We flew to Rome for a couple of days before sailing. Since we had such a short time to see everything we booked Rome in Limo based on the reviews we found on this sight. Francesco picked us up at the airport and we had a fantastic day in Rome. Rome In Limo also booked a private guide for us in the Vatican. Katerina was exceptional and between the 2 of them our Rome visit was fantastic. Not to mention that they had ways to get us around the very long lineups. I also suggested this company to a group on our ship for the Rome stop on our cruise. They booked Rome In Limo from the ship and their experience in Rome with this company was equally wonderful.

We flew to Venice and the Azamara reps were waiting at the airport to pick us up. Registration went very quick and smooth and they got us into our room very promptly. The room was on the small size with less storage space compared to a number of other ships that we had been on and the shower appeared to be alot smaller than normal but it was very clean with a bowl of fruit and flowers awaiting us.

They mention butler service however from my observation it was a room attendant like any other ship. He was wearing a tuxedo jacket. Maybe that is why it is 'butler' service. I am not sure what extra service we were suppose to receive to make it 'Butler' service however our 'Butler' was always pleasant and available. We did ask about unpacking just out of curiosity, and from reading comments on cruise critic and we were told that he was too busy. Read more