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
Checking in from Messina, Sicily, Italy
26 °C and Sunny
Checking in from Pompeii, Campania, Italy
25 °C and Sunny
Checking in from the Tyrrhenian Sea off the coast of Italy,
20 °C and Sunny
Sea day #1, Relaxing by the pool.
Checking in from Portofino, Italy
20 °C and Sunny
Lunch back on the Constellation after touring Castello Brown.