Napoli, Italy

We had another super (or over) ambitious day planned: Pompeii, Sorrento and Positano. I almost flipped out when Andrea suggested we skip the Amalfi coast so we could return to the ship earlier than scheduled. We hadn’t even started our full-day tour out of Naples. I gently reminded her that many people consider this THE highlight of their Mediterranean trip. As a compromise, we agreed to cut short our visit to Positano for a visit to a Sorrento-area farm to buy olive oil and limoncello, and to check out the animals. In hindsight, I still think we would’ve enjoyed more time in Positano, but at least we experienced the Amalfi coast—hope Andrea enjoyed it.

Rafaele of Romeinlimo was there waiting for us at the dock in Naples. We got out early to Pompeii, were the first group to enter, and so we had the entire place virtually to ourselves at first. Notice that there are no people in this picture! We enjoyed two great hours with our guide Lucia.

We arrived in Sorrento with just a few minutes to walk and shop near the main square (Piazza Tasso) before heading down to the waterfront area for lunch at Ristorante Delfino.
After lunch, we drove the Amalfi coast and spent just a few minutes in Positano.

After the visit to the Sorrento-area farm, we were headed back for the ship. Everyone was asleep by the time we arrived.
Favorite kid moment—Pompeii and Sorrento (although they won’t say why)