Holland America Mediterranean Adventure - the Noordam September 6, 2009 to September 26, 2009 Room 5137

We have been touring the world on cruise ships for many years. This was our third Holland America cruise and just like the others, it was great. The ship was in good shape, the food was great and the staff wonderful. I can't say the weather was great, but it was good. We made good use of our umbrellas. September was suppose to be a good month to cruise the Mediterranean ("Med"); generally it was warm, if not hot, but not really too hot. That was good. But it rained for the first time in many months in several locations. But, we were on vacation and we had umbrellas. So, we were happy.

We arrived in Rome several days early. Romecabs (www.romecabs.com) picked us up at the airport and drove us to our hotel in Rome (45 Euros). They were waiting for us at the airport and were reasonably priced and very helpful. We used them again to take us to the airport from Civitavecchia (130 Euros). Again, they were there when they were supposed to be there. Read more