Our ship took us to Odessa, Sebastopol and other ports. We went to Yalta,...
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Our two weeks worth of luggage followed us on board.
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Boarding the ship.
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A welcome aboard piece of cake, apparently a custom of Ukraine.
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After several days of touring the city of Kiev, we were invited to the...
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It was a bit cool on deck, but it looked like we were just happy to be here.
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Introducing the ship's officers. Three out of four of them seemed...
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Lifeboat drill was the easiest we've ever had. All we did was sit...
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A toast by our ship's guides. Our guide was Anna, the tallest one in the...
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As we sailed away from Kiev, we passed the Motherland Monument, one of...
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Our first of many sunsets over the Dnieper River. The Dnieper runs...
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Our on-board band.
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A toast by our executive chef from Germany and Eva, our hotel manager from...
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Approaching the first of five locks between Kiev and the Black Sea.
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We lowered more than fifty feet before the gates opened and we...
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The first of several lectures where we learned more of Ukraine's...
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Dan's inviting us in for cocktails before dinner.
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Another day of sailing, another sunset. Sometimes it felt like we were moving...
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A bit of Scotch before our dinner.
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The Crimean peninsula juts into the Black Sea. The people here are mostly...
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A tour of the ship's bridge conducted by Lili, the most capable...
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Watching us enter another lock from the coziness of the library.
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Hundreds of seagulls scattered as we passed the lock.
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First stop was Nova Kachovka, where we took a walk through the town to...
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Three of the young performers with the ladies in our California foursome . As...
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Another show by the ship's band.
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It didn't take long for our friend Dan to discover an interesting cabin.
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There was a light drizzle as we got off the ship for a tour of Odessa. We...
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A charming statue of a mother and child waving farewell to their...
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You don't always look your best when sampling vodka and caviar.
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A tugboat about to guide us in to the harbor at Sebastopol. We were...
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Everyone was interested in our entering the harbor of Sebastopol....
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A sightseeing boat crosses behind us as we entered the harbor.
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We would be in the harbor here for three days. The weather didn't...
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They were there, all day long, a group of fishermen on the dock near...
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And it also seemed that all day long there were several local women on...
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Colorful handbags and aprons for sale.
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Help me out with this menu. Just what is borscht? Actually the food was...
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Not a pretty sight: pirate night with Pat & Bob & Carol.
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One of our pirate guides.
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A thoughtful passenger sent me this picture. I wonder how she did those great...
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It's okay, Pat. The pirate won't hurt you! Actually,...
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A young citizen leans on the fence as he admires our ship in the Sebastopol...
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We ran out of Scotch, but found a nearby store that supplied us with...
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Carol & Dan, our Dana Point shipmates.
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Everyone came out on deck to watch us sail out of Sebastopol. Everyone was...
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Our last look at the Sebastopol skyline, with Lenin standing high on...
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Our final sunset over the Black Sea, as we head north to the Dnieper...
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Going by the town of Kherson where we had just visited a nearby fishing village.
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Sunset over the Dnieper River.
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And the band played on.
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The river widened and the calm waters of the river became a bit rougher.
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Going through the biggest lock on the way back to Kiev.
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It was fun sitting out on the top deck and watching all the boats as...
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The river boats came in all sizes.
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Coming in to the town of Zaporozhye, the ancient home of the legendary Cossacks.
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One of several churches we passed on the river. I wish I'd taken this...
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Another lecture by our two English speaking guides. The younger one on...
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Taking advantage of a sunny day as we neared the end of our voyage. We...
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Graffiti on the side of another lock as our ship rose to the next level.
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The ship's officers welcomed us to our final celebration - the...
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As we head on upstream, a sister ship filled with passengers heads...
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Our final sunset before we reach Kiev tomorrow.
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Familiar sights began to appear on the shore as we approached Kiev, Mother of...
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Eastern Europe
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