P1160958

15 May – Naples, Italy

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May 15th 2016
Hello from Naples – not the one in Florida. We docked in the port this morning about 7:00. Before that we were up and getting ourselves started for a full day. We had a good breakfast in the Horizon Court and then headed to the Princess Theater to get ready for our excursion. This has become something of a regular routine, except on shore days or when the ship has a late arrival in port. So we w ... read more

Europe » Italy » Campania » Naples

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more