Our final Sea day is a chance to rest up and take it easy before our last four ports of call.  Last night we spent Sailaway up in our favourite outdoor position; a high midships deck, which lets you see the views from both sides. We watched fascinated as the captain reversed out of Salerno, […]

Overnight we sailed along the Italian coast, pulling in early to Salerno. It was yet another sparkling blue day on the Med. We planned to head to Amalfi by ferry, then walk to the smaller villages of Ravello, Tortello and Minori. Having already been to Carbonara, we quickly dubbed them Ravioli, Tortellini, and Marinara! The […]

Port days are tiring.  We’ve done four in a row. We’ve been to Rome before, so we declared today a rest day.  Civitavecchia, or Civ as the locals call it, is Rome’s port. As such it is pretty big, and the terminal is not unlike an airport departure lounge.  The town has nothing in particular […]

Livorno is the port for Tuscan towns like Pisa, Lucca and Florence. However we decided to avoid the tourist hordes and explore the port itself. It made for a more relaxed pace.  We stepped straight onto a waiting shuttle bus (much more efficient than Marseille) and were soon at the tourist office.  Strangely our ship […]

Time to throw preconceptions out the window. I expected to like Genoa more than Marseille. Such was not the case. It was something of a frustrating day.  It should have been easy, as the cruise dock is very close to the city, and the main railway station is only a few minutes’ walk away.  I […]