We went to Morocco for a 10-day land tour with 8 friends from Houston. It was organized by P&D Travel (Europa Holiday). Morocco is the destination we have been checked into a few times. Finally, we made a decision to do this trip with our good friends from Houston, Thanks to Ben Ou’s coordination with P&D Travel. The itinerary is as the following:
2/26/2024 - Travel from Houston to Morocco
2/27/2024 - Arrive Casablanca
2/28/2024 - Visit Casablanca and then visit Rabat
2/29/2024 - Asilah, then Tangier
3/1/2024 - Tetouan then to the blue city Chefchaouen
3/2/2024 - Travel to Fez
3/3/2024 - Travel to Ifrane, then Erfoud, then Merzouga (Sahara Desert campsite)
3/4/2024 - Sahara Desert Sunrise, Todra Gorge and Ouarzazate
3/5/2024 - Altas Movie Studio, Ait Benhaddou, then travel to Marrakech
3/6/2024 - Jardin Majorelle, Bahia Palace, El Base Palace and back to Casablanca
3/7/2024 - Left Morocco and flew to Barcelona, Spain
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| Morocco Trip Map |
After we arrived Barcelona, we did a 1 day self guided tour to see some of the attractions in Barcelona, and then got on Sun Princess for a 10 days Mediterranean and Greek Islands cruise.
3/9/2024 - Barcelona, Spain (Embarked Sun Princess)
3/10/2024 - Dock at Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Self walk touring Palma
3/11/2024 - At Sea
3/12/2024 - Dock at Messina, Sicily, Italy; Self walk touring Messina
3/13/2024 - At Sea
3/14/2024 - Dock at Athens (Piraeus), Greece; Self walk touring Athens
3/15/2024 - Dock at Kusadasi, Turkey; Self walk touring Kusadasi
3/16/2024 - Dock at Chania, Crete, Greece (original itinerary was Santorini, Greece); Joined Princess excursion to visit Rethymnon
3/17/2024 - At Sea
3/18/2024 - Dock at Naples / Capri (Sorrento), Italy; Joined Capri, Anacapri and Blue Grotto Day Trip (operated by Tours of Capri)
3/19/2024 - Dock at Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy; De-embarked Sun Princess; Flew back to Houston
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| Sun Princess Itinerary |
Princess changed the scheduled stop at Santorini on the day we embarked. This is the 2nd time in 2 years for us that Princess changed the most favorable port at the last minute (they skipped Lofoten, Norway port in 2023).
Highlight photos from these two trips are:
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| In the alley of Blue City - Chefchaouen |
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| The Sahara Desert |
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| Ready to ride the camels to see sunrise |
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| On top of sand dune waiting for sunrise |
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| View from Barcelona's Port Cable Car |
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| In front of Catedral-Basílica de Santa María de Mallorca |
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| The Dome on Sun Princess |
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| On the way to Kusadasi Castle |
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| Ready for the Blue Grotto |
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| Inside the Blue Grotto |
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Faraglioni in Capri, Italy |
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