Splendour of the Seas Review
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This 8 day itinerary was the only one available as the ship had just repositioned from Brazil to Barcelona, and then took us to Venice where it would begin roundtrip summer sailings to Greece and Turkey. Our 8 days consisted of Barcelona, Cannes, Florence, Rome, Naples, (sea day) Kotor, Split, and Venice. It worked out perfect for us and we jumped at the chance to experience each of these ports.
My husband and I, along with my brother and SIL traveled together. (We are in our late 50s/early 60s) I booked private excursions through smartcruisetours for Cannes, Florence, Rome and Naples. We had 2 sisters/husbands join us for Cannes, and then a husband/wife and sister/brother group for the following 3 ports. That worked out great and kept the cost down. I arranged all that through the roll call.
Because this was such a port intensive itinerary there really weren't many activities on board each day....that was fine with us. With a full day in each port we found time to meet in the Viking Crown Lounge for Martini specials each day at 6pm, and then on to dinner (My time dining)....and then review the details for the next day! We didn't go to any shows all week, which is unusual for us as we generally do go while on cruises....just didn't seem to be anything that was a "must see" for us. There were acrobats performing in the Centrum and we did watch that.
Cabin Review
Our cabin was a conversion from some type of public space / meeting rooms, so the windows are floor to ceiling, unlike most cabins. We loved it! My brother/SIL were right next door in 7064 and had almost an identical layout. The bathroom had a vessel sink which was fun, but the shower was just as tiny, if not tinier than most. The cabin itself was huge -- more the size of a jr suite. The only downside I can think of is it is right by the centrum so you can hear the music and noise, particularly in the bathroom which was closer to the hallway....not a dealbreaker for me, but worth mentioning.