QV Mediterranean Medley Cruise - Palma de Mallorca 28 Apr 09

12th July 2009

After Civitavecchia, our next port call was supposed to be the Sardinian town of Alghero. However, the weather, which had already been threatening to turn nasty during our call at Civitavecchia, turned wet and windy and Captain McNaught decided that tendering was not an option so we pressed on past Sardinia and headed for Palma de Mallorca. There, fortunately, the weather was beautiful, although the sea was still a little lumpy but, as no tenders were required here, this didn’t stop us entering port. In shipping terms, general cargo vessels and other freight types were somewhat lacking, but there was a good selection of ferries and a couple of other cruise ships. This was quite enough to keep me occupied as we berthed and, with that and the lovely weather, I was somewhat reluctant to disembark and go on the shore excursion. Anyway, the usual caveat applies – the individual vessels occur more or less in the order in which they were photographed, and in a couple of cases, morning and afternoon photos are shown together for the sake of continuity.

Noon Position 27 Apr 09	Capo Caccio	QV Bird	Noon Position 28 Apr 09
Cabo Blanco	Mallorca Dawn	Wind Surf	Wind Surf
Wind Surf	Wind Surf	Bleu de France	Bleu de France