My husband and I chose this cruise due to being invited by our uncle/aunt who cruise a lot. We had very limited experience with cruises and high expectations of this cruise. We were very thankful we upgraded to a balcony, which made coming into ports extra special. The following are the pros and cons of our trip. Hope they are of help to others considering this cruise.
Pros: Service and cruise staff, specialty dining restaurants, a few of the entertainment shows, meeting others on the ship, third party port excursions (Viator) and port destinations.
Cons: The rock hard bed & pillows were unbearable (ask for a mattress pad, which helps slightly); one week into the cruise, it seemed like most people were coughing and transmitting cold/flu viruses (think movie Contagion), which both my husband and I caught. Just to cap the trip off at the end, we both got the 24 flu bug on the last sail day and didn't get to see Venice.
cabin was okay, minus the hard bed and pillows.
self tour and not a lot to see. Had a not so good meal.
not much to see in this city. choose not to take an excursion, but probably should have to see something.