Western Mediterranean Cruise 9 Nights 11 Days Trip Days 1-2: Milan & Savona

Travel Date: 2023.09.08 – 2023.09.18

Destinations: Incheon International Airport, Milan Malpensa International Airport, Novotel Milano Malpensa Aeroporto, Savona Cruise Terminal

Western Mediterranean 9 Nights 11 Days Trip Days 1-2

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Days 1-2 were mostly travel, but why are there so many photos?

I was a little nervous because it was my first package tour.

(I’m writing this in advance, but the tour guide Lee Ji-in from Lotte Tour was so kind and the best..!! Not an advertisement lol)

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We were supposed to meet at 10 AM, but I arrived about an hour earlier to go to the lounge.

After quickly going through check-in and checking in, I entered the lounge.

I was going to go to the Gold Lounge on the other side, but

they said it was only for one person per card, so I just came to the KAL Lounge. What a shame!

(Me, very excited)

Since the time was awkward, the menu changed in the middle, so

I ate two bowls heartily.

But Shin Ramyun is still the best.

I also enjoyed looking around the duty-free shops and boarded the plane!

Even though I had plenty of time, it flew by while I was looking around.

Since it was about a 12-hour flight, I slept a little less than usual to sleep well on the plane, but

I was so sleepy I could have died…

It was delayed by about 30 minutes, which was annoying.

Since it was lunchtime, the in-flight meal was served about an hour after takeoff.

The bibimbap was delicious lol

I slept and woke up, and they gave me a snack again.

This one tasted ordinary.

They gave me another meal…

Since I was just sitting, I couldn’t digest it, so I only ate fruit then and left most of it…

My stomach hurt so much because I couldn’t pass gas lol…

On the right is the bulgogi set meal my mom ate.

Milan Malpensa International Airport

21010 Ferno, Province of Varese, Italy

((My expression changed due to exhaustion from the flight))

First time entering Europe…

I still couldn’t believe it, and my stomach hurt and I was tired lol

We took a tour bus from the airport to the hotel.

It took about 15 minutes.

Novotel Milano Malpensa Aeroporto

Via Al Campo, 99, 21010 Cardano al Campo VA, Italy

Reminded me of Novotel Suwon lol

When we arrived, there were Korean Air flight attendants too.

It’s close to the airport, so I guess they use it as accommodation.

Right next to the hotel, there was a coop supermarket (late for overseas standards)

that was open late, so I went to look around.

But since it was the first day, I didn’t buy anything.

I bought a mask just in case, and it was fun to try self-checkout lol.

We arrived around 9:30 PM, I think.

While looking around the room, I saw something next to the toilet in the bathroom… I wondered what it was…

It was a manual bidet… Culture shock.

There was a separate towel for the bidet, so I didn’t even touch it lol.

There was also a swimming pool, but since we were just sleeping, I only took pictures from the window.

Novotel breakfast!

Since the food from the previous day hadn’t been digested, I ate lightly.

In the evening, we put on the receivers that were distributed in advance and took the bus.

It was a little past 8 PM then,

and they said it would take about 3 hours to get to the Savona terminal.

I planned to sleep on the way, but

since it was the first day, they explained many things,

so I couldn’t sleep and was very tired lol. I wanted to sleep, but I had to listen…

But the tour guide was amazing for explaining so many things for almost 2 hours without a break…

Autogrill Stura Ovest

A26, 15070 Belforte Monferrato AL, Italy

A rest stop for a bathroom break.

A strong odor assaulted my nostrils.

It wasn’t even this bad at the airport…

There was no toilet seat, which surprised me!

I didn’t know enough about Europe.

Arrived at the Savona terminal!

Took a photo in front of the palm trees while going through embarkation procedures~

There was no one there, but as soon as I started taking pictures, people started coming lol.

As soon as I boarded, I ate before putting away my luggage.

There was a reason I ate before checking in, but I can’t remember lol.

The tomato pasta was delicious.

The meat dishes were just okay, similar to Korean buffets lol.

Balcony room is the best.

(I requested to separate the beds into two singles later.)

The view was absolutely insane. This is when I finally felt like I was on a European trip.

I didn’t realize it at first, but my room assignment was perfect.

The swimming pool was on the same floor (though there are pools on other floors too),

and the elevator was right in front, which was very convenient.

Since there was time before departure, I disembarked and looked around the area.

But since it was a terminal, there was really nothing there lol.

To see anything, you had to walk across the river,

so I couldn’t go because I was worried about running out of time and just looked around a nearby souvenir shop.

I regretted not studying wine more, as I had only been to my sommelier academy for a week lol.

The cruise ship Costa Smeralda seen from outside.

It’s really huge, but it doesn’t show up well in photos.

Just took a picture as a souvenir.

Capatoast

Largo Ammiraglio Enrico Roni, 4, 17100 Savona SV, Italy

The sun was so hot that I went to a nearby cafe.

But they also sold beer, so I had a Heineken lol.

(Heineken was the only beer I recognized on the menu…)

Cheers in the cool shade.

As we set sail, they waved at us lol.

Finished the emergency preparedness drill wearing life jackets!

Among the restaurants on the cruise, the one where you could have a multi-course dinner

had assigned seating, but our tour guide was so amazing that

we got to sit at the best window seat…!!!

(Thanks to that, we went to have course meals for all 7 days of the cruise lol)

Bread served before the meal on the table.

I don’t like bread, so I tried it for the first time around the 4th day… it was delicious lol.

Appetizer, Main 1, Main 2, Dessert

You can have different menus every day.

(If you’re not full, you can order more for free!!!)

You can choose and order from the menu in advance,

but we ordered different dishes except for the gnocchi!

It wasn’t “incredibly delicious!!!” and I left a lot… lol.

(Later, my taste adapted, and I ate it all up lol.)

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Since we didn’t do any special sightseeing until day 2,

there wasn’t much to see, but

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