1965 Virtual Summer
Mediterranean Cruise

11 September 1965
Syracuse & Messina

Cunard's Green Goddess

Another luxurious cruise aboard the RMS Caronia

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Syracuse & Messina, Sicily

The brochure extols
Two of the most charming cities on this carefree, rustic island. There is nothing sophisticated about Sicily; life is gentle and simple, dominated by the smoky plume of Mt. Etna. Your first port will be Syracuse; said to have once rivalled Athens in glory and culture.

Here you'll visit the twisting caves called the “Ear of Dionysus”; the huge Greek amphitheatre and the Caves of Latomie. On from Syracuse to enchanting Taormina where you'll see a Greek theatre carved from a ridge crest, the Cathedral and lovely public gardens.

Climaxing your tour is the pretty city of Messina with evidences of Greek and Roman occupations and home of the famous Campanile.

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Schedule of Shore Tours

Tour 8 (Syracuse, Taormina and Messina) full-day tour by motor coach

Tour 9 (Syracuse and Monuments) morning tour by motor coach

As can be seen, today you have two choices. The first is to take the morning tour and rejoin Caronia for her 70 mile coast-hugging voyage to Messina. The other is to go on the full-day tour and then rejoin the Caronia not long after her Messina arrival.

Each has its benefits and drawbacks. The morning tour means that you are not being driven around on bumpy roads in a hot motor coach all day. However, the leisurely trip around the coast will provide little or no opportunity to go ashore in Messina, because Caronia will be docked for no more than an hour after her arrival there.

11 September 1965
Sicily


11 Sept
programme

Highlights of the day…

Early mornings will now become a regular thing, and watching the Caronia's approach to the Island of Sicily will provide you with a breathtaking view. The island is dominated by its famous mountain, Mount Etna.

6.30am
Continental Breakfast on Deck or..
7am
early breakfast in the Restaurants

Arrive Syracuse 7am - Caronia will anchor off Syracuse. Disembarkation will be via “B” Deck forward. A continuous launch service will be maintained until most passengers have landed. Then a regular on the hour and half-hour service will depart from ship and shore. The last launch from the shore will depart at 11.15am.

8.30am
Tours 8 and 9 will leave the landing place
11.15am
All Aboard! The last launch will leave the landing place
12 Noon
Caronia sails for Messina 70 miles
12.30pm
Deck Buffet Luncheon is served on Promenade Deck, starboard side

THE GENERAL Star: Buster Keaton at 4.30pm

Arrive Messina 6pm - Depart 8pm
Steam to Naples 175 miles

7.30pm
Dinner is served
9.30pm
Travel talk with film “Naples and Rome”. This will be followed by a programme of travelogues and short films
10.30pm
Dancing in The Verandah Café
11pm
As we head North, we pass the Island of Stromboli with its volcano. On this particular evening Strómboli was quite active and an amazing sight from Caronia's port side.
Strómboli active at night
Mount Strómboli active at night

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