P&O Azura Mediterranean. Hot Summer Ports on this wonderful ship.

if you've been thinking of a great summer holiday on the piano aora in the Mediterranean maybe we can help you see the ports and the ship the coral pool has The Breakers Bar above it and this is where they do the sailway parties and if you're sailing away from this port you'll already be in a good mood coru in Greece your ship will dock here in the cruise terminal just walk along by the Sea and you'll come to the old town with a new Fortress and the old fortress the new Fortress is still a working Naval base and it's huge the new Fortress Is separated from the old fortress by the market and we're going to take a walk through now the old portess is this way dates back to the 6th Century ad let's take a look this mid 1800 construction was the British army barracks since spos church is the most important Church in coru it houses the remains of the saint and is still a site of pilgrimage beyond the Asian art museum is the esade it's a perfect spacious area built by the venetians ideal for walking drinking eating there are loads of cafes it both the Bandstand and I'm now looking for The Liston it's the trendy part of town The Liston is a Terrace of arcaded buildings built by the French if you want to see Jean's whole film on kfu it's on the Doris visits YouTube channel Jean this may well be where your shuttle bus drops you it's opposite the old fortress and the old town is over there time to get back to the Azura the Azura was built in 2010 so it's 13 years old now we haven't been on for a while let's go and see if it's changed key fact to remember on the aura when you come out of the lift you're always facing the front of the ship unless you're on one of the two glass lifts on the atrium this next Port you're going to look forward to going to because if it smells like Game of Thrones looks like Game of Thrones then it probably is Game of Thrones Dubrovnik is one place you will not get tired of your ship will dock here and a shuttle bus will drop you right off by the main gate we enter through the par gate at the Western end and straightway see the large honoro fountain with its six carved heads it was built about 1440 By onao Di jordano deava with four ships import today the main street is very crowded around luta square at the end of Plaza are several beautiful buildings in the square is the rector's palace sponsor's Palace and St Blaze's Church St Blaze's Church dat Ates from 1714 in the harbor the water is crystal clear and the sun bounces off it like sparkling diamonds it has a very relaxing feel there are plenty of opportunities to just stop have a drink something to we watch the boats as well as walk around the walls these are the famous spish bets from Game of Thrones where they did the head chopping off great excitement today a Japanese film crew here making a re it does have a real Game of Thrones feel to it not only did they film on the steps but they filmed along the walls [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] because there's four ships in today the Coster ship has bought the Short Straw and is tendering that's not necessarily A Bad Thing The Tender Is as quick as the coach and it's more fun your cabin Steward is only available in the morning to make up your room so if you want your room made up you must put your card in there's two ships in Split today the MSC Symphonia and the piano Aura please don't forget to subscribe to this channel guess where we are we're in split and if you want to pick up the free walking tour it's up here so we found the free spirit walking tour free you just give a tip at the end so this massive statue behind me is Gregory of nen and you're supposed to rub his toe for luck the special thing about this Palace is that people actually live here and have been for about 15500 years this area is The Killing Zone we saw it in Troy these substructures or basements were where they filmed the places where the Dragons Were kept in Game of Thrones when you're back on the ship you have to dust yourself off put on your Glad Rags and get ready for a great night out at the front of the ship is the Playhouse theater and this is where you get your evening entertainment and also your daytime speakers [Music] next to the playhouse on Deck 7 is the Glass House you don't have to book to come here and you can sample wines recommended by TV's olle Smith and try some delicious tapa you may think this the most beautiful and sleepiest island ever but no mob problems met with the very first female head of interpole coming from here it becomes a perfect setting for one of the unexpectedly exciting stops for the investigators in the cruise crime novel cruise ship art theft which is perfectly location accurate in the Chase from the church to the beach and to the Market Square as they avoid an assassination attempt we've arrived in aacho in Corsica we were due to stoping can but it was too windy so the tenders couldn't get in so we devoted here which I think is a win what can you do on your own great beaches you can eat the best fresh seafood check my plate out later trolley train across the road in the Market Square Napoleon's house or a Hop On Hop Off Bus Plus bicycle Segways electric scooters all here to help you enjoy Corsa hello hello two tickets Please the orchestal statue is the work of Barry and the whole square is by Vi luk it was inaugurated by Prince Napoleon on the 15 ship tours will normally include the mini train taking you about as far as you can go from the city to wonderful scenery a taste of Corsica is a coach to the outskirts of town and a winery and a nugar factory then corsica's natural beauty is a trip to the countryside including prell's Gorge and Lake tler he fed just a chill on the beach it's not far to walk you could call this Napoleon Island this is the main statue of him and everywhere there are roads called Napoleon pictures of Napoleon this is where he lived and they're obviously very proud of that so we're in Napoleon's house and this is a replica of his his bed corica is full of beautiful little Alleyways to meander down next to the Glass House On Deck 7 is the jewelry shop where you can treat yourself if you want to You'll also find the makeup shops here if you've forgotten anything or you want to treat someone back home they also have great odor testers Rome wasn't built in a day but you may have to visit Rome in a day so we Revisited all our films of Rome and put together this guide it may also help you find the best place to take that great photo rather than having to fight with the crowd we'll show you the route by train though this is one place that you might find the Big Bus tour very helpful your ship will arrive in civia look for either the big bus shuttle or a local bus to the station you get the shuttle from the ship to the bus stop and then you get the bus for €2 to the station it's bus stop 4 you get on at bus stop three and you buy your ticket for Rome here everybody goes to tourist information but you can buy tickets in the station now decide where you're going to get off because the nearest station to the Vatican is not the main Rome terminal the nearer Roma ESP atro is where many will get off and walk the 9 minutes into the Vatican tucked away here here in the outskirts is what I think is one of the most magnificent buildings in Rome you'll need to check to see it's open look up the times on the internet before you go do you recognize it from the movie Angels and Demons this is the Church of the Santa Maria de la Victoria where the third Cardinal was found dead the clue was fire he was found dead in front of a statue of St Teresa she claimed that an angel had pierced her heart and she was on fire with the love of God it's not on many bus tours but really not to be missed if you're a fan of Angels and Demons those tours book up fast but we have most of it here on Doris visits and you can do it and Rome by Tu do the whole Angels and Demons Tour on the tube for 7 and then it's back on ship for a great meal and a great show just a bit further along on deck 7 is the Malibar where they have evening entertainment and magic shows for kids in the day welcome to heracleon the first attempts to make this a port were in the 9th century with the Arabs now it's a container dock so you're not allowed to walk inside the dock you have to get a shuttle bus to the edge of the port then you can either Follow the yellow line into town you can follow the coastal Road all along to the stadium and see the beaches or you can get a public bus and go to the Palace of kosas with we're going to show you all three it's cheap and it's easy so there are two types of shutter bus one will take you just outside the port the other you might be lucky to go right up to the square where it's easy to get a bus to the ruins and that's the best thing there kosas is the largest Palace in cre it was built about 1900 BC but destroyed by 1700 BC and then began a long period of restoration called the second Palace period by 1880 BC it had lost most of its Glory you are going to have to negotiate some steps even though it's boarded and there are walkways sometimes there's no choice well the Palace of kosas might be the biggest Palace in Creek but it's not exactly gerash it'll cost you € 15 to get in 25 minutes in the bus to kosis an hour to walk around don't ignore the cafe on the way out it really is a treat 25 minutes back gives us plenty of time to have a wander around the town let's go and have a look a great place to sit and drink coffee is by the morosini fountain it was founded in 1629 in the Venetian period and this little square is full of cafes the cinu another premium restaurant for Indian cuisine in here you pay for the food as priced on the menu and remember if you want it spicy ask for it [Music] spicy if you find the bars busy come and have a drink at the CNU [Music] we come down to the beach today if you turn left at the marina Park where we got off and just stroll along the beach is get better and better the further you go as a cruiser you'll get to Athens over and over again and each time you do you'll find something new as we walked away from the main taxi rank we got offered a taxi for €1 to the Acropolis which is really cheap so this is wonderfully near monari station which is just behind the museum you can see in front of us the flea market is to the left plua square is behind the museum views of the Acropolis are on the hill AC on it the Temple of P atus we're heading back to sintagma square the square is opposite Parliament is behind you and everything is signposted outside the parliament buildings we're so lucky to see the changing of the god and they must be so hot they got thick white tights on so this is the top of areopagus hill is very slippy to climb and there's no easy access if you want to take a picture of the Acropolis the best place to take it is from the top of this hill because when you're up there it'll be very hard to get the whole thing in the frame four versions of all these Port guides can be found on our Doris visits YouTube channel the opposite end of the playhouse is the Manhattan and this is where in the evening they have a disc jockey and you can dance or last night we saw a comedian if you're not on a tour at laspia it's a very pleasant stroll along the seafront and then turn right and you go straight into the main street of the town and then you may want to visit the castle the Castillo de sanio is the most significant monument in laspia it overlooks the port and it was built and extended several times during the 14th to the 17th century if you're going to jump an Italian train to Pizza you must validate your ticket when you come out of the station there's a sign that tells you which way to walk for the tower it's a tough job but somebody's got to do it I mean who knows when it might fall down probably the prettiest of the restaurants is the Oriental it's on Deck 6 and it's for Set dining another lovely sunny day and we're off to find the bus for hone the locally organized bus is at the Port the other options are a taxi or the Hop On Hop off bus if there's one there 340 return to Hana Hana is a very relaxing boat and one that's easy to walk around and explore yourself the bus from the cruise ship will drop you off just in this Square opposite the statue and right across from the Old Market which is the Heart of the City the original Marketplace was completed in 1913 not that long ago we're going to follow the sign towards the old town which is over there the Cathedral of bonium was built on the site of an older Temple of the presentation of the Virgin Mary when the tur occupied cha it was converted into a soap Factory and now it's back to a cathedral [Music] again okay the different is the blue line around the four the medium have 10 different but Venetian Harbor is a brilliant place to just sit have a coffee and people watch there is something very special about cruising being able to visit these wonderful places and then come back and having a great even if gambling is your thing come down to broad's casino and bar on Deck six it has entertainment in the evenings and also quizzes and Late Night karaoke that's a game of pool or if you want to watch football broes is the place it's also a venue where you don't have to dress up on formal nights in the evening on the Azor there's normally two formal nights a week and people do dress up so there are a number of ways to spell kefalonia but let's assume that this one could be right as you come off the ship there's a little tourist office where they're very helpful and they give you a map the bus stop couldn't be closer to the ship and there's also a taxi rank right beside it if you just want a little tour of the town for €7 you can jump on this train you can explore austo the capital of keonia in 30 minutes you see the bridge the Lagoon the natural park the Central Square the archaeological Museum the city hall The Pedestrian course of liotto the cathedral and the Catholic Church of St Nicholas all in 30 minutes just a short way past the bus stop you'll come to the main road let's go and have an explore Charles La was responsible for this Stone Bridge which separates the Lagoon a great breeding ground for Turtles from austo Bay how do I stop how do I stop the highlights are Asos and biscardo Village the melisi lake and caves St Andrew's Monastery and Rolo Winery where you can sample some local wine Samy where they made Captain carelli's mandolin or the castle of St George which used to be the old capital or you can just come for a walk with me just like in life you can turn left or right in kefalonia it's the same you can turn left and go to the city or you can turn right and have all this nature and go to the sink holes in the Watermill if art is your thing check out the white wall Gallery it's beautifully set out deck five two Cruisers were recently arrested for stealing art from an art gallery if they got the idea from my book they didn't read it carefully enough read them all we're in the ivory suite and this is where you can come and renew your wedding vows and little known fact you can come and tinkle the the ivories practice the piano if you want to we're by no means finished yet and in fact there are so many more ports because this is just a wonderful route but here's the Magic in a week it does a group of ports in a second week the Azora chooses a second group of ports and in the third week again a third group so you could have a 3- week holiday and not see the same ports but just have a fantastic time sadar this place is very special I love it we've been back so many times the shopping is great the local ladies actually do wonderful crocheting and I bought my best ever t-shirt here in zadar and it's not just an old city there are beaches and Jean does show you where so please do follow us check out the Doris visits YouTube Channel Please Subscribe and share with with your friends it really helps us to have those numbers keep going up because we get extra tools to be able to do extra things and that makes our life so much easier The Oasis pool is tucked away it's just by the spa not a lot of people know that it's a bit more private and behind that is the Oasis area which is a prime area where you pay a little extra for a little bit more privacy I'd love it if you did read out Cruz Thriller novels cruise ship Heist please review it wherever you bought it on Amazon or Apple or Google we've actually arrived in mikinos it's the first time we've got in and now we can get the shuttle bus which is over there with the tour coaches or we can get the seab bus which is €2 you can sit on the top on the deck or you can sit below and it's glass bottom I'll show you the boat is actually more fun than the bus now if you want to visit the sacred Island you need to get your skates on go across early if you want to visit delos the sacred Island which is an island of ruins go at 10:00 in the morning you'll be back by 1:30 and then you'll have time to visit mikinos during the rest of the day I was just about to tell you that all jeans films are full of great facts so the ship stops up here and the shuttle bus took us all around the Bay and we've stopped about here and we're going going off to explore this is what's in the town please don't forget like And subscribe Doris visits mikinos Castle this incredible settlement has been here since at least the Neolithic age and it's looking out over the stunning agnc this island is absolutely idilic it's stunning everywhere you look it's like out of a story book close to the ship there's apparently a monastery at the point there's a beach very nearby and very close to the ship there's a small Beach please subscribe to this Channel and like this film you'll find the buffet on Deck 15 which is also the deck where you'll find the pools and the bars in the evening this turns into the beach house [Music] thanks 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