Tour the English Church

Weekly historic tour of the English Church (Holy and Undivided Trinty) and the nearby British Cemetery takes place every Wednesday afternoon from 2.30pm. Depending on the group the tour lasts from 1 to 2 & half hours. Tour leader is Cefyn Embling-Evans, Places need to be booked in advance on 925 789 459. Fee is a donation of 5 euros per person to church funds, which includes tea and cake at the end. Please advise if a Portuguese translator is required, as lecture/talk is given in English.

MSC Armonia

I was invited by Samantha Cox for a tour and lunch on board the MSC Armonia today.

The cruise liner was built in 2001 for the now defunct Festival Cruises as MS European Vision. In 2004 the liner became part of MSC cruise liners.

The ship has just under gone a 2 year refurbishment, and the first of 4 cruise liners in the MSC group for the Renaissance Programme, making the ship larger, and many new features.

The cruise liner was cut in half and a new 32 meter section was added, a short video below shows this.

New features include 94 new balcony cabins, childrens areas including the spray park and lego room. New restaurants, bars, the Aurea spa and massage along with lots more.

The ship is very family friendly with 5 different aged kids clubs from 6 months to 17 years, giving the parents plenty of time to relax and enjoy their time on board to.

A few photos from our tour and lunch on the ship below and I have many more on my FLICKR page.