The Colosseum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWe didn’t have enough time to enter, though, and took a cab back to the Roma Termini train station to board the train back to Civitavecchia. We asked the conductor how long the train would take and he said: “One hour.” Almost two hours later we were still on the train, praying for a miracle so that the ship would still be docked and we could board it. When the train doors opened at the Civitavecchia station we literally bolted out and sprinted across the human obstacle course that was the station, the three blocks to the port entrance, and nearly the entire (loooong) distance to the ship. I’m a runner and I was in pain, so I cannot imagine how Monica was feeling! We were almost there when a taxi driver saw us running and picked us up. As he drove us the short remaining distance he mentioned that they had already lifted the anchors (AAAAAHHHH!!!!!). We barreled out of the car to find the ship still there but completely closed up and ready to depart and Monica’s passport in the hands of an Italian customs official. They reopened the gate, set up a ramp and let us into the ship even though we were an hour<\/strong> late. We got our miracle: one of the ship’s maritime pilots had been late and they had waited for him. We made it!!!<\/p>\n
After all that stress we decided to rest for a while before dinner, which was wonderful, and during which we told our adventure to all our table friends to their great awe and amusement. We then continued our fun routine of going to the High Notes bar to listen to La Bamba Band until 100 and then to The Vault to dance all the stress away!<\/p>\n
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