OK, first off, we are Americans living in Europe and as such are used to the way things are here. We could lambast every little thing and as such it would LOOK like it wasn't a pleasant cruise. On the contrary, we all had a blast.

We went on this cruise because the kids were free and it was spring break. Because it was spring break for the American bases in Germany, there were A LOT of Americans on board.

Since there were mostly Americans on this cruise, English was the 2nd language you'd hear for announcements-that was nice. So here is a step by step guide to our trip: We drove from Germany to Venice. We had no issues with getting our luggage checked in and just checking in was quick. Parking was not an issue. Embarkation seemed a bit slow and many were waiting. We were supposed to wait until our number was called.(it seemed that there were about 100 people per number)....but got pushed to the front of lines since we had kids, which surprised us since we didn't have a stroller or anything. Read more