Vision of the Seas Review
Itinerary - Fabulous, RCI - Underwhelming
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With over 100 cruise nights on many different ships, this has to be the most underwhelming experience onboard that we've had. Previously we had a fairly high opinion of Royal Caribbean, now they're certainly not our first choice to sail with.
Having said that, the ports of call were pretty wonderful (but why Ravenna???).
The good and the bad, in no particular order:
Cabin Review
Spacious Ocean View Balcony
Clean but tired.
Port Reviews
Villefranche
Took the train to Nice then the tram to the waterfront. Spent a few hours in Nice then took train back to Villefranche to enjoy a lovely glass of champagne on the waterfront before tendering back to Vision OTS
Barcelona
Spent a week here prior to cruise and made our own arrangements. Stayed at 3-star all inclusive Hotel Continental on La Ramblas in a Superior Balcony Room. It met our expectations for a 3-star and we would stay here again - brilliant location. Barcelona was absolutely wonderful, hopefully we'll be back!
Salerno
We arranged a private excursion (SAL003) through italytoursharing.com. From start to finish it was so enjoyable. Our driver and guide Ciro worked hard to please us all (I think he succeeded) was a very skillful driver and was informative without talking incessantly. Our guide Roberto at Pompeii made history come alive and had a magnificent sense of humour and propriety.
Ravenna (Bologna)
Boring port, expensive shuttle to Ravenna. Limited Sunday trading.