Surprise! As we returned from breakfast at 6:30 to get ready for our 7 AM excursion in Portofino, the captain came on and said that due to large swells now and a forecast of gale force winds by 3:00 pm, he was canceling this stop and hustling to Genoa where one pier berth was available, hoping to beat any other ships to it. So once again the Shore excursion desk is scrambling.
Since Genoa is north of Portofino we will have to leave earlier to make it to Rome on schedule so we may not have much time in port. Mary and I are now planning to just go ashore and walk around the town a bit.
We have experienced a lot of firsts on this cruise!
- Experiencing sea sickness
- Two skipped ports (Previously we missed a Guatemala stop on our Panama Canal cruise and missed one stop at Princess Cay due to high waves on a Caribbean cruise)
- A Man Overboard
- Trouble getting off a tender
- First time we are doing both a pre-cruise and a post-cruise stay overs
2 comments:
From Nana: I miss you both. Glad you are having a fun time. Love, Nana (we are at the doctors office and reading your blog)
Sorry you're missing Portafino I hear that is a beautiful stop. I'm sure Genoa will be nice too. Did you tell us about a man overboard? Sounds like a good story!
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