Day 7: Friday, June 21, 2013, Sorrento, Italy
The magical town of Sorrento is famous as the gateway to the spectacular Amalfi Coast—and deservedly considered a scenic gem in its own right.
Tucked into a cliff of tufa rock overlooking the Bay of Naples, it is... Read more
Day 6: Thursday, June 20, 2013, Capri, Italy
With its imperial villas, medieval churches, elegant 19th-century residences, magnificent coastal walks, flower-strewn mountain slopes, and the shimmering blue Mediterranean sea, Capri has long been enticing travelers with its... Read more
Day 5: Wednesday, June 19, 2013, Lipari, Italy
The Moana anchored today off Lipari.
The largest of the Aeolian islands—a volcanic chain in the Tyrrhenian Sea, off the north coast of Sicily—the ruggedly beautiful island of Lipari delights the eye with steep cliffs tumbling... Read more
Day 4: Tuesday, June 18, 2013, Giardini Naxos (Taormina), Italy
We would arrive in Giardini Naxos at noon today, so a couple of shipboard activities took place prior to our arrival. First was a “Meet & Greet” in Le Salon with Captain Zupan and Hotel Director Nelson who talked about... Read more
Day 3: Monday, June 17, 2013, Ithaca, Greece & Fiskardo, Greece
Today, The Moana calls at two ports—Ithaca and Fiskardo. The legendary home of Odysseus, Ithaca was the capital of Kefalonia, an island in the Ionian Sea, at the time of the Trojan War (around 1500 BC) and later was... Read more