Day 12 of the cruise - Sunday, August 14, 2022 Alicante, Spain

It was pretty warm in Alicante at 92 degrees Fahrenheit (33 degrees Celsius). Dianne and I decided to take the shuttle bus to the beach which was only about a two block walk from where the bus dropped us off.

One of the things Dianne and I noticed on the beaches was there was small percentage of women, regardless of age, who would be topless. It was not a large percentage, perhaps five percent. And when I say regardless of age, it would be from small children and women from 20 years of age to women in their 70’s. And this beach was no exception.

 

The water in the Mediterranean was very comfortable. There was no shock to the system going into the water. My guess is it was about 75 degrees. After a couple of hours on the sand and going in and out of the water, we rinsed our feet and walked to a large plaza where various vendors were ending their day.

Whether it is a weekday, or a weekend, many vendors and shops close at 2 pm for a couple of hours for a siesta. The only exceptions would be café’s. This was a Sunday and Dianne found a couple of souvenirs while the vendors were packing up for the day.

The instruction from the cruise line to each passenger was to pack their suitcases, put the tags they provided on them, and leave them outside the cabin by 10 PM (22:00) the evening prior to the last day of the cruise.

That requires knowing what we will need or wear the next day, and what toiletries we will need. Everyone has to leave the ship by 9 in the morning so they can do a thorough cleaning of the staterooms. Timing wise, that works fine because we need to find transportation to the airport for our flight that leaves at 1 PM (13:00).