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A Thin Plume Of White Vapor Drifted From The Crater Into The Clear, Blue Sky ,A Timely Reminder That The Kilometre-High Island Is In Reality An Active Volcano.
This awe-inspiring sight heralded our dawn entry to the Strait of Messina between the southern "toe of Italy" and the island of Sicily in the Tyrrhenian Sea.
We were into the second day of a 10-day Roman Empire Mediterranean cruise, having boarded in Civitavecchia (Rome's seaport) the prior morning after three delightfully chaotic and engaging days in Rome. This was our 2nd cruise, and we are now committed to the cruising culture. Our noon boarding of the ms Noordam was almost a homecoming and we were soon settled into our stateroom and were under way.
We cruised thru the Strait of Messina and north into the Adriatic on this first "at sea" day familiarising ourselves with our splendid environment. The Noordam was impressive.
The central curving glass staircase between decks was striking and the art-bedecked lounges and the nautical paintings, antique model ships and collections of period navigational instruments were fascinating.
We relished our dinners. The ever changing Vista Dining Room's five-course menus never didn't satisfy. Rosenthal china, gleaming silver and sparkling crystal glasses set on crisp white tablecloths were nice to behold. We chose for "open dining" and made many new buddies. There were three "formal" evenings and seven "smart casual".
The casual Lido Griddle buffet food court offered a range of cuisine and made-to-order "super sandwiches" or burgers and hot dogs, all of which you might carry back to your stateroom, or out on to the deck to enjoy by the pool. Now and then, we requested a maid service meal to our stateroom. The Indonesian crew predicted our every need and delivered morning tea, orange juice and a fresh flower to our stateroom.
On morning 3, we spooked with the dawn into the harbor at Dubrovnik, Croatia, and after a substantial breakfast, we rode the Holland America Line shuttle to the gates of the traditional walled town.
The Old Town's Pile Gate opens on to the white marble streets and buildings of the medieval town. This fairytale place is completely enclosed inside its 13th century 2km-long fortified wall. We walked the wall to impressive views which modified at every turn. Along the Placa, the main street below, cafes and shops are tucked into the old buildings, and churches and monuments rule the piazzas. The ornate 16th-century Sponza Palace museum keeps Dubrovnik archives and art collections.
After another smooth overnite sailing, we awoke to a crimson dawn over the island mountains of Corfu, Greece. The shuttle carried us into town, but before discovering its delights, we climbed the steps to explore tunnels under the fortress castle overlooking the island's harbor.
The town of Corfu is charming. We looked and shopped and then relaxed outside a cafeteria in the town square, devouring baklava leaking honey with our iced moccachinos.
Having cruised south overnite, we docked at Katakolon, Greece. Our third shore excursion was to Olympia, a name that's legend as the site of the first Olympic Games around 776BC. The Olympic torch is lit here every four years for the modern games. The Archaeological Museum exhibits sculptures, bronzes, pottery, jewelry and other artefacts.
Those famous white buildings and bright blue domes enhanced the island's skyline. We had appeared at Santorini and were soon tendered ashore, anxious to explore the alleyways and courtyards festooned with crimson bougainvillea.
But first, we had to scale the 220m caldera (cliff). There's a cable-car and the mule ride up was tempting, but we chose to stroll and shared the gradual, winding cobbled path with the donkeys and their mounts. The dwellings, shops, narrow alleys, open piazzas and churches of Santorini, and the nearby town of Oia were fascinating.
Kusadasi, Turkey, is the port gateway to the Roman town of Ephesus. The shore excursion and tour of this best preserved of Roman ruins brings alive the day to day life of its citizens of 2000 years ago. The walk down Curetes Street past villas, public baths, fountains and meeting places to the Augustus Gate, the Library of Celsus, the Church of Hadrian and the amphitheater is fascinating.
Ferries have priority over cruise ships, so we waited some time outside of the narrow entrance to Piraeus Harbor, the ancient port gateway to Athens.
To walk around the Acropolis and gaze up at the Parthenon is the fulfilment of an entire life dream for many - it was for us. To stand on those smooth granite rocks where the ancients had trod and soak up the grandeur was memorable.
Messina was our last port of call and the drive down the coast to the picture-perfect Sicilian community of Taormina, high on an escarpment overlooking the Ionian Sea, was a popular shore excursion. The old town, "the pearl of the Ionic Sea", provided a last chance for shore shopping or walks thru the pretty streets to the English Gardens and the Roman Greek theatre.
A last sea day on the return voyage, a last glance of Mt Stromboli, the last grand dinner before retiring and at 7am we berthed at Citeveccia before returning to Rome, writes tagza.com.
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