Before hopping aboard the Crystal Serenity in Dover, we rambled through the picturesque town of Rye on England’s south coast.

Intricate wrought-iron gateway in Cadiz, the Spanish city from which Columbus sailed to America.

What, me afraid of heights? Wild Barbary Apes roam free on the Rock of Gibraltar.

Dinnertime with subscribers Bill and Andrea Gallo.

Shaded by a natural roof, a restaurant beckons from an alley in tony St. Tropez, the French beachside resort made famous by Brigitte Bardot and other jet setters.

Our ship docked in Monte Carlo next to the Lady Moura, the world’s most expensive yacht (owned by a Saudi Arabian billionaire).