Ahh, the cruise from hell--definitely one of our favorites!!! And the best part of it was the "Drive by Rome" excursion. Because the ship was only running on one engine, we got into port very late every day (which was great for those of us who like to sleep in). As a result we had about four hours to get into Rome, tour and get back to the ship--thus the "drive by" part. We were a little late getting on the road back to the ship, but our van driver was an expert! We were on the road at the top of the Spanish Steps and she spied an ambulance down at the bottom of the steps. She actually drove down the Spanish Steps (bumpety, bump) and followed the ambulance out of the area and the traffic. We got back to the ship just in time. And to top that, we actually drank the ship out of Couvoisier. What a great trip!!