3 of the things Diva is most afraid of were part of the excursion to Taormina. She thought it was too choppy for safe tender transfer but the Captain disagreed and she was at the front of the queue before she realised that her first tender transfer this cruise would not be easy. The journey to Taormina involved 3 long road tunnels and a lift. On both the up and down lift journeys she managed to stand by the door so that she could be the first out.
Taormina itself is a pleasant town with many shops and
restaurants. The Greek theatre is very atmospheric and both TSH and Diva got
the classic picture of Etna between the theatre columns. Etna has quite deep
snow on the top at the moment but it is not erupting.
The tours and bus system was very confusing. Multiple tours
and buses (from different ships) with the same identification number. The bus
park was designed for cars and the excellent driver had to drive (sometimes in
reverse) between several metal support pillars which only just had space for
the bus and its mirrors.
How do the Silver Moon seamen transfer all the guests safely
between a bouncy tender and the ship and still have the energy and charm to say
to each one ‘Welcome back to the ship’?
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