Semi-live trip report from our Med cruise **Updated 6/6 - COMPLETE** - Page 3 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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You two look MARVELOUS!!! Your trips are always so amazing, bumping into celebs, great places to visit, and special surprises. SO, WHAT DID YOU WIN?????
WOW, Sounds like so much fun! Love the picture of you guys all dressed up. Looking foward to more pictures and reports.
Can't wait to take our first cruise..
Deb
OK, I know what they were giving away on the 7 day cruise at the DVC member celebration, so let me start with a few questions...
1. Can you use it on the ship?
2. Is it something to wear?
3. Is it somewhere to go?
Love Love Love the new siggie picture! Thanks for the live updates...but I am still jealous!
Wow - I can't keep any secrets with you guys, can I? You're all very keen to know what else we got at the DVC member celebration. Well, to answer Sue's question, yes you can it on the ship, no it's not something to wear and it could be somewhere to go....
Since I last posted, we spent the rest of our day in Palermo on the ship, with highlights including swimming in the adult pool on my own (this is the life!) and more time at the Tropical Rainforest.
Unfortunately things took a turn for the worse when we left the harbour and the seas started to get rough. It was so bad that we were falling over from time to time with all the swaying of the boat and the doors were slamming. Let’s just say that Mark didn’t have a good night. I just about made it through, but wasn’t 100% and I always had a pleasant surprise that night. Hey, I’ve got to save some things for the trip report….
Yesterday we were in Naples and we took the Capri, Sorrento and Pompeii tour, or at least that’s what it was meant to be. Because the sea was still so rough, the hydrofoil to Capri wouldn’t be going ahead, so we got a discount of a third on our tickets. Let’s just say that when we got aboard the hydrofoil to go from Naples to Sorrento (we’d been told it was in a “protected bay” and would be fine), we knew why we couldn’t go to Capri.
The rest of the day was fine after that. Sorrento is a very beautiful town and we had adequate time to explore it and a great lunch at a local restaurant. From there, we drove over to Pompeii and this place really blew us away. It is beyond words and of course, I took lots of photos, so you’ll get to see all those in due course. You literally turn every corner and your jaw just drops lower and lower. It’s stunning to think about the civilisation that lived here nearly 2,000 years ago. This is one place we’d thoroughly recommend – it was definitely well worth a visit.
Last night was again rough and I was very glad we’d opted to eat early at Topsider’s. We were hoping to catch Pirates at 9.00, but there was no way that we were going to try and brave the rough seas for a second night. Fortunately the captain has told us from this morning it should be a lot smoother. So it an early night to catch up on our sleep and hopefully we’ll see Pirates later, as they’re showing it again this afternoon.
Oh - and as for Joey Fontane, thanks for the photo and the explanation... not someone I've seen so far, but I'll keep my eyes peeled for him!
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How great you get to sit with Bruce and SWMBO 
And have run into Deb Wills many times 
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I hope it's smooth sailing from here on out 
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