Porto Turistico Marinara

We got back on board Saturday, this time on Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas.

The bus to the port was an adventure. We elected to use public transportation and bought bus tickets. At the bus station, there were a lot of people lined up before us, but not enough to fill the bus. People kept lining up behind us. We had our two fairly small backpacks; everyone else had large, gigantic in some cases, suitcases.

Then, the bus pulled in at the other end of the line and it was a free for all; every man for himself! We did get in, thinking we would be the last, but more people keep cramming in with their suitcases. Finally, when no one else could possibly fit in, the bus pulled out. When it came to the first stop, however, MORE people managed to cram on with their bags. Second stop, same thing. That was one overloaded bus!

But, we made it. Extracting everyone and their luggage took a while, but we all got off and walked the half kilometer or so to the ship.

When we got on, we were pleased to find a lovely snack in our very nice cabin, given to us as frequent sailors on Royal Caribbean.Read more