We arrived in Toulon to clear skies and a crisp morning. Actually, we docked across the bay from the city. To reach Toulon, one would need to take a water shuttle provided by NCL. However, Toulon isn’t exactly teeming with touristic splendors… so, you’d need to transfer to the train station for a 1+ hour […]
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We arrived in Monaco after a pleasant night’s sail from Livorno. After breakfast, we departed the ship and hiked up the hill to Monaco-Ville. Rick Steves suggests taking a bus up the hill, but we found it a pleasant hike with great views of the Port of Monaco. At the top of the hill, we […]
We docked early this morning in Livorno, which is the port closest to many of Tuscany’s heavy hitters (like Florence). However, although in theory you have 12 hours in port, best case scenario one has maybe seven hours in Firenze and likely less due to travel time and a fudge factor to avoid missed connections. […]
After an enjoyable (though sleepless for me) flight, we landed in Rome about forty minutes early. Since we’d had different travel itineraries originally, we split up with Mom and Dad again, as they had pre-arranged transfers with NCL. I’d debated taking public transport, but it’s a bit of a hassle from the airport to cruise […]
Cruise Day #7: At Sea
Posted in Dawn on Jan 5th, 2014
Today was our final sea day. Sadly for many of passengers, it was overcast and a bit wet; certainly not a day of fun in the sun. Fortunately, the wind and seas had subsided by morning. We passed it as we do most days at sea: eating meals, playing with Emerson, taking a nap, reading […]