The Big Cruise

We are leaving on Nov 19th for Rome!  We begin our 32 day cruise on that day very early in the morning.  Our air port shuttle leaves at 3:30AM for a &:15 flight out of SeaTac.  We will fly to New York, then London, and then into Rome at !0:20AM, on Nov 20.  From there we will take a bus to the port of Civitavecchia, 90 minutes away.  Then, I collapse onto a bed for a much needed rest.

 We are sailing on the Crown Princess: Year Built: 2006 Last Refurbished: 2011 Gross Tonnage: 113,000 tons Passenger Capacity: 3,080 Crew Size: 1,142.Crown Princess is a Grand Class ship owned and operated by Princess Cruises. Her maiden voyage took place on June 14, 2006

Our cruise begins in Rome and then our list of ports includes: Naples(Pompeii), Santorini, Greece, Kusadasi, Turkey(Ephesus),Mykonos, Athens, Olympia,  Dubrovnik, Croatia, Venice, Rome, Florence, Canne, France, Barcelona, Spain, Lisbon, Portugal and the Azores.  Then we have 6 days at sea before we reach Ft Lauderdale and then finally to Galveston.  There are a few sea days here and there to give us a rest between ports.  As you can see, this is a real Bucket List.  I plan to post at least every other day, I hope more often, but it depends on availability of internet access.

The Crown Princess is 951 ft (290 m) long, and our cabin is the second cabin from the front on Deck C.  All the dining rooms are far aft.  If I work this right, I can include my daily walks as I go to meals!!