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Tue 11 Nov- we got up, had coffee and finished our packing. Ship boarding started from about 3 pm, so we had a last lunch in Barcelona at a nearby restaurant, Cafe Roma: a bottle of 'Senorio de Aldaz' rose; spaghetti with garlic oil; grilled cuttlefish with salad and fries; cost E35. It was quite good, a last taste of Europe in Europe - Italian food in Spain.
We did last-minute Internet work, then checked out of the Torre Catalunya, took a taxi to the port and boarded the Oceania lines ship Regatta. It was the same ship we took to Barcelona 8 months ago. The boarding formalities were unexpectedly smooth; a few minutes of check-in and we boarded the ship and were taken to our room.
Stan hurried to the library to check out Ray Kurzweil's 'The Singularity is Near', which he started on the way over. Fortunately it was still in the library. Kiyomi signed up for the Spa and Beauty parlor. Then we checked out the food - they were already serving hors d'oeuvres, and we wanted to sign up for the specialty restaurants: the Polo (specializing in beef and other meat) and the Toscana (specializing in Italian).
The ship 'set sail' for Tangier, Morocco, and we settled into our cozy inside cabin. We chose inside because in the event of rough weather, the inside cabins closest to the intersection of the three axes of rotation have the smoothest ride. Also, there is no porthole, so there is no dawn to awaken you; you just eventually feel you've had enough sleep and get up nicely refreshed.
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