1) We found out that cabins on the ferry are small. Smaller than you think.
2) Bunk beds!
3) If you are petite and small in stature, the rooms on the ferry are tailor-made for you!
The weather in Palermo was overcast and rainy, but we had time to time to get some pictures of the Teatro Massimo di Palermo. As we were waiting for our local guide to arrive, Mr. E decided thatbhe wanted to start the day off with some excitement to kick-off the last day of 2025 by slipping on a sloped edge of a curb and completing wiping out. Down, but not out, the day only got better from there!
Our local tour guide, Laura informed us that this opera house, the Teatro Massimo di Palermo, played a prominent role in The Godfather: Part III. I don't want to spoil the end of a 30 plus year old movie, so you'll just have to do some research on your own. Laura, who was absolutely fantastic and hilarious, and mad it easy to forget about the dreary weather.
Laura took us to the Cathedral of Monreale, a hilltop cathedral that featured mosaics throughout from floor to ceiling where no two were alike. The level of detail, intricacy, and sheer scale of the mosaic work was jaw-dropping. Following our tour of the cathedral, Laura took us on a guided tour of Palermo.
After our tour of Palermo, we boarded the bus to head to our hotel at Giardini Naxos. At our hotel, we enjoyed a New Year's Eve dinner and then, for those of us that were able to make to to midnight, we took in one of the most spectacular fireworks displays we've ever seen. Fireworks were being set off along the coastline, over the water, up in the hills of Taormina, and everywhere in between.
It was one of the coolest ways to ring in the New Year and kick-off 2026!
More to come!
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