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Learning to Love Cruising on an Emerald Cruise through Europe
2 Apr 2024

Learning to Love Cruising on an Emerald Cruise through Europe

by Debra Smith | Posted in: Europe | 0

We swore we’d never do it. The crowds, the line-ups at the buffet, the noise, the nothing-to-see at sea. And then we did it. Wallace and I signed on for our first cruise, but not just any cruise, a 15-day … Continued

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