"Live" Enchanted Princess, 26 Days, Nov 12th to Dec 8th, Barcelona to Ft Lauderdale (+ Madrid Pre-Cruise)

[EDVM96]

19 hours ago, LACruiser88 said:

Looks like a good chance for rain mañana.

 

Amalfi Coast near Salerno yesterday:
 

 

[LACruiser88]

Today we had an amazing journey below the city of Naples.  Debbie didn't know how much exercise she was going to get!

 

 

2,800 years ago, the Greeks started an underground aqueduct from a river on Mt Vesuvius to the city.  The aqueduct was eventually finished by the Romans.

 

During WWII, a majority of the city took refuge in the empty aqueduct for six months to escape the allied bombings.

 

 

 

We climbed 82 feet down a narrow stone staircase to reach the aqueduct.  There are many shafts in the ceilings that were used to reach the water from above.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Toilet stalls built during WWII

 

 

Well opening in the ceiling

 

 

 

 

Climbing through the empty caverns reminded us of climbing inside the Great Pyramids in Egypt many years ago.  And, Debbie was not too happy for the climb back up to street level.

 

To regain our strength, we indulged in pizza and vino!

 

 

 

[that]

9 hours ago, c-boy said:

Just got back from the Tasmanian devil tour. We ran  our aszes off trying to get away from the rascals and worked up a mighty thirst doin' it .. 😁

 

Good on ya

[that]

@LACruiser88

WOW. 

[TM]

An amazing tour of the underground aqueduct and cisterns.

[LACruiser88]

Tonight we dined at "The Catch" for our second time.  It did not dissapoint.  We each had the Salad Nicoise with Seared Tuna.  It was delicious and huge.  The presentation gets an A+!

 

 

 

Our second course was Steamed Mussels in a White Wine and Cream Sauce.  Wow!  They were fantastic and the sauce was spectacular. 

 

 

 

For our main course, we repeated the same dish we had on our first visit, Grilled Swordfish with a Cauliflower and Mustard Puree. 

 

 

As good as it was on our previous visit, we skipped dessert.  And for @c-boy, this was accompanied by a Silverado Cabernet Sauvignon.

 

 

 

 

Edited November 22, 2023 by LACruiser88

[sunsetme]

How is the entertainment?

[JGmf]

Thanks for sharing those photos...

 

Life or death during WW2, yes, but no way, never, ever, no...not for a casual tour.  Way too tight and claustrophobic.  See you up top!

 

 

[LACruiser88]

6 hours ago, sunsetme said:

How is the entertainment?

We no longer go to shows or games.  We have danced a few times to the band in the Piazza, they are quite good. 

 

There is also a very good acoustic guitarist/singer onboard.

[LACruiser88]

 

 

 

[LACruiser88]

I'm killing time before we leave for the train station, for Roma.

 

[StartrainDD]

LA Cruiser, thank you for posting today's daily.  Have fun in Rome.  We board today!!!

[LACruiser88]

Just now, StartrainDD said:

LA Cruiser, thank you for posting today's daily.  Have fun in Rome.  We board today!!!

I forgot to post it last night.  Hope to meet you onboard.    🙂

[LACruiser88]

Good morning Civitavecchia!

 

 

 

 

[Ombud]

Not only is it a new place (VISTA LOUNGE) it's a new time (10:30am)

 

Please help get the word out! 📣

[LACruiser88]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[LACruiser88]

Today we took a shuttle bus from the cruise terminal right to the train station, 6€ pp.  This is the first time we have seen this offered.  We usually take the free ship shuttle to the port entrance and then walk to the train station.

 

 

 

 

 

For as many times that we have been to Rome, it is still a very special place.

 

We walked, we shopped, we had lunch, and took the train back home.

 

 

 

 

They were putting up a Christmas tree in St. Peter's Square.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[shellbeachjim]

A couple of pictures from our balcony this evening. In front of us is the Oceania Riviera and across the channel is the Island Princess. Also, the sunset was just beautiful today. 

[Kmkub]

We are on board! The traditional dining reservation we've had showing for 20 months got lost in the last five days. Grrrr.

 

It won't spoil our time but it is disappointing. 

[MissP22]

4 minutes ago, Kmkub said:

We are on board! The traditional dining reservation we've had showing for 20 months got lost in the last five days. Grrrr.

 

It won't spoil our time but it is disappointing. 

Did you talk to the Head waiter of the restaurant? 

[Kmkub]

1 hour ago, MissP22 said:

Did you talk to the Head waiter of the restaurant? 

They refused to discuss until tomorrow.  It is what it is. Getting a dedicated table for 2 seems unlikely.  Oh why oh why didn't I take a screenshot last week. Lol.

[LACruiser88]

 

 

 

 

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[MarKay525]

Menu looks delicious.

Were you late departing? The Bridge cam, the webcam at the port and the Marine Traffic map were really out of synch.

[Kmkub]

4 hours ago, MarKay525 said:

Menu looks delicious.

Were you late departing? The Bridge cam, the webcam at the port and the Marine Traffic map were really out of synch.

Yes. We departed at 9:30 pm due to a repair, I believe.