Day One Hundred Seven - April 22 My second day of touring solo was in Acona. We arrived at 08:00 with all aboard at 17:30 and Departure at 18:00. As like the previous two days, rain was the theme of the day. As we entered the port I noticed three Viking ships under construction in the Fincantieri Shipyards. The city with its population of roughly 102,000 is a seaport in the Marche region in central Italy located on the Adriatic Sea. Ferry traffic is important ...

Day Ninety one - April 6 We are today in Trapani which is on the west coast of Sicily and is the capital of the Province of Trapani. Its population is near 68,000 inhabitants and is considered an important fishing port and the main gateway to the nearby Egadi islands. We arrived at 08:00 with all aboard at 18:30 with departure at 19:00. Our ship is docked directly on the main street of Trapani. If you were to look at a map of Trapani you will notice it is on a...

Day Ninety - April 5 Before I write about today I thought I would provide a brief note on the weather situation yesterday, April 4. Again the upper deck was closed due to severe weather conditions and strong winds. The high temperature was 12.5C or 54.5F, wind speed 34.2 knots (39.4 miles/hour), apparent wind speed strong gale 45 knots (51.8 miles/hour) and large waves of 11.5 feet or 3.5 meters. All the pool deck furniture had been removed and pushed to a corn...

Day Eighty Eight - April 3 Today is the second of three consecutive sea days as our itinerary has been changed yet again. "Due to adverse and severe weather conditions that will result in unsafe sailing conditions, we have made the prudent decision to bypass the ports of Gibraltar and Melilla." We were informed of this by the General Manager of Insignia on the evening of April 1. With the exception of our stop in Funchal we will have had ten sea days in eleven...