Our trip begins with a flight from DFW to Washington Dulles. After a three hour layover at Dulles from Dulles to Rome. Arriving in Rome we will board the Holland America ship, Ms Noordam. The Noordam was launched in 2006. She is named for the Northern compass point. Onboard there are museum-quality paintings as well as contemporary art such as the series of photographs of Dizzy Gillespie and BB King. One of the most valuable pieces of furniture onboard is an inlaid chest flanked by carved wooden 17th century Baroque columns. I doubt that any of the above will be in our cabin. On the afternoon of July 15 we will board the ship and the next morning we should be in Livorno (Florence/Pisa). The next stop is Monte Carlo, then Barcelona. After that it's on
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