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Aboard MSC Armonia

8 - 15 Aug 2004


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Please click on the links below to view my Photo Albums
[15 Photos in each Section]
Also:- Ports of Call - Other Ships - Ferries & Misc. Vessels
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Mediterranean Harmony

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Exterior Views

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MSC Armonia I

Exterior Views of MSC Armonia Part I - As a Whole

MSC Armonia's Bow

Exterior Views of MSC Armonia Part II - The Bow

MSC Armonia's Funnel

Exterior Views of MSC Armonia Part III - Other 'Bits', Stern, Funnel, Tender Pontoon, Flanks & Bridge

Deck 12 viewing - MSC Armonia

On Deck Part I - The Promenade, Forward & Aft Decks

Pool Area

On Deck Part II - Pool/Jacuzzi Area, Acquamarina Deck [11] midships

Fwd viewing - MSC Armonia

On Deck Part III - Sun Deck, Jogging Track [Zaffiro Deck], Mast, more Funnel & other Deck areas

MSC Armonia, rock climbiing

On Deck Part IV - Mini Golf, Rock Climbing Wall, Basketball, Table Tennis & Golf Simulator

Armonia Funnel at night

MSC Armonia at Night

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La Pergola

Dining Part I - La Pergola Restaurant, Diamante Deck [6] aft & Marco Polo Restaurant, Rubino Deck [5]

La Brasserie

Dining Part II - La Brasserie Cafeteria & Il Girasole Restaurant, Acquamarina Deck [11]

Midnight Buffet

The Gala Midnight Buffet - The Gala Night "Midnight Buffet" Magnifico aboard MSC Armonia - Fri 13 Aug 2004 [However it was at 00.30]

Reception

Reception Desk - Atrium, Shore Excursion Desk; Surrounding areas including the shops, San Marco & Via Della Spiga Shopping Centres

Armonia Lounge

Lounges Part I - Armonia Lounge, Topazio Deck [7], Library & Card Room, Moulin Rouge Piano Bar, Diamante Deck [6]

White Lion Pub

Lounges Part II - The White Lion Pub, Rubino Deck [5] fwd, with the Cigar Room, Bar Del Duomo, Rubino Deck [5]

Internet Cafe

Lounges Part III - Caffé San Marco around the upper level of the Atrium, Diamante Deck [6], Internet Café aft of the Reception Area to port, Rubino Deck [5]

Children's Room

Teen's Club & Children's Room - Teenagers Club, Zaffiro Deck [12] stb aft and I Sette [7] Nani Children's Room, Acquamarina Deck [11] port fwd

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La Fenice Theatre

MSC Business Centre, Diamante Deck [6] & La Fenice Theatre, Rubino & Diamante Decks [5 & 6] fwd

Gym

Health Centre - Beauty Salon, Gym, Spa & Thermal Suite, Acquamarina Deck [12] fwd

Palm Beach Casino

Palm Beach Casino, Diamante Deck [6] & Starlight Disco, Zaffiro Deck [12] aft

Cabin 7144

Cabin - 7144, Standard Outside, furthest aft to starboard, Topazio Deck [7]

Stairwell

Hallways, Signage, Elevators & Photo Gallery

Armonia & Lirica

MSC Armonia & MSC Lirica Side by Side in Corfu & Venice

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Dinner Menus Bari Corfu Santorini Katakolon [Gala] Dubrovnik

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Room Service Menu [This is not free on Mediterranean Cruises, but I believe it is when sailing out of Florida.] Prices in Euros

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Daily Programmes Welcome Aboard Venice Bari Corfu Santorini Piraeus/Athens Katakolon Dubrovnik Disembarkation Venice

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Bar Menu/Tariff Please see the Daily Programmes for Happy Hours & Special Offers, 2 for 1, of the Day/Cruise

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Useful Information Sheet Restaurants, Dress Code, Pool Rules, Theatre & Deck Chairs, Smoking, Sports, Gym, Disco, Casino, Internet

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Mini Bar Tariff for the in-cabin fridge. This is locked for accounting purposes at 1pm the day before disembarkation - make sure you remove anything of your own before then

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Shore Excursions - Tour Magazine Piraeus is not included here; as due to the Olympic Games in Athens the Greek Authorities amended the excursions. Our Piraeus Excursions. The Usual Piraeus Excursions on offer from MSC.

Port Info

Port Information Bari Corfu Santorini Piraeus/Athens Katakolon Dubrovnik Venice Cruise Terminal I have scanned some of the maps handed out, email me for a .jpg

Ports of Call
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Venice Marghera

Venice Sailaway from the Port of Marghera - 8 Aug 2004

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Bari, Italy, Puglia in Italian. The old city, a network of mediaeval streets & monuments from the time of Greek-Byzantine domination - 9 Aug 2004 [For more photos see my album here]

Corfu

Corfu [Kerkyra] - Built between the walls & two Venetian Fortresses, the Old Town is a maze of narrow streets "kantounia" , with tall buildings & old churches - 10 Aug 2004 [For more photos see my album here]

Oia, Santorini

Oia, Santorini, an old-world village, 11km N of Fira, unique houses hewn out of soft rock, whitewashed, painted blue or ochre, neo-classical mansions, courtyards & narrow alleyways [For more Oia, also see here 41 images] - 11 Aug 2004

Caldera, Santorini

Santorini, The Caldera, Kameni Islets, Palea & Nea, Thirassia & a few ships; Hellas Flying Dolphins', Highspeed 1 & Christina O [For more photos see my album here] - 11 Aug 2004

Santorini from the sea

Santorini from the sea is beautiful & impressive, with its craggy precipices, deep blue sea, white pumice-stone & black intensity of the lava - 11 Aug 2004

On Santorini

Santorini Photographs on Santorini [Thira, Thera] of Port Athinios, Santo Wines at Pyrgos, the road to Oia, & then in Fira, the capital - 11 Aug 2004

Piraeus

Piraeus - [The Port for Athens] Just a few Churches seen while walking around the Port Area snapping the ships below - 12 Aug 2004

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Athens

Athens - A walk around the City; Sparkling on the Eve of the Opening of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. Hadrian's Arch, Parthenon, Erechtheion & more - 12 Aug 2004 [For more photos see my album here]

Katakolon

Katakolon - Gateway to Olympia. Having visited Olympia in 2003, we just wandered around this delightful town. You can see it all in an hour, or less! Souvenir shops, pavement cafes & a small beach - 13 Aug 2004 [For more photos see my album here]

Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik - A walk through the Old Town - 14 Aug 2004 [For more photos see my album here]

Dubrovnik sea

Dubrovnik - The Old Town of Dubrovnik as seen from the Sea - 14 Aug 2004 [For more photos see my album here]

Venice

Venice - The Sights of Venice when arriving by Ship, including the Ferries, other Vessels & small boats [88 images] - 15 Aug 2004, or See my albums from Aug 2003 here.

Venice - The Grand Canal

Venice - The Grand Canal by Vaporetto, from St Mark's Square to Piazzale Roma [78 images] - 15 Aug 2004

Other Ships Seen on the Trip
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For 175 Photos of all the Ships providing accommodation at Piraeus for the
Athens 2004 Olympics click here. The Individual albums are listed below.

AIDAaura in athens

AIDAaura berthed at Piraeus Harbour, as an accommodation ship, for the 2004 Olympic Games held in Athens - 12 Aug 2004

Westerdam

Rotterdam & Westerdam - berthed at Piraeus Harbour, as accommodation ships, for the 2004 Olympic Games held in Athens - 12 Aug 2004

Triton

Triton berthed at Piraeus Harbour, as an accommodation ship, for the 2004 Olympic Games held in Athens - 12 Aug 2004

Silver Whisper Clelia II

Silver Whisper, Clelia II, World Renaissance, Ocean Countess & Sailing Vessel 'Americos S???' all berthed at Piraeus Harbour, for the 2004 Olympic Games held in Athens - 12 Aug 2004

Groups at Athens

Groups of the ships at Athens, Triton, AIDAaura, Rotterdam, Westerdam, Silver Whisper, Clelia II, World Renaissance, Ocean Countess & QM2 all berthed at Piraeus Harbour - 12 Aug 2004

QM2

Queen Mary 2 berthed at Piraeus Harbour, as an accommodation ship, for the 2004 Olympic Games held in Athens - 12 Aug 2004

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Arcadia

Arcadia currently under construction at Fincantieri’s Marghera yard near Venice, 8 Aug 2004

Star Princess

Star Princess at Venice, 8 Aug 2004

Atlantis

Atlantis at Santorini 11 Aug 2004

Emerald

Emerald & Calypso moored off Santorini - 11 Aug 2004

Radisson Diamond

Radisson Diamond moored off Santorini - 11 Aug 2004

R Six Blue Star

R Six Blue Star anchored off Santorini 11 Aug 2004

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MSC Lirica

MSC Lirica pirouetting on departure from Corfu - 10 Aug 2004 [For more photos of MSC Lirica on this trip see my album here. For an in depth MSC Lirica Photo Review inc Interiors see photos from our cruise aboard here]

MSC Lirica

MSC Lirica at Venice, Bari & Corfu 14 Aug 2004

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Club Med 2 anchored off Corfu - 10 Aug 2004

Club Med 2

Club Med 2 Incident with MSC Armonia whilst at anchor off Dubrovnik - 14 Aug 2004

Costa Mediterranea

Costa Mediterranea at Venice, Bari & Dubrovnik - Aug 2004

Salperton & Le Ponant

Le Ponant & sy Salperton off Dubrovnik 14 Aug 2004

Ferries & Other Vessels
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Orestes

Bari - Orestes, Siren, Ionis, Blue Horizon, Domiziana, Sveti Stefan, Azzurra & Mistral - 9 Aug 2004 [For more photos see my album here]

Corfu Ferries

Corfu [Kerkyra] - Agios Spiridon, Agia Theodora, Pantokrator, Platitera, Ekaterini P, Tatiana Agapitou [II], AG. Dimitrios, AG.Nektarios - 10 Aug 2004 [For more photos see my album here]

Rodod

Keratsini Ferries - Dane Sea Lines' Patmos & Rodos, Punta Europa [Fivos] & Bahia De Ceuta [Athina], Leone B, Achilleas, Ravenna, Ippokratis, Mykonos II, Alkyon, Nissos Chios & Theseus - 12 Aug 2004

Nefeli

Piraeus - Nefeli, Poseidon Hellas, Saronikos, Flying Dolphin X, Aeolos Kenteris, Knossos Palace, Express Adonis, Lissos, Kriti II, Prevelis & Eurofast I - 12 Aug 2004 [For more photos see my album here]

MSC Annamaria

Keratsini Ships - Many Vessels of varying types, in & around the Port of Keratsini [158 Images] - 12 Aug 2004

Atlantic Goose

Dubrovnik - Atlantic Goose, excursion boat & Lifeboats from Costa Mediterranea & MSC Armonia - 14 Aug 2004 Superfast XII, Ariadne Palace, crossed paths between Katakolon & Dubrovnik on afternoon 13 Aug 2004

Marghera

Venice, Marghera - Venice Cruise Terminal & Ships berthed at the Port of Marghera on our sailaway aboard MSC Armonia [114 Images] - 8 Aug 2004

Venice2

Venice - Ferries & other small vessels seen when arriving by Ship [88 Images] - 15 Aug 2004

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