23-day vacation with no problems!!

 Among all the things that could have gone wrong on my 23-day trip (to the Azores, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Montenegro, Greece, and France,) none of them happened to me. Yes, I spent 23 days on a transatlantic sailing, in the Mediterranean, and in the Adriatic Sea.

I was by myself 75% of the time in 15 different ports of call, in airports six times, overnight in a hotel in Rome, and:

I didn’t suffer injuries, none of my underlying illnesses flared up, my credit cards or ATM card weren’t hacked, I didn’t lose my passport, I didn’t lose my phone, my phone functioned, and I didn’t get assaulted or robbed.

I never missed the ship departure time.

I didn’t fall and break an ankle, knee or hip. 

No one yelled at me.

I didn’t have dental issues.

I had all the medication’s I needed.

I didn’t encounter toxic personalities.—-Rather, I met only wonderful fellow travelers.

My luggage always arrived on time.

I had Internet when I needed it (but mostly did not have it.) I had texting and phone call access when I needed it.

We only experienced rain on three port days— all on the seven day Adriatic sailing.

It’s the first time I booked the next cruise while already on the ship!

Of course, I finally reached #100 nations visited.

What a magnificent experience!