Viva Live 21 days, Rome to Miami, plus a few days in Rome

[ColdCruise]

On 11/3/2023 at 10:14 AM, JIMESOPUS said:

Here we go, almost, one more stop.

Viva home office, 11754 - far enough away from the slides this time.

 

 

Booked the Viva TA on 1/1/22, 661 days ago, time just flew by.

 

Only 511 days to go for Aqua TA, yes I'm crazy.

 

Jim

 

What happened by the slides last time @JIMESOPUS?

[JIMESOPUS]

1 hour ago, ColdCruise said:

What happened by the slides last time @JIMESOPUS?

Was close enough to hear the trap door open and someone scream that they are stuck

[JIMESOPUS]

Almost 20K today, finished the night off at Spaccio Pasta, they just open when we got there, filled up within an hour of opening. Menu keeps uploading sideways.

[JIMESOPUS]

Our hotel is close to the ancient Rome sites, the line at the Colosseum had to be over 300, felt like Disney.  

[JIMESOPUS]

Did someone say lunch? Far enough away from those tourist.

[Sugar Magnolia]

1 hour ago, JIMESOPUS said:

Was close enough to hear the trap door open and someone scream that they are stuck

 

That was me 😬

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

@JIMESOPUS Bon Voyage! Looking forward to your sneak peek of the Viva. See you in Lisbon. Here is my sneak peek of the capital city...

 

Edited November 6, 2023 by Sugar Magnolia

[JIMESOPUS]

[JIMESOPUS]

If you ever need a ride contact, Rome in Limo, usually don't endorse anyone or company but can't say enough of positive things about this company. Driver was early, he went out of his way so we could get a look at St Peters, took his time driving thru Rome and gave us a quick tour. Once at the port he waited until everything was OK.

[JIMESOPUS]

Early photo's of the Viva and the port area

 

[cruiseny4life]

18 minutes ago, JIMESOPUS said:

 

I'll never understand why people (men especially) think not smiling makes them look formidable? Powerful? I'm not sure the look they're going for, but the look it shows me is of a French shower. 

 

Enjoy the heck out of your cruise! It's been lovely following your journey to the ship. I'm even more excited for you now that you're on the V!va! 

[www3traveler]

29 minutes ago, JIMESOPUS said:

THANK YOU  I will get it posted

[Zignewt]

3 hours ago, Sugar Magnolia said:

@JIMESOPUS Bon Voyage! Looking forward to your sneak peek of the Viva. See you in Lisbon. Here is my sneak peek of the capital city...

 

Those tarts have become my new favorite thing - called Portuguese tarts here at our local store.  I can't wait to try the real thing in Lisbon!  Pateis de Belem is going to be one of our first stops.

[Sugar Magnolia]

1 minute ago, Zignewt said:

Those tarts have become my new favorite thing - called Portuguese tarts here at our local store.  I can't wait to try the real thing in Lisbon!  Pateis de Belem is going to be one of our first stops.

 

I must eat 3-4 pasteis de nata each day I am in Lisbon. If you are unable to make it to Belem, the tarts at Manteigaria are just as delicious, and there are several locations around Lisbon. The Manteigaria I visited recently was a 15 minute walk from the port. Enjoy!

 

[Zignewt]

2 hours ago, Sugar Magnolia said:

 

I must eat 3-4 pasteis de nata each day I am in Lisbon. If you are unable to make it to Belem, the tarts at Manteigaria are just as delicious, and there are several locations around Lisbon. The Manteigaria I visited recently was a 15 minute walk from the port. Enjoy!

 

I will definitely keep my eyes open for Manteigaria.  Thanks for the recommendation.  

[JIMESOPUS]

the cabin 11754, no lady looking at us tonight

[mking8288]

Happy Embarkation evening to you onboard the Viva 😎

[JIMESOPUS]

Syds last night, they moved the couch forward and in the previous area on the Prima it's SRO

[JIMESOPUS]

Cagney's - They wanted both cards, printed two receipts, seems folks have been abusing the system with no card swipe, PAX have been doubling dipping on meals, ie in the past they would swipe my card, one receipt and no proof the Carol was there eating the second meal.

[JIMESOPUS]

Late start today at Livorno, wonder why? Breakfast at Hudson and a brisk walk around deck 8, Dawn is here today

[JIMESOPUS]

Got lazy or just tired stayed at Livorno today, went shopping instead. 7 euros for the NCL shuttle to town

[brookie848]

9 minutes ago, JIMESOPUS said:

 

 

Okay...I just had to say this. When I was quickly scrolling through your pics, I initially thought those four rolls of wrap in this picture were eyeballs of something looking over the meat or cartoon eyeballs added after the fact.

 

Really enjoying reading about the Viva. We sail on her in February.

[Sugar Magnolia]

8 hours ago, JIMESOPUS said:

 

 

 

My chance for hash browns on the Viva next week looks bleak.

 

[mking8288]

Love the photos & the towns, places, etc. Look forward to a good sample of those sweet & freshly baked Portuguese egg tarts, yummy good, different from the ones we had in Macau, formerly a colony. 

 

Quick question, is Beetlejuice still on the Viva ? 

[cruiseny4life]

19 minutes ago, Sugar Magnolia said:

 

My chance for hash browns on the Viva next week looks bleak.

 

I'm holding out little hope on Pr1ma, as well. I suppose it means I can eat more meat since I'll just forego the potatoes. I already rarely the taters at lunch and dinner. Now I'll have fewer carbs and that's always a good thing, right?