We found ourselves asking, on this special route, did Dubrovnik make Game of Thrones, or has Game of Thrones made Dubrovnik.

We flew to Venice and picked up the ship, sadly our cases did not arrive on the same plane as we did so missed the ship. We knew where they were at all times because of our tracker, but the next stop after Venice was Zadar and the shipping agents don’t fly Venice to Zadar so our bags arrived in Dubrovnik. Venice was an evening sail away cocktail party, the guests were excited for those who had been on the cruise out to Venice to arrive in Venice in mist and fog. Now it was crystal clear evening skies, with the light nicely reflecting on the water as you will see from the full film of the leave. Zadar was a treat, the town is beautiful, easy and friendly and they have an amazing sea organ. Note the market closes in the afternoon as do some of the churches and other sites so it is best to nail the places to see in the morning then explore in the afternoon. The sea organ is the ‘not to be missed’ here because you won’t find it anywhere else. See the film below. That night Jean watched the film onboard, My Cousin Rachel, which was partly set in Florence and reminded us of our La Spezia trip earlier this year on the Strictly Come Dancing Cruise. That has all come around way too fast. If you have never done a Strictly cruise we highly recommend it. Highly. We have long wanted to add books set in or at the cruise stops you are visiting and this is slowly being added to our cruise destination information and film blogs but that all takes time. The films on board section is under entertainers, where you find the acts, singers and comedians. This whole media and entertainment section is growing and will grow.

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Dubrovnik was the next stop, and although we have been there before it has changed. We have seen Game of Thrones and it can never be the same. It is now Kings Landing, and the sites are all there to see including the steps for Cerise’s Walk of Atonement. As filmmakers, we had to make a special film, and we have also broken down the places to see, but you will find it enjoyable with a local guide. Watch our film first because as filmmakers we have added some things the fans don’t. Walking the walls is special if you can, but it is a mile and a half and has lots of steps and low walls. The town is easy, but much busier now. They have really accepted the whole Game of Thrones presence and tours, tee shirts and all. On our GOT blog we reveal where the Iron Chair is, normally only a local guide tells you that secret.

In conclusion, though we love cruise routes, this is one we would do over and over again. We love Croatia and hope to cover it again next year. Here are the buttons to the longer films of the individual cruise stops made on this cruise.

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