There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing to Italy, and he put us on board.

1. They now change ships. The centurion finds a ship willing to take these soldiers and their prisoners to Rome.

2. Keep in mind, ships were for cargo. These are not cruise ships. They were cargo ships, that would take passengers along. They were not ships of comfort, but just to get from point A to point B.

3. I believe it would have been difficult to find a ship that was: a) heading for Rome; b) willing to take on 100 soldiers plus all the prisoners; and c) and knowing that winter weather was not a good time to travel.

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