Here's Kelly's second travelogue:
Greetings from Palermo!
After a quiet day cruising the western Med yesterday (and a fairly close passing of Sardinia along the way), we landed in Palermo this morning. Not too much to see at the docks: as with most of the ports of call, this is a working port with some space set aside for passenger ships. Lots of industrial things to see, but this is probably not the most scenic part of Sicily. At least we hope not.
We’re going on a bus tour later today, billed as “Panoramic Sicily.” And the weather is sort of cooperating: it’s cloudy, but with reasonable temperatures and some sunshine starting to break through.
The ship is a little battered from the storm it ran through on its last cruise. It’s interesting to see some of the spots where the damage occurred: a broken pane of glass here and some cracks there. Nothing major, and all cosmetic… but scattered around the ship at seemingly random places.
However, there’s nothing wrong with our room and all the ship’s services are up and running – with the exception of their closed circuit TV system. And that just means that we can’t watch reruns of some of the worst shows made in the mid-70s.
Next up: another day at sea tomorrow, then Athens on Tuesday.
After a quiet day cruising the western Med yesterday (and a fairly close passing of Sardinia along the way), we landed in Palermo this morning. Not too much to see at the docks: as with most of the ports of call, this is a working port with some space set aside for passenger ships. Lots of industrial things to see, but this is probably not the most scenic part of Sicily. At least we hope not.
We’re going on a bus tour later today, billed as “Panoramic Sicily.” And the weather is sort of cooperating: it’s cloudy, but with reasonable temperatures and some sunshine starting to break through.
The ship is a little battered from the storm it ran through on its last cruise. It’s interesting to see some of the spots where the damage occurred: a broken pane of glass here and some cracks there. Nothing major, and all cosmetic… but scattered around the ship at seemingly random places.
However, there’s nothing wrong with our room and all the ship’s services are up and running – with the exception of their closed circuit TV system. And that just means that we can’t watch reruns of some of the worst shows made in the mid-70s.
Next up: another day at sea tomorrow, then Athens on Tuesday.
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