Nieuw Amsterdam
15 Day Azores, Portugal
and Spain Cruise
On Holland America's Nieuw Amsterdam
March 31, 2012 - April 18, 2012
Bill & Diane George
Possible Home of Jose Silva
Tower of Belem, Lisbon
Monument to Discovery and
Exploration by Tagus River, Lisbon
Horta, Azores Hillside with Weather Breaks
| Date | Ports of Call | Comment |
| Apr 1 | Fort Lauderdale |
Flew from SF to Atlanta, then Ft. Lauderdale and a local cruiseport |
| Apr 9 | Horta, Azores |
Diane's Ancestors came from here |
| Apr 10 | Ponta Delgada, Azores |
Dairy Industry is vibrant |
| Apr 12-13 | Lisbon, Portugal |
Incredible place even has Golden Gate Bridge look-alike |
| Apr 14-15 | Cadiz, Spain |
City neighborhood streets are so wonderful |
| Apr 16 | Malaga, Spain |
Malaga Cathedral is wonderful |
| Apr 18 | Barcelona |
No tours, flew back straight-away, no site seeing. Had 3 hr. unscheduled landing in northern Spain, for passenger with health emergency. Then we continued on to Atlanta & SF. |
