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Thanks hoffse!
Logged in last night to get our Roman Colosseum tickets, Had lost track of the dates, but just happened to be the first date that tickets were available for September. So we now have our admission tickets and the third ring/underground tour tickets.
Now I just have to figure out a way to bring baby supplies for while we're there since they don't allow bags, etc....
Re: Thanks hoffse!
Seems to be a lot of conflicting info. The website says to put all your stuff into your backpack (we actually use a backpack as a diaper bag, so it'd be nice if we could just bring it). However, I've seen mentions elsewhere that no bags of any type are being allowed. I want to say I also saw that in one of their emails or on the website somewhere, but I couldn't find it when I wanted to reference it.
Yeah, this will be the first "long flight" for him. He's been back and forth to Miami (about 2hrs direct) and we've been out to LA and back for a cruise (about 6 hrs with a connection). So far he's been good about it.
I'm hoping the way over will be somewhat easy as it'll be an overnight flight for us, so just hoping he'll sleep.
Either way, we'll need to figure something out. My wife's parents are in Bangkok, Thailand which is 24-26 hours in a plane. The only good thing is he'll be closer to 3 then. Wondering if I can book a separate plane from my wife and the kid.
And I think you and I probably ran into the same TripAdvisor thread. I haven't seen anything recent either. So we'll plan to just take something small and see what happens.
Sounds great! Can't wait for the full report. I think it's awesome you're bringing your LO. I really want to believe that travel with the little guys is possible!
All opinions welcome.
We could actually use suggestions.
Oh definitely Pompeii! The only bad thing is I have distant relatives on the Isle of Capri which is also the Naples port stop. Need to figure out if it's possible to do both? Although, I think I'd choose Pompeii if I had to choose between the two.
These were the ones we didn't really have any thoughts on. Will have to check these out and see what we think. Any thoughts on Barcelona?
Also planning to see the Leaning Tower of Pisa when we hit Livorno although we know they won't let anybody under 8 go up the tower. So we'd have to come up with a plan for one of us going up and then the other.
Frankly, I wouldn't waste your time at Pisa. It's a drive from the port and once you get there it's pretty much just a 5 minute photo op. I'm Barcelona, I'd probably just spend the day walking the city. The beach is about 1 mile from the cruise ship dock. Normally I'd suggest just walking into the city, but maybe not with a baby or toddler. Just grab a cab, there will be lots waiting. There are tons of great restaurants by the pier and beach. With only one day, I'd just spend it walking La Rambla (a main thoroughfare) checking out the architecture and experiencing the culture. We love the Boqueria!! Don't bother with the Olympic Village. I've been to Barcelona 3 times and have never cared to go inside Segrada Familia, but if that's your thing, I think it would be a good use of an hour or so.
Cruise ships don't move/sway NEARLY as much as passenger boats, simply because of their size. I've been on two cruises. The first one was smooth waters. Never felt the boat move at all.
The second was rough waters. I could feel the boat move sometimes, but not most of the time. I was fine for two days and then I think it built up on me. I had slight nausea for about a day and then was fine after I took a sea sick pill. My H was fine the entire time. With that said, neither of us normally suffer from seasickness.