After awakening at Ponchartrain Landing we got the T@B ready and stored it and the truck at the RV park and called United Cab. As our driver dropped us off we found Laura, Mason, Peter, and Patrick on the sidewalk outside our hotel. After stowing the luggage we set out in search of sustenance. We found friendly service, good food, and coffee. Now time to return to the hotel and rendezvous with the rest of the gang who are now enroute from the airport!
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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