We'd been to Rome in 2006 and therefore stayed in Civitavecchia for 2 days beforehand (Hotel San Giorgio). If you want food groceries, snacks, and wine you will want to walk 6-7 blocks up the hill on the main drag to the larger grocery store as it has the best prices and selection.
Hear are our random thoughts on our Nov. 6 transatlantic to Puerto Rico:
- this ship is beautiful with lots of glass but many parts of it have been repainted often
Lots of cupboard space and storage areas. There was some noise from the Windjammer above through the first night but we quickly got used to it. Our only issue was that there is no wall outlet on the headboard-side of the room and thus the coffee-maker had to be moved to the makeup desk and I had to run a cord across the room every night.