Once off the ship we headed for home via bus. Michael met us at the Pinellas Park stop, strapped luggage to the roof of the Volvo then stuffed four of us and more luggage into the car saving just barely enough room to fit in Emily and Matthew. From our house we dropped off friend Ed then proceeded to Santiago Court with brother Ed. There we dined on fabulous Cuban sandwiches. We eventually arrived home about ten that night.
It was an incredible experience to actually walk the streets of Pompeii, once a bustling resort town in the Roman Empire until 79 AD when an apocalyptic explosion buried it under 20 feet of volcanic ash. Archeological excavations since the 19th Century continue to reveal evidence of a thriving community.
Once the largest cruise ship in the world, Allure of the Seas will be our home for the next seven nights as we cruise the Western Mediterranean and explore the eighteen decks of this behemoth.
Our recent travel misadventures seriously curtailed our time in Rome pre-cruise but we did get to visit the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel before making the trip to Civitavecchi for an overnight in the port city of Rome preparatory to departing on Allure of the Seas tomorrow.
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