What a wonderful trip to the Med. We were on the Celebrity Millennium from Oct. 25th to Nov 6th 2005. We are in our mid 50s and this was our first trip to Southern Europe and our 7th cruise.

This trip took an extensive amount of preparation and I could not have done it without the help I received on the cruise critic and trip advisor boards. What follows is my ramblings of my memories of the trip. If you are reading this, I hope you get a few pieces of information that help you plan your trip. I would like to stress that this was a dream vacation and I would recommend it to anyone. There is something for everyone, so choose what you want to do based on your budget and your physical capabilities.

My husband and I love to walk. We like to visit the buildings and streets up close to feel the ambiance of the city. On this cruise, we planned to take advantage of our ability to walk for hours. The next time we visit Europe, we may not be as mobile as we are today. While I can walk for hours, I find standing in one place for a long time more tiring. Therefore, guides usually dont work because they generally stop in one place and talk for an extended period of time. We read and planned as much as we could before the cruise and we carefully chose which museums we wanted to visit, since we were more interested in the architecture and the ambiance of the cities we were visiting. Read more