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Holy Land - November 2008

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srwade01
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Nov 2008
Cabin: Balcony

Most of the passengers that we spoke with, like ourselves, chose this cruise based on the outstanding itinerary - Rome-Naples-Alexandria-Port Said-Ashdod-Haifa-Ephesus-Patmos-Santorini-Athens. We could not fault the itinerary - where else can you take in the ancient civilizations of Rome, Egypt,the Holy Land, Turkey and Greece all in one trip.

We spent the 3 days prior to the cruise touring on our own in Venice and Rome using the rail system for transportation between cities and the metro for transportation Rome. We also used the railway for our transfer to the port. The port is a short walk from the railway station however there were no taxis to be found. Not a major problem unless you have lots of luggage. Once you reach the port (about 1000 yards) there is a shuttle bus to the ship. Embarkation went smoothly. We arrived about midway through the allotted time and walked straight up to the desk and were onboard within 10 minutes.

We were greeted by a staff member on arrival and given directions to our cabin. We were not escorted to our cabin as we have been on some other lines. Cabin was as expected however proved to be very noisy. This particular cabin has a door to the adjoining cabin. Not sure if this was the problem but it was almost like being in the same room as our relatives who were in the adjoining cabin. Note to self - no more connecting cabins!

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Cabin was fair. Bathroom is VERY small with shower being about 24 inches at the widest point. Okay if your are of average build - just dont drop the soap! We found that sound insulation was poor but that could be due to the connecting door on our cabin - although it was never open. Not much storage space for luggage. We had hardback Samsonite cases which would not fit under the beds however our cabin steward put them in storage for us.

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