Today we headed to Pompeii as a part of one of the cruise excursions. We had breakfast delivered to our cabin. I had a croissant with tea and honey. The tea was great because they gave us actual sugar cane to use! After breakfast we headed to the meeting room to register and meet up with our group. We were sent to a bus with Italians and Americans. Our tour guide was English-speaking and she gave us little headphones that she spoke in to. We left the port and headed towards Pompeii. We first made a stop at Giovanni Apa, which is a jewelry store founded in 1848. It takes shells and makes necklaces and bracelets (amongst other things) with shells. After exploring their factory, we got back on the highway and headed to Pompeii.
I’ve been fascinated with Pompeii since I was a little girl. I remember reading various history books about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and how Pompeii now serves as a time capsule of what a town in Ancient Rome was like. Obviously being able to see this historical site was overwhelming. Not to go in to crazy detail, (or else this post would literally be the longest one ever) I’ll just mention highlights. We were able to go to the Basilica, which was the site of the court. We also saw the brothel, with its pictures and stone beds. My favorite place was probably the square/market area. This was where we saw the famous body casts that are shown in many books. It’s so fascinating and tragic to see these people in what were their last moments before suffocation from the ash. The history nerd in me thoroughly enjoyed this visit to Pompeii!
We returned from Pompeii around 5 or so and loaded on to the ship. I decided to take a nap because I was worn out so we rested a little bit on the pool deck. Then we headed back to the cabin to get ready for Bingo. This was my first game of Multi-lingual bingo ever. Our cruise director, Daniela, had to announce every letter and number in each of the languages on board: English, Italian, Spanish, French, and German. I actually did pretty well and was SOOOOO close to filling up my whole card for super bingo (with a prize package of 1,500 euro!). However, someone else beat me to it… After Bingo we headed to dinner. We enjoyed another 7-course-meal, highlights from the meal include my sea bass and orange sorbet!
After dinner we decided to explore the ship a little bit more. We found the Puccini Lounge as well as the Casino and Game Room. Feeling rather tired from the day, we decided to call it a night!
-Court
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