We had been to Italy before and wanted to see more of it and last trip was with a group tour. While we loved our tour guide and became friends with fellow tourists, it was a bit grueling having to unpack and pack again to go from city to city every day. So taking a cruise was the hit! We also were traveling with friends and while we had plenty of time together, we also had our separate excursions and time to be on our own.
The best part of this cruise for us was the wait staff. They were like family by the time
we disembarked. One waiter in particular took our drink order the first night and the next time he saw us (not even in the same setting) he called us by name! That's impressive.
Don't remember our cabin number but it was great because it was near the elevators.
Room was always spotless when we came back each day. We thought the room was
spacious and I didn't really see any reason to go up in grade.