The transfer to the Sun Princess went very smoothly. We boarded early and had to wait until about 1:30 to get to our room. This is either the second or third sailing of the Sun Princess (the first 2 sailings were cancelled!). There are still a few kinks but Princess seems to have worked most of them out. The staff is very happy and the service has been wonderful.
The atrium of our ship
The port was busy with a number of large ferries coming and going. There was one other cruise ship in port as well, the MSC Orchestra. We left about sunset on our adventure.
The city of Civitavecchia and one of the large ferries in port. This is the view from our balcony.
View from our balcony as we left port
Sunset as we left on our adventure
After we left , we got dressed for dinner and went down to O’Malley’s Pub, one of the bars and entertainment spots, to see The Rambling Rovers. They are a fiddle and guitar group from Scotland and Ireland. It was a lot of fun and they played a number of well known tunes. Listened for a while and went to have a nice dinner.
The Rambling Rovers
Today we are sailing towards Messina and about 5 PM we will sail by the volcanic island of Stromboli. We will be sailing by slowly so we should be able to get some good views. More tomorrow after we leave Messina.
Glad to hear that all of the travel and connections went smoothly! The itinerary looks like you’ll be very busy for the next three weeks. Have a great time and look forward to more pictures and stories!
Love,
Jeanne