Mediterranean Vacation  July 2006

We spent 17 days on a pre-cruise 3 night visit to Rome, 12 night Mediterranean cruise on the Grand Princess, and a post-cruise 2 night visit to Venice. Thanks to a lot of input from the CC Boards we had an awesome experience for this first time visit to the Mediterranean. We were 3 families consisting of 6 adults plus 5 children (ages 9 through 15).

The focus of this review will primarily be on what we did in the various cities and ports we visited, especially with children in tow. A lot of what we did was on our own because we wanted to particularly experience the beaches of the Mediterranean and not focus solely on souvenir shopping or viewing of museums, churches and ruins. We tested out inexpensive public transportation, hired private guides and paid for ship shore excursions. Read more