Note: This is our first time on a smaller ship (500 passengers), which goes into ports that large ships aren’t able to. Ports of Call – Rome, Sardinia, Corsica, Genoa (skipped Portofino due to choppy seas), Livorno/Florence, Cannes, Monte Carlo Rome: Embarkation—greeted with Champagne, my daughter—fruit punch The suite had a large balcony, a Queen …
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For us, a cruise provides freedom of travel and adventure. You can visit 2-3 countries on a 7-day cruise. Once on board, all meal shows, games, and activities, Spa (steam/sauna rooms are free—all others are fee-based), and Childcare (group activities from ages 3-17) You can also venture out, once in port, on various excursions. …
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Amalfi Coast-Italy – April 2011 Our first visit here was on a cruise in 2010. We returned the following year to explore more of it. This region is so beautiful, yet scary maneuvering the winding hairpin curves, which sit 500 feet above the Mediterranean Sea. These are places we dreamed of or see on TV. …