on visiting the Alhambra.
Malaga
Tangier
Lisbon
We had so much fun on our cruise and would take another Windstar Cruise in a heartbeat.
Thanks for stopping by!
XOXO,
Traveling Honeymooners
The Traveling Honeymooners 