Writing this the next day home as all the items are fresh in my mind. Overall I would give this cruise an 8+ out of 10. Most things were great, and I will try to mention those as well as the not so great items.

This is our second cruise with RCI and my third overall. I traveled with my wife and two sons, 24 and 17 respectively.

Embarkation in Venice, Italy was a bit chaotic. The buses carrying the passengers to the ship were not in great supply and no RCI people there to tell you where to board with your luggage was tough. It was a battle of the strongest. You needed to load the bags under the bus yourself. Finding where to drop off your luggage was a bit crazy, it was essentially leave it all at the door and hope it gets to your cabin. Not enough porters to keep the bags moving seemed to be the problem. It did in fact all arrive by 5 pm. Read more