We had dreamed of going to Italy for many years and this cruise provided us the opportunity to see a large part of Italy for a reasonable price. The excursions were perfect and we stayed in Rome 3 days prior to the cruise and spent 3 extra days in Barcelona on the way home. We had some concerns about the possibility of a Ianguage barrier but the ship's staff and the tour guides made it all very ...
First, a little about us. We are in our early 50's and were traveling with one other couple. This was our fifth cruise, second cruise with Princess and our first trip to Europe. I had been pretty active on our Cruise Critic Roll Call, and we had private tours planned in most every port.
First of all, the Crown Princess is a beautiful ship, and as others have said, despite that fact that ...