Today we have our first port, Messina, but not until 11 am so the day starts off like a sea day. Best of both worlds? Morning I got up at 6:30 am and found my husband enjoying coffee and his book in the Windjammer while waiting for me to rise. I got my first coffee from Cafe … [Read more...] about Jewel of the Seas: Messina, Savoca and Castelmola
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Jewel of the Seas: Embarkation
It's the morning of our long-awaited Greek Isles cruise embarkation and we're up about 6:30 am in Civitavecchia. We started getting our bags organized to to kill time before the breakfast (and more importantly coffee) opened at 7 am. We had looked for nearby coffee spots that … [Read more...] about Jewel of the Seas: Embarkation
Jewel of the Seas: Civitavecchia
Today is Megan Markle and Prince Harry‘s wedding day and it’s also our first full day in Civitavecchia. We were both surprised we slept past 7 am; the bed that's a bit harder than ours and flat pillows didn't stop our snoozing. :) It was already a gorgeous, sunny … [Read more...] about Jewel of the Seas: Civitavecchia
Jewel of the Seas: Pre-Cruise Travel Day 2
My last post left our flight from Dulles landing at the airport in Frankfurt on our journey to take a Greek Isles cruise on Jewel of the Seas. Frankfurt Airport and Lunch We were close to the front of the plane so got off quickly. I was surprised to see that we had minimal … [Read more...] about Jewel of the Seas: Pre-Cruise Travel Day 2
Jewel of the Seas: Pre-Cruise Travel
Today we set out on our long planned trip to Europe for a Greek Isles cruise. The best laid plans were on track until 6:15 am when I checked the status of our flight to Frankfurt and saw it was delayed 4 1/2 hours (this ended up being 5 1/2 hours). Travel Plans Change We … [Read more...] about Jewel of the Seas: Pre-Cruise Travel