Sunday, April 18, 2010
We had a very nice time last evening with friends Bob and Glo.
Before dinner we enjoyed canapés and champagne in our room as we toasted the start of the seventh and final leg of the World Cruise. We have only done this two other times since we boarded the ship and really appreciated the beautiful set up by Alexander.
Afterwards, the four of us went to the Prego Italian Specialty Restaurant for another fabulous dinner. Since we are sailing in Italy we thought it would be nice to have Italian cuisine. As usual, the cuisine, service and the ambience of the restaurant were superb. Costa was once again our waiter for the evening. As we have mentioned, he knows so much about the food that we love to eat.
We began our meal with the appetizer tasting from the chef. These appetizer tastings are always so very tasty and their presentation is perfect. We then had the nice salad we always enjoy when dining at Prego. Keith had a fish entrée with an extra side order of vegetables and Anne Marie had lobster, which she also had accompanied with pasta. We each had a fruit plate. There were very few people dining in Prego. We suspect this is because it was the first day of the new leg of the cruise, some guests had lunches in Rome or in Civitavecchia, some guests had been on all day tours of Rome and some were on the evening tour of the Vatican while others had early excursions planned for today. We were the last to leave the restaurant and just had a wonderful evening together.
Later in the evening the ship set sail for our next port of call in Liverno, Italy.
Once again we awoke early for our morning workouts. Keith was the only one in the Fitness Center for most of his workout as other regulars are on all day shore excursions today. He enjoyed a wonderful workout on the elliptical machine. Likewise, Anne Marie worked out a short while after Keith returned to the room on the treadmill.
A few minutes after she arrived back to the room we enjoyed our breakfast.
The ship arrived in Liverno, Italy at around 7:00 AM this morning and will depart this port at 9:00 PM this evening. Liverno is a gateway port to get to many interesting sites including those sites in Florence and in Pisa. As we have been to these locations before we decided not to take any excursions today and instead we enjoyed a relaxing day in port and on the ship.
In the morning we went into port. Since today is Sunday most shops were closed. We walked around the town for a couple of hours. We passed by several cathedrals and went into one of them which was quite impressive on the inside. We found a Jewish Synagogue. At first we did not realize it was a Synagogue as the building was quite modern looking but as we went around the building we realized it was indeed a Jewish Synagogue. The name of the Synagogue is Templo Israelitca. It is build on land where the original 17th Century Synagogue was located. Unfortunately, like many Synagogues it was destroyed during World War II. This Synagogue is relatively new. We walked along many other areas of the city and saw a variety of statues and several impressive squares.
Wehad lunch back on the ship and we ate in the Lido Café. We enjoyed a nice salad entrée and we ate outside since the weather was so nice. We also ate outside yesterday. We have been so very fortunate to have such wonderful weather throughout the World Cruise.
In the afternoon we read, wrote and spoke with some of our fellow passengers. Anne Marie took a nice long walk on the Promenade Deck.
We also started to pack those items that we will not need during the remainder of this voyage.
This evening we will be back in the Main Dining Room for dinner.
TODAY’S THOUGHT OF THE DAY….
“If things do not turn out as we wish, we shall wish for them to to turn out as they do.”
Keith and Anne Marie
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