Having sailed on the Serenade in the past, I was looking forward to see the ship since its makeover in November. The boat is still in very good shape although some of the restaurant modifications seem to be a bust.
Embarkation along helpful staff was good as usual. The average age on this trip seemed to be about 60 and there were very few children present.
The stops in Cannes, Civitavecchia, Livorno, Salerno, Venice, Ravenna, and Split were awesome and full of history and beauty. If you were lucky enough as we were to get excellent tour guides, an incredible amount of history was given, making the excursions that much better. It would be very easy to spend a week in cities like Rome and Pompei and not see everything. Pricey fees of water taxis and shuttles in some ports such as Venice and Ravenna were not very pleasing to many people. When we booked our excursions, these were never mentioned.