Allure of the Seas Mediterranean Cruise
After 4 days in Rome, we headed to the port of Civitavecchia (about an hour outside of Rome) to get on the Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas ship. The ports of call on this cruise were Naples, Italy; Barcelona, Spain; Palma De Mallorca, Spain; Provence(marseilles), France; Florence/pisa(laspezia), Italy; and back to Rome (civitavecchia), Italy;
Naples, Italy:
Shore Excursion to: Sorrento, Positano, Pompeii
Bay of Sorrento
Enjoying the view of Sorrento, Italy
The Streets of Sorrento
Sorrento was this cute little town on the coast of Italy over the Naples Bay. It had a tiny beach, a lot of shops on narrow streets and home of the famous inlaid artwork. While in Sorrento, I stumbled upon a shop called Siniscalchi where these guys was crafting leather shoes. I had to take this chance to get my own handmade leather shoes!
Handmade Siniscalchi Sandals from Sorrento
Then, we traveled along to coast to a small town carved out of the hills along the Amalfi Coast, Positano. This is the city of the stairs! A lot of stairs to go down and climb but totally worth the beautiful beach and scenery!
Positano, Italy
Positano, Italy
Positano Beach in Italy
Beautiful flowers cover all houses in Positano, Italy
Beautiful flowers cover all houses in Positano, Italy
Family in Positano
Pompeii with Mt. Vesuvius in the background
When they discovered the remains of Pompeii they found these shapes in the ashes that were once humans and animals. They made a cast out of that and now they have humans and animals in their last moments
Crouching man or women of Pompeii
In Pompeii they had different shops set up. This was a bakery or bread shop.
Pompeii Room in House
This is a mosaic of a dog that was found in the doorway of a house. It says “beware of dog”
Pompeii Ruin
Barcelona, Spain:
We decided not to do a shore excursion in Barcelona and just decided to walk around the city! Barcelona was filled with beautiful architecture and a lot of sangria!
Barcelona, Sain
Barcelona Architect Guadi’s work
Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona, Spain
Palma De Mallorca, Spain
Shore Excursion: Drach Caves
The Drach caves hosts the largest underground lake. It was pretty incredible to see!
Hubby looking good in Spain
Drach Cave in Spain
I thought this looked like bacon! lol
Drach Caves
Drach Caves
Provence(Marseilles), France
Shore Excursion: Panoramic Marseilles & Aix en Provence. Had a blast wondering the streets and shopping in Aix en Provence.
Family in Provence(Marseilles), France
Provence(Marseilles), France
France with my Sisters!
My sister Alexa is a wonderful photographer!
Paroisse Cathédrale Saint Sauveur Aix-en-Provenc
Marseille, France
old port of Marseille, France
Aix En Provence, France
Aix En Provence, France
Aix En Provence, France
Josh trying his first Crepe!
Aix En Provence, France
Pisa, Italy
We made our way to see the leaning tower of Pisa. It is still leaning. A lot of people where there as you could imagine but it was cool to see something you have always heard about!
Leaning tower of Pisa
Leaning tower of Pisa
Leaning sisters…
Florence, Italy
Home of the Statue of David. We just so happened to land in Florence on June 24th, Festival of San Giovanni. That was a busy day in Florence! TONS of people and streets closed. Next time I go to Florence, I will choose a different day.
Ponte Vecchio Bridge in Florence
Florence, Italy
Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence
One of my highlights of the entire trip was getting to see the real Statue of David!
I loved getting to see some of Michelangelo’s unfinished works. It is amazing how he could take a solid piece of marble and carve out his visions!
Around the Ship:
Here are a collection of some of our time enjoying what the Allure of the Seas has to offer! We absolutely love this ship! We were apart of the first sailing and then we came back when we heard the ship would be in the Mediterranean!
My sister Alexa on the Florider
My little sister Lauren wiping out!
Husband and I at dinner
My sister Nicole knocked off Karaoke on her bucket list! She always makes me cry when I hear her sing!
On the other hand… My other two sisters can’t keep a tune! But still are fun to watch!
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