Carnival Vista Review 1st Oct 2016. -Oh No I`ve lost my anchor!!!

[skewsus]

What a wonderful way to pay tribute to Kieron. I feel your loss and wish you peace.

[bakersdozen12]

Thank you for taking the time to write this review. I can't wait to read the rest!

 

I'm so sorry for your loss, though. I think it's great that you went anyway. I'm sure he would have wanted you to. And I'm sure he was with you the whole time.

 

 

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[jimbri]

I am so sorry for your loss. Thank you for your review.

[trogmd]

Enjoying your review! I'm so sorry for the loss of your partner. :(

 

Thanks for your kind words and welcome to the review.

[trogmd]

So sorry for your loss... Memories never pass and new memories will continue.

 

Your review is awesome ---> Thank You :)

 

Thanks for your kind words and welcome to the review. I have lots of good memories. :)

[trogmd]

Great start to your review. Bringing back our cruise from July. Sorry for your loss.

 

 

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Thanks Jimbo. Hope you enjoy the rest of the review.

[trogmd]

Thank you for taking the time to review, and I'm truly sorry for your lose. I'm glad you decided to still go on the Vista and I understand what it means to take that first cruise without someone being there that you had loved dearly. I had always cruised Carnival with my mother, my best friend, since I was very young. Our last cruise together was in 2010, on the Dream. I lost her exactly one year later. She had plans for us to cruise on the Carnival Magic once she was out of the hospital, but that day never came. It was 6 years before I finally booked another Carnival cruise, on the Vista, for this past August.

 

I understand how difficult it is to prepare, worrying if your cruise will be so filled with reminders, and knowing things will just not be quite the same without our loved one there. I'm glad you pushed on, instead of waiting for years as I did, because even after all that time, I was constantly thinking to myself during my voyage how my mom would have loved this or enjoyed that. This first cruise after losing your partner will definitely have been the hardest. But hopefully you made some new memories, met some great people, and next time, it will be easier. And thank you for being honest about what you were going through.

 

Thank you for such lovely words, and sorry for your loss of your mum. It is never easy to get over losing someone close to you but hopefully they are there watching over us wanting us to enjoy life to the full. :)

[trogmd]

Thanks for your review, seeing your Barcelona pictures remind of our Vista cruise in June. I'm very sorry about your loss, I hope it was a good trip for you.

 

 

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Thanks and welcome to the review. I really liked Barcelona.

[trogmd]

What a wonderful way to pay tribute to Kieron. I feel your loss and wish you peace.

 

Thank you skewsus for your kind thoughts and welcome to the review.

[trogmd]

Thank you for taking the time to write this review. I can't wait to read the rest!

 

I'm so sorry for your loss, though. I think it's great that you went anyway. I'm sure he would have wanted you to. And I'm sure he was with you the whole time.

 

 

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Thanks for such kind words and I am sure he was with me as well. :)

[trogmd]

I am so sorry for your loss. Thank you for your review.

 

Thanks jimbri and welcome to the review.

[trogmd]

Now where was I.

 

So I finished breakfast and got ready for a VERY Long Walk.

Now the plan for today was to go to Salou on the train with Kieron and we were going to go to the Universal studios theme park there called Portaventura. However I definitely was not going to go there on my own, so I had to come up with something different.

Someone at work said that Barcelona Zoo would be a good place to visit, so thats what I did.

I set off at 10am down Av. Diagonal and turned right when I came to a view like the one in this picture....

 

 

 

Once I had turned right I knew it was just a case of walking all the way down this road to the Zoo.

Here are a few pics of my walk to the zoo.

 

 

 

 

I love how big the streets are with lots of trees and plants.

 

 

[trogmd]

In the middle of one very large roundabout was this statue.

 

 

and this play area

 

 

 

and this was the view from inside the roundabout looking out to the Arc de Triomf in the distance.

 

 

 

I finally reach the Arc.....

 

[trogmd]

 

On the other side of the Arc was a large park called Parc De La Ciutadella, which was huge and also very beautiful.

 

Here a few pics of the park.

 

 

 

 

[trogmd]

More pics from inside the park....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

oops another selfie got in here somehow.

[trogmd]

I love this water feature it was so amazing.

 

 

 

Here are a few more pics around the park, this place was really huge and very pretty.

 

 

 

At the edge of the park I finally found the entrance to the Zoo.

 

 

Coming up tomorrow is my time at the zoo,

 

Thanks for reading and for all your good wishes and kind words.

 

Mark. :)

[bluwes]

Looking forward to reading the rest of your review. We got off the Vista on the 23rd Sept and had a couple of days in Barcelona before flying home.

 

So sorry for your loss, and am sure that Kieron would be looking on. My wife and I can empathise losing someone so dear to you, you will be carrying his heart in yours.

 

http://myblueheart.org.uk/

 

Hope this helps.

[Sailwithbars]

I was on the Oct 1st sailing on the Vista as well... and my dog of 12 years passed a month before our vacation---he was like a family member to us. I'm sorry for your loss...

[mishka422]

Loving your review. Thank you so much for sharing. I'm sure your partner was smiling down on you

 

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Edited October 16, 2016 by mishka422

[rwdtgb]

I am so sorry for your loss I know Kieron is watching down on you. My partner and I were on the same cruise I am sorry we didn't meet up. Thank you for taking the time to do the review.

 

Tom

[Ykgorbie]

I am loving your review - I think Kieron would be so proud of you for going ahead with your plans that he had a big part of. My husband and I are on the Vista on Dec 31st out of Miami and am looking forward to hearing all about your experience. Take care of you !

[riclop]

Thanks for the review.

[Vivianahm]

Thanks for your review, I can't wait to read the rest.

Greetings from Chile.

[trogmd]

Looking forward to reading the rest of your review. We got off the Vista on the 23rd Sept and had a couple of days in Barcelona before flying home.

 

So sorry for your loss, and am sure that Kieron would be looking on. My wife and I can empathise losing someone so dear to you, you will be carrying his heart in yours.

 

http://myblueheart.org.uk/

 

Hope this helps.

 

Thank you for such kind words bluwes.

[trogmd]

I was on the Oct 1st sailing on the Vista as well... and my dog of 12 years passed a month before our vacation---he was like a family member to us. I'm sorry for your loss...

 

Thanks sailwithbars, I had a dog for 17yrs and yes they are like a member of the family.

Hope you like the rest of the review.