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Day 12~ Disembark Civitavecchia & Wrap-up Our last morning on board was another bittersweet kind of feeling. We had such an amazing trip and were sad it had come to an end. After breakfast, we did one more last check of the cabin, making sure nothing was left behind, collected […]

Day 11~ Naples, Italy (Amalfi Coast, Sorrento & Pompeii) We arrived in Naples, Italy early in the morning and quickly got ready for the day. Originally, we were planning to do another hop-on-hop-off bus tour when we got there, but after hearing about a Pompeii & Amalfi Coast Excursion through […]

Day 10~ At Sea Day 10 was another at sea day as the ship made its way to Naples, Italy. Knowing we would be on the ship all day the kids were in a huge rush to get breakfast, so they could go to the kids clubs. We actually had […]

Day 9~ Piraeus (Athens), Greece Athens felt like a whirlwind of a day. We docked early (7am) and knew we had to be back on board by 5:45pm at the absolute latest. With so much to see in Athens, we didn’t want to waste any time getting going. After a […]

Day 8~ Mykonos, Greece There is something about looking out at the water of the Mediterranean Sea. As Skye put it, “The water seems to sparkle.” It has a calming effect. Day 8 we woke up in Mykonos, Greece, looking at a view of that sparkling water. This was the […]

Days 6 & 7~ Istanbul, Turkey/At Sea/Kusadasi, Turkey After being docked overnight in Istanbul, we set sail after lunch for Kusadasi. This felt more like an at sea day since we stayed on the ship. We saw Istanbul the day before and had fun enjoying time on the ship instead. […]

Days 4 & 5~ At Sea/Istanbul, Turkey The 4th day of the cruise was an at sea day, as we were making our way to Istanbul, Turkey. The kids spent nearly the entire day at the kids clubs. I think we only say them both for meals. Caleb was playing […]

Day 3~ Santorini, Greece Day 3 was a bit of a different kind of day. The first half was still at sea and we arrived at Santorini, Greece in the early afternoon. It was an absolutely awesome day though; one I know the kids will remember and talk about for […]

Day 2~ At Sea Day 2 of this luxurious was an at sea day, as we made our way to Santorini, Greece. We took our time getting up and ready for the day as there was no rush to be anywhere specific. We could just enjoy being in vacation-mode. Everyone […]

Day 1~ Civitavecchia & Check-in Packing up to leave Rome was bittersweet. We had so much fun exploring Rome, but were beyond excited for our first cruise. After checking out of the hotel, we took the train to Roma Termini, then on to Civitavecchia, the port where the cruise was […]

(This is part 2 of A Vacation to Rome. You can read Part 1 here.) Day 2 in Rome For our second day in Rome, we took the train to the city center again. (Caleb loved this part-trains are fun to him!) After getting out of Roma Termini, we made […]

Arrival and Day 1 in Rome After every deployment, we try to take a nice family vacation to spend time together and reconnect. (The low-pressure, out of routine location helps this process.) For this one, we saved and saved, and saved and saved, all extra money during the deployment to […]