Back to Rome and the Long Trip Home - May 7, 2018

 Monday, we were up early for breakfast as we had to be ready at 8 a.m. to leave the ship.  Our waiting area was the evening dining room and we were called shortly after 8 to go off to the tent to claim our luggage.  We then processed to the waiting buses for our transport to the airport, a little more than an hour away.  The check in was uneventful and we were on the plane about 11:45 a.m. Rome time, which is 6 hours ahead of Eastern time.  Our flight was over 10 hours and the seats were very tight and most uncomfortable.  About 4:20 p.m. (ET) we arrived in Philadelphia, Pa, went through immigration and security easily.  At 8:20 p.m. we left Philadelphia for a 2.5 flight to Orlando, Fl.  Philadelphia airport had a water problem due to a water main break outside the airport, restaurants were unable to serve hot food and bathrooms were absolutely filthy.  About 11 p.m. we landed in Orlando and our transportation van and driver were there.  It was nearly 1 a.m. when we finally got home..