jeff1948

hi..is there any tour that you can pick up at the cruise terminal pier? we will be there on june21 on the carnival victory, and sure would like to see the sea caves, and actually go in them. or do i have to pay the inflated prices that carnival wants for their own excursions?

what to do, what to do?

thanks.

jeff:confused:

PRINCESS ITALIA... This was just a marketing name. The actual name of the ship is ITALIA.

 

This great little ship has a very long and interesting history. Rather than go into it myself, I'd suggest you take a look at this page for a good brief history and lots of photos.

 

She is still going strong at age 38 as SAPPHIRE for Louis Cruise Lines and hopefully she'll still be around for some years to come.

 

Sadly, her gorgeous original interiors were almost entirely destroyed when she was bought by Ocean Cruise Lines in 1983 and became OCEAN PRINCESS, but some of the cabins and the dining room retain some original design features.

I remember the Italia, but i think it may not be this one? My folks sailed on her out of New York when I was in high school, mid 1960's, and went to the Bahamas. My mother remembers portholes instead of windows, teak decks and wooden deck chairs; and she thinks an Italian crew. And the ship was old at that time; the ship line might have been Home Lines?

Please tell me, as I don't think that we are confused.