After breakfast, we still had some time before we needed to be out of our room and before the shuttle was to pick us up to take us to the port. It was a beautiful morning in Barcelona. Sunny and a temperature around 60F.
We decided to walk around the block. It was nice and interesting, but a little deceiving. The first half of the walk was down hill while the second half was....up hill. By the time we got back to the hotel, T was wiped out. She was a good trooper and did not complain. We got to rest a little while before checking out and only waited about 15 minutes for the bus.
The check in process for Oceania was superior to that of Seabourn along Seabourn offered Champagne. We were on-board quickly and were able to go directly to our room. Our first impression of the Riviera is very favorable. It has a capacity of 1,250 guests compared to the Seabourn Odyssey's 450. However, from the standpoint of appointments in their common areas, the Riviera is much grander. Our suite is classified as a PH1 Penthouse and with a stated square footage of 322 (and that includes the 70 sq ft veranda). While it is larger than the Hilton hotel room we just left in Barcelona, it is about one-third the size of our Wintergarden Suite on the Odyssey. None the less, it is an adequate size and nicely laid out.
Tuesday, we get up at 0700 for an 0745 in-room breakfast before reporting to the Riviera Lounge at 0845 for our shore excursion at the port of Marseilles. We will not be touring the City of Marseilles but, instead, we will be going to Avignon to visit the Pope's Palace. This was T's idea, but I've read so much about the place, I am anxious to visit it as well.
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