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
Civitavecchia
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: Hotel San Giorgio
After booking our Greek Isles cruise sailing from Civitavecchia I started researching hotels. One that came recommended from other cruisers was Hotel San Giorgio. Because I booked in advance (about 10 months before our stay) and prepaid, I was able to take advantage of a rate … [Read more...] about Jewel of the Seas Pre-Cruise: Hotel San Giorgio
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