Adriatic Trip Day 19 – Split, Croatia to Home

Saturday, June 28, 2025

We had to be up early this morning, since our transfer to the airport left at 8 am. We set out our bags to be transferred, had a quick breakfast, and said our goodbyes and thanks to the crew. What little we saw of Split seemed to be a typical city. The bus ride to the airport was relatively slow due to construction on the route, but we had plenty of time before our flight. We flew Croatia Airlines to Rome, with a connection on United to San Francisco. We passed the time before our flight in a lounge at Split Airport, along with a few other cruise guests and two of the photographic experts who accompanied us.

The flight to Rome was short, about 50 minutes, and fairly basic. Once in Rome, we had a considerable amount of walking to do to pass from our arrival gate in the Schengen zone of the terminal through immigration to the international zone. At our departure gate, there was unfortunately little in the way of shops, lounges, or other services.

Unfortunately, Croatia Airlines was unable to issue our onward boarding passes for San Francisco when we were in Split. When our gate opened for the flight, we stood in a short but slow-moving line to receive our boarding passes from the United agent. After identifying ourselves once at the head of the line, the agent said, “We’ve been looking for you.” Nevertheless, it took a considerable time to receive our boarding passes as the agent took phone calls and tended to other duties before completing our transaction.

Once on the plane, we had a typical long-haul flight to SFO, and then home to sleep in our own bed and recover from jet lag.

This is the last article in a series about our recent trip to Italy, Greece, Albania, and Croatia. To see the introductory article in the series, click here.