Vision of the Seas Review

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Good base for a port intensive Med cruise

Review for the Western Mediterranean Cruise on Vision of the Seas
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TRUEBLUE66
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: May 2018
Cabin: Junior Suite

Firstly, a bit of context to the review: Wife and I are in our early 50's and this was our 14th cruise, half with R.C. and others mainly with Princess and Oceania. The age group of this cruise was one of the most varied we have experienced with few children but plenty of 20's and 30's along with the majority of retired passengers.Good mix of nationalities.

We had been to Barcelona about 12 years ago for a few nights on a city break and this time spent 4 nights in Barcelona pre-cruise visiting all the main sites. Took the train out to Montserrat for the day with the cable car up and down the mountain, well worth a trip. Also booked tickets in advance for skip the line for the inside of the Sagrada Familia. Well worth a visit if you have time. Had good weather so walked to most of the sights to enjoy the atmosphere of the city.

Arrived at the ship around 1230 and got on within 30 minutes. Bought the pack of 6 1.5l bottles of water at the port shop, like many others, and saved a lot of money on the cruise with the cost of bottled water onboard. Took 2 bottles of red wine for the meals.

Cabin Review

Junior Suite

Cabin J2

Located port side mid ship. Good size, quiet, clean, large balcony. Lots of cupboard space. Wife spent many hours soaking in the bath after long port days! Decor could maybe do with a freshen up but nothing that stopped us enjoying the room.

Port Reviews

Barcelona

Forgot how good Barcelona was from 12 years previous. Walked and walked to see many great sights. Sagrada Familia a must even if not into churches. Park Guell is worth an hour or two. Took the train to Montserrat on our own as it goes regularly from Placa Espanya rail station and took the cable car up and down. Train takes about an hour. Combi-ticket for both of us was about 70 Euros.

Villefranche

Nice has plenty of character and can easily be covered in a few hours. Villefranche is a pretty village that can be explored in a short time walking through the narrow alleyways.

Save your money for the big ports and do this place yourself as it has excellent public transport to nearby Nice and Monaco.

Salerno

Booked a private tour with local company of comfy vehicle and driver. Stopped where we wanted and for how long we wanted at all the main sights. Spent time in villages of Positano, Amalfi and Ravello. Excellent weather and scenery and had been on the bucket list!

Venice

Just love this place! 4th time here and third doing a cruise. So easy to do on your own with the ship docking on the Island, 10/15 min walk from port and your in the heart of the action.

Best advice given to us is get lost! The back streets and alleyways are a maze but you will eventually find your way to a landmark or pretty square. Water bus is the best/cheapest mode of transport as a 24 hour ticket covers the Islands or Murano and Burano as well.

Fantastic weather.

Ravenna (Bologna)

Took the R.C. bus transfer for 1 1/4 hrs to Bologna and spent several hours doing the main sights. Not set up for tourists like other cities which was a nice change and felt more like where the locals live and work if that makes sense. Plenty to see for a few hours.

Kotor

First time here and the sail in was breathtaking! Again excellent weather which helped but approx 2 hours of slow sailing through the fjord to get to the medieval town. Strolled around the cobbled streets and narrow alleyways before doing the climb up to the ruined fortress above the town for excellent views. The walk is hard going as our cruise director found out! { Never seen someone sweat that much!}

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