Very nice tour, I’ve toured it twice. You should consider the other two color coded tours. The Drum was interesting, my first tour it was still in the water. The second tour they had it out of the water because they had discovered leaks. That tour was disappointing because they had everything they could stripped out of it. The torpedos were back in place for your tour showing how intimate the crew was with them in the aft torpedo room. One more note, one of the tours give you access to the inside of main Tourret. Powder magazine and the machinery that transports the ordinance up to the guns
Do you mean travel there without a cruise ship versus visiting for a port day? It was my favorite stop this whole cruise, however, staying in Tunis overnight might have taken me a little too far out of my comfort zone. This was my first trip out of North America so maybe if I was a little more of a seasoned traveler 😁
La Perla Grigia is the main dining room for dinner that’s included. You can also do lunch or breakfast in La Loggia. Those 2 dining rooms and the Buffet are the only “free” places to eat.
I remember when a student in high school We all donated money to bring the Alabama to mobile. You could go anywhere in the ship and touch every thing. It’s sad to see so much blocked off so you can’t even in that section anymore.
I did a ton of research trying to plan for this vacation in Rome and this pyramid never came up. It wasn’t until I was there and looking at Google maps I saw it and looked into it.
Thanks for sharing. You guys took a nice walk! I am looking forward to seeing the tomb of Maxentius in the fall. Don’t bury me in a tomb. Folks just steal your stuff and toss your ashes or bones in the nearest bush. 😅
This was a tough day for River. It was hot and we walked a ton, we told her when she wanted to complain about all the walking or heat she could just hit us with that bottle and we’d take a little break. We got hit a lot… 😆
@@NooksBackpack That's great :D I can 100% understand, we also had some tiring trips when I was a kid. Hikes were fine, but I remember city sightseeing being super tiring (and sometimes boring)..
When Vesuvius erupted in 79AD, the pyroclastic flow went West towards Herculaneum, everyone hid at the port (this was the coastline then) Unlike Pompeii which got hit with tons of rock falling and burying it, this town was ash, and is also why it’s better preserved than Pompeii
Fun video. Generally it is a toilet under the stairs. And the rooms in the front are either shops if they open onto the street, or maybe a business, but unlikely to be servants quarters since this would be the first room guests would see. And the old pipes coming down from the second floor are usually also coming from toilets into a cesspit. Fresh water came from aqueducts.
Oh, that’s very interesting about the toilet, I thought they only had public toilets but it makes sense the rich folks would have em. I know about the shops but I always thought those first small rooms were for servants. If not them what or who would be in there?
If you get a guide book, they will likely say what they think the use was for each room. Archeologists love to make guesses and then disagree with each other. But Roman’s were very consistent in their housing designs, so they actually know pretty well.
The basilica was, in Roman times, not a church. They were public buildings where the business/government of the town was conducted. That style of building was taken over by the Christian Church as good worship buildings. That's why Roman Catholic Churches are called basilicas.
Trips like yours are exactly why Amtrak long distance services are necessary. They do something planes can’t do and that’s link smaller towns to larger cities.
I never even thought of using Amtrak before this trip, flights are so much cheaper in Dallas and it really adds up when having to buy 5 tickets. Plus, the Heartland Flyer just got approved for an expansion into Kansas to meet up with the Southwest Chief. That will add a ton more options (not till 2029 though)
@@NooksBackpack They say for every $1 you invest in public transit you get $4 back. I think you and your family demonstrated that beautifully when you ate and explored locally in Fort Worth! Arguably couldn't have happened driving or flying. Pretty inspirational!
Yes, and happily. However, I’d make sure it was a port heavy itinerary. While the ship is very pretty, there’s not a ton of activities and those there are can be pretty crowded. We made a review video after the cruise, I’ll try to get it put together and posted in the next few days
The night before Tunis the ship gives you a card to fill out (I showed it in the previous Sea Day video) just bring that and your cruise card to get off in Tunis. However, I noticed the excursion folks getting off the ship had their passports with them, so I guess it depends on what your plans are off the ship. That was the only place I saw anything with passports, all the other stops you can for sure leave it in on board.
Probably the best way to get ahold of me (other than messaging here) is through my discord: discordapp.com/invite/amuj3Ky Just say hey when you get in there so I know it’s you, then you can dm me
We are doing this same cruise in about 3 weeks so I am on the lookout for any tips/tricks. I know you haven’t got to this point in your posts yet, but if you did the MSC excursions, do you remember when they started for Tunis and Pompeii?
We didn’t do any excursions, they were just too expensive for all 5 of us. In Tunis when you get off the ship there’s a taxi terminal, we paid €90 for a taxi to shuttle us around all day to Sidi Bou Said, Carthage, and the Medina. Worked perfectly and way cheaper than an excursion. We basically just told him where we wanted to go and he dropped us off and waited till we were done. We even ended up staying longer in Carthage and he took us around to several old sites. By the end we were worn out and skipped the market. We got off in Naples but still went to Pompeii that day. You can take the Circumvisuviana train straight to Pompeii for Napoli Garibaldi station, super cheap (but crowded) ride
We had a White Night, Tropical, and Fancy Night. We didn't really participate in any of the themed nights but felt a little out of place because almost everyone else did.
I don’t know why the algorithm showed me your video, but here we are and I’m glad I found you :-) Your family is very cute. I hope you enjoyed the trip! What surprised you the most?
Praise the Algorithm! 😆 My biggest surprise was how easy it was to use the public transport; tube, bus, train… it was my biggest worry before but it was super easy to navigate.
