NAPLES, SORRENTO, POMPEII ITALY:

Monday, October 26, 2026
Day 21/50
Naples, Italy
72F, sunny!

 

Sunset over Naples and the Tyrhennian Sea

Here’s the scoop, Dear Readers—we awoke this morning at 5:30 a.m. to catch our tour to Sorrento and Pompeii. We returned to the ship at 5 p.m.  Despite being in fairly good shape, we are exhausted and to top it off we must set the time forward an hour tonight. 

Thank goodness we have a sea day tomorrow, BUT after that seaday we will visit 4 ports in a row. We need to do a better job of keeping our age at bay! 

Plus, Janie took a tumble today in Pompeii. Luckily nothing is broken –she has good padding on her hips but she is sure sore.  The darn rocks and ancient cobblestones jumped up and tripped her.

 So, this blog is a place keeper for tomorrow and she promises some great photos of Pompeii etc.!  Stay tuned, and I bet TK has something to say about the drama.

 

Naples has a city population of about 905,000 people and a metropolitan population of nearly 3 million residents as of 2026. Approximately 2.95 million people live in the wider metropolitan city, with Greater Naples reaching over 4 million.  It is the third-largest city in Italy (after Rome and Milan) and the largest city in southern Italy. 

 

Naples was founded by the Greeks in the 7th century BC, making it one of the oldest continuously inhabited urban areas in the world. Located on the Gulf of Naples, it sits near active geological sites like Mount Vesuvius.  Naples serves as southern Italy's main economic hub, anchored by a major international port and advanced transportation infrastructure.