The Grand Scheme
Sixteen days, four countries, one floating headquarters, and several opportunities to become confidently wrong about the time.
The governing-clock rule: Before the cruise, local time rules. From embarkation through disembarkation, SHIP TIME rules everything. Phones may update themselves. The ship does not care. Every daily page states which clock is currently in charge.
This is the control center. Use it for a quick overview, then open any day for flights, tenders, meeting points, meals, ship schedules, maps, tap-to-call numbers, reservations, useful intelligence, and optional nonsense.
The Daily Briefings
✈️ The Great Migration & Rome
May 24–26 · Overnight flight, Rome arrival, jet-lag diplomacy, and one full day in the Eternal City.
🚢 The Floating Headquarters
May 27–June 6 · Civitavecchia to Southampton aboard Norwegian Prima, with every port, tender, sea day, meal, and clock warning accounted for.
🇬🇧 The London Finale & Reluctant Return
June 6–8 · Southampton transfer, London wandering, final toasts, and the flight home.
| Date | Where | Known anchor | Daily page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, May 24 | Las Vegas → Chicago → Rome | Depart LAS 9:41 AM · Arrive Chicago 3:36 PM · Depart Chicago 6:10 PM | Open briefing → |
| Tuesday, May 25 | Rome, Italy | Arrive Rome FCO at 10:20 AM — next day | Open briefing → |
| Wednesday, May 26 | Rome, Italy | A full day for ancient things, long lunch, and strategic wandering | Open briefing → |
| Thursday, May 27 | Rome → Civitavecchia → Norwegian Prima | Norwegian Prima scheduled to depart Civitavecchia at 5:00 PM | Open briefing → |
| Friday, May 28 | Salerno, Italy | Planning anchor: 6:30 AM arrival · 3:00 PM departure | Open briefing → |
| Saturday, May 29 | Livorno, Italy | Planning anchor: 9:00 AM arrival · 8:30 PM departure | Open briefing → |
| Sunday, May 30 | Villefranche-sur-Mer, France | Planning anchor: 7:00 AM arrival · 4:30 PM departure · tender port expected | Open briefing → |
| Monday, May 31 | Barcelona, Spain | Planning anchor: 9:00 AM arrival · 7:30 PM departure | Open briefing → |
| Tuesday, June 1 | Norwegian Prima | A full sea day: dining, shows, spa diplomacy, and ocean staring | Open briefing → |
| Wednesday, June 2 | Cádiz, Spain | Planning anchor: 7:00 AM arrival · 7:00 PM departure | Open briefing → |
| Thursday, June 3 | Norwegian Prima | Another sea day, because civilization requires recovery intervals | Open briefing → |
| Friday, June 4 | A Coruña, Spain | Planning anchor: 7:00 AM arrival · 5:00 PM departure | Open briefing → |
| Saturday, June 5 | Norwegian Prima | Pack, settle accounts, locate luggage tags, deny that disembarkation is real | Open briefing → |
| Sunday, June 6 | Southampton → London | Planning anchor: Southampton arrival at 6:00 AM | Open briefing → |
| Monday, June 7 | London, United Kingdom | A full London day for pubs, wandering, and birthday-adjacent toasts | Open briefing → |
| Tuesday, June 8 | London → Las Vegas | Depart LHR 5:15 PM · Arrive LAS 8:00 PM the same calendar day | Open briefing → |
Port times are planning anchors and may change. The ship’s daily schedule and onboard announcements always win arguments.