Naples was another big city – pretty dirty and yuk really. However we went on the ships’ tour to Pompeii which was really interesting. Amazing how sophisticated the city was almost 3000 years ago. Of note was the ‘menu’ of products available both in the food market and the red light district (!) which they had in pictures to cater for the different languages of the people who lived in the city. The ‘menus’ were painted on the walls and as you can imagine in the red light district of Pompeii were suitably graphic!
So we finished up the cruise this morning having had a few drinks with the people we had met last night. The kids stayed out with their friends till late too, it was great for them to have free reign of the ship. So, we arrived back in Genoa this morning and having caught the train to Milan and the bus to the airport we are now awaiting our flight to Portugal to catch up with the Sandlants. We are looking forward to seeing some familiar faces and relaxing in the company of friends.
Our Final Cruise Impressions: (In un-PC format)
Jordan: Too many old Germans. The waterslide was cool. The food is like it has come out of a can and I am really tired. Not much to do for kids. The ship was huge. Favourite Port: Rhodes.
Liam: A lot of old people but it was cool. The shows were good. Favourite Port: Rhodes and Malta.
Chris: A good way to cover a lot of ground and see many countries in 12 days. I thought the ship was great. Favourite Ports: Rhodes/Malta – Malta very spectacular. Great to see these cities from the water. I was ready to get off the boat today.
Lynda: The ship was beautiful, lovely to have such nice surroundings. Feel a little bit ‘peopled-out’ as the ships’ passengers created a huge crowd everywhere we went, particularly bad in places that were crowded anyway. Got my angry pants on a few time with people who were smoking in non-smoking areas and people who were pushing in in queues. All in all, it was a good way to travel, however it’s pretty busy being somewhere different every day and I am looking forward to the next 3 weeks being at a bit slower pace. Favourite Port: Malta – what a beautiful place.
There is no free wifi in this airport so hopefully I can put some photos up while we are at the Sandy’s. X
Hi Sweetie,looks like you are all having an amazing time! Homesick yet? I;m having a sicky today = we now have a puppy - and that's how exiting my life is at the mo. Rick's shattered shoulderhas been reconstructed and he has 6months off work!
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