Transatlantic Cruise
We departed the Port of Miami on April 19th for a 12-day Transatlantic cruise aboard the Norwegian Epic. There was one stop on Day 9 at Funchal, Madeira before the cruise ended in Barcelona, Spain.
Turns
We took a zig zag course coming in to Havana. The distance from Key West and Havana is so short, even going as slowly as we could the Captain said we couldn't go slow enough so we took turns to waste time.
Day 9 - Havana!
So excited to go to Cuba today. Also, my birthday! You can see our route on the screen. It's just crazy!
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Frozen
The ground looked more and more like a sheet of ice the closer we got to Ivalo.
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Cool sunrise
It was so pretty it didn't even look real. It looked more like a painting. This is our last glimpse of the sun for the next month.
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Taking off!
Headed to Ivalo!
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Airport breakfast!
Breakfast of champions while waiting at the gate: muffins and water!
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Replacement toothpaste
We got up SUPER early and caught a cab to the airport. The guy at the front desk asked us, "How was your night in prison?" LOL!! So, we couldn't find our toothpaste. It seemed like a weird thing to leave behind since we pack as we use things but, it wasn't there. Luckily there was a pharmacy at the airport and they sold full tubes of toothpaste!
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Bars
One last artistic shot before we head to bed. We have an early flight tomorrow morning!
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Tin cups
They did the prison theme everywhere. We even got tin cups to drink out of at dinner. We thought it was hilarious!
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Very prison-y
It looked VERY much like a prison looking from the first floor up through the middle.
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Christmas tree!
Except for this setting I'm sure a Christmas tree was never by the prison gate.
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Jail stairs
We couldn't get over how thick the walls were!
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Prison gate
They had the old prison gates in the hallways.
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Room 438
Ready to go to dinner!
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Staircases
Looking down the staircases made it look even more like a prison. We were on the 3rd floor. You can see people down on the first floor.
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Prison hallway
You could definitely see how it was an old prison when you were in the hallway.
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Short
The doors were so short! We thought maybe they were the same height as the cell doors? Just a guess.