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.
Checking in from Florence, Tuscany, Italy
21 °C and Mostly Sunny
Checking in from Rome, Lazio, Italy
16 °C and Mostly Sunny
Almost thirteen months ago we put the deposit down on our first big trip where it is just the two of us. This is a late honeymoon and an early 20th anniversary, August in the Mediterranean is way too hot for me.
An 11 night cruise, our first (only?), around Italy and Croatia. We start in Rome, flying in a day early and finish with an extra night in Venice. We will be trying to get some touristy things just before and after the cruise.
The packing is almost done, still working on getting everything under the airline limits, and we leave in 17 hours.
We hope to check in daily and post some notes and photos of each day.