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Splendour of the Seas

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June 1st 2013
Geo: 45.4345, 12.3384Up and away this morning, a porter helped us from our hotel to the water bus, which took us to the dock, where the Splendour of the Seas awaits. Our cabin is fantastic, really big and comfortable. Lunch, then off to the cabin to settle in. Dinner was wonderful.Kate = Shrimp cocktail, horseradish salmon and mango dessert.Derek = Snails, huge pork chop and creme brulee.Dri ... read more

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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