Brilliance of the Seas Mediterranean Cruise, August 2005

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Click on the image to reveal further photographs of the ship & her passengers    Maiden Voyage: 19 July 2002 Passenger Capacity: 2,501 Gross Tonnage: 90,090 Length: 962' Beam: 105.6' Draft: 26.7' Cruising Speed: 25 knots Further detail can be obtained from: Royal Caribbean International & Meyer Werft Shipyard

Barcelona, the capital of Catalunya, is a popular destination with Europeans for short city-breaks.  In this city for all seasons it is the architecture that draws many visitors, due to its great concentration of art nouveau, known in Barcelona as modernisme.

Park Güell.  The rocky ridge with a magnificent prospect of Barcelona and the Mediterranean, was bought in 1895 by Gaudi’s rich patrol, Eusebi Güell, with the idea of developing an English-style garden.  The project flopped; only three of the proposed 60 houses were built.  The area was taken over by the city council as a park in 1923.		Casa Milà, also known as La Pedrera, the quarry, is an apartment building situated at Passeig de Gràcia No. 92.  An example of Gaudi’s civil architecture, it was built between 1906 and 1910 for the Mila family.
The Casa Batllo, forms part of Manzana del la Discòrdia. Situated at  Passeig de Gràcia No. 43 it reflects the hand of Gaudi, who remodelled the house in 1906. It is said to represent the triumph of St. George over the dragon with its heaving roof (the dragon’s back), scaly skin of mosaic tiles, windows (the bones of victims), and tower (the saint’s lance).	Barcelona Port at Dawn	The Spanish Coastline

Corsica is a region of France, which geographically lies closer to Italy (off the coast of Tuscany and north of Sardinia).  The island has is approximately 8,680sq km (3,350) sq miles.  Ajaccio, on the west coast, is the largest city in Corsica and the islands political centre. 

Port de Plaisance Tino Rossi	Port de Plaisance Tino Rossi	A typical street	Notre-Dame-de-la-Miséricorde.  The Cathedral of Ajaccio was built in 1582-93 by Giacomo della Porta.  In July 1771, when he was almost two, Napoleon was baptized at the font.

Mallorca is the largest of the Balearic Islands, measuring 100km from east to west and 75 km from north to south. Situated 200km south of Barcelona, off the east coast of Spain, it is Europe’s favourite holiday destination, visited by approximately 8 million tourists a year.  Mallorca has mountains, pretty villages, monasteries, market towns, nature reserves, fishing ports and many beaches.  Its capital, Palma, is one of the finest cities in Spain.

Palma Port viewed from the ship	Palma’s Gothic Cathedral, also known as La Seu.  The first foundation stone was laid in 1230.  Building work continued for 400 years, resuming in 1851 when an earthquake destroyed the west front.
Inside La Seu	The Courtyard of La Seu	The Courtyard of La Seu
Fountains in Palma	Zoë, John & Val

Table 438	Detlef & Sibylle	Bodil & Kjell Olav
Mike & Zoë	Eugen & Uvale

The Bar	The Sitting Area	The Bedroom
The Bathroom	The Bathroom	The Balcony
Chocolates

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