Travel Days - June 15 & 16
Last day in Europe, we grab a couple of pastries for breakfast and head to the Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele II to meet our airport water taxi.
Cruise Day 12 - June 14 - Venice
Last morning on board started early to prepare for our transfer to Venice. There were no direct options left so we were taking a bus from Ravenna to Bologna and then a train into Venice.
Cruise Day 11 - June 13 - Sea Day 2
Our last day of the cruise is a sea day on our way to Ravenna.
Today started the same as yesterday with a lot of rain that cleared quickly while we were at breakfast, which was again a full house.
The morning activity was a lecture in the theatre, Beyond the Podium: Venice: The Floating City by John W. Bailly giving some history and insights into the creation of Venice. Following the lecture we started re-packing our suitcases for the journey home.
Taking a break we had a quick lunch and then went to the Celebrity Activities Team: Murder Mystery - a musical trivia, not even close to the top score, and a little shopping before retiring our room to finish the packing. We wanted to get our luggage out before heading to dinner to be collected for an easier disembarkation. Packing the souvenirs we purchased was proving difficult as our bags were pretty full when we got here and we still had Venice to visit.
One last visit to the main dining room for another excellent meal followed by the last show in the Celebrity Theatre and a walk around the ship.
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Cruise Day 10 - June 12 - Split
Today we are in Split, Croatia for our final port day and was expecting all little rain in the morning.
Cruise Day 9 - June 11 - Kotor
Very early start to the day to watch the ship sail in the Kumbur Channel to the Bay for Kotor with the cliffs dwarfing the Constellation on both sides.
Cruise Day 8 - June 10 - Dubrovnik
We were off the ship around 9 am and on a shuttle bus heading into Dubrovnik to explore the old city and to walk the wall. Approximately 2 km from start to finish and just over a thousand stairs with little to no shade in the 26°C heat. A great way to spend a Monday morning!
Cruise Day 7 - June 9 - Brindisi
A late arrival in Brindisi let us sleep in and have what we thought would be a relaxing start to the day, it appears 2000 other people thought the same.
Cruise Day 6 - June 8 - Messina
We arrived at the port of Messina just before breakfast and waited to be cleared to leave the ship.
A hot, but thankfully breezy, walk around the old town showed us some photo opportunities but little in the way of shopping. Most were still closed as we made our way back for the ship around 11:30 am.
Cruise Day 5 - June 7 - Naples-Pompeii
We are in the port of Naples today with another early start. Our excursion has us travelling to Pompeii for a guided tour of the amphitheater and some of the restored ruins.
Cruise Day 4 - June 6 - Sea Day 1
Today is a sea day so we will be taking it easy by the pool, maybe a nap and some drinks before heading to the main dining room for dinner.
Not many pictures today but I did get one of Isola di Montecristo while we were at breakfast.
Cruise Day 3 - June 5 - Portofino
After a couple of busy days we slept in and almost missed breakfast. Had to rush to get breakfast because today is a tender port, the ship does not dock so a couple of the ship’s life rafts are used to ferry us to and from shore.
Cruise Day 2 - June 4 - Florence
We started early, very early, to get ready for today’s excursion to Florence with a 90+ minute bus ride.
Starting at the Piazza di Santa Croce we walked up to the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Piazza del Duomo, before having lunch at the smallest sandwich shop we have ever seen, Panini Toscani. Excellent sandwiches would definitely recommend.
Cruise Day 1 - June 3 - Rome
Embarkation day started early at Trevi Fountain. We were there by 6:50 am to beat the crowd along with at least 100, maybe 200, others who thought they could beat the crowd too. A few pictures and selfies and we were off to the Spanish Steps.
Travel Days - June 1 & 2
We left Halifax, Nova Scotia for Rome at 5 pm for our first stop on a short flight to Montreal.
Checking in from Venice, Veneto, Italy
22 °C and Mostly Sunny
Checking in from the Adriatic Sea off the coast of Italy on our way to Ravenna. 22 °C
Sea day #2, bags packed and our last day is almost complete.
Checking in from Split, Croatia
25 °C and Sunny
Checking in from Kotor, Montenegro
23 °C and Mostly Cloudy
Checking in from Dubrovnik, Croatia
26 °C and Windy
Checking in from Brindisi, Apulia, Italy
32 °C and Mostly Sunny