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My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed our 5 day voyage on LOS. We booked the trip in mid December and got awesome price on cruise and flights. We had only cruised RC once w/ about 6 other sailings On Carnival. Having read reviews and information on LOS our expectations were pretty high. Fortunately in almost every aspect RC didn't disappoint.
Here's a quick run down of our voyage. Originally we were scheduled to fly in early Monday from Baltimore. As mother nature reared her ugly head we tried to fly out standby on Spirit. Our total airfare for two roundtrip to FLL was only $258 w/o bags. Unfortunately for Spirit their lack of customer service w/ national weather service warning may have lost them future customers. We marched down to Southwest and got one way fares w/ free baggage for $192. So off we went Sunday night to FLL and booked a night at Ramada Inn cruise port which had free air and cruise shuttle. The motel was a little dated but not too bad for an overnight.
The next morning at 10:45am we got a taxi to the port which wad less than $20 instead of waiting for the free shuttle. The lines were already starting go get crowded, but we managed to get through to the ship in less than 1 hour....even with the embarkation photo.
Although the day was cloudy w/ a couple light sprinkles we were so elated to unwind and enjoy the week. Before exploring I elected to do the select drink package which is a good deal if you consume more than 4 beers or wines a day. I'm not a big wine drinker, but if you like beer there is quite a selection covered by the package. After getting the drink package we went up to floor 10 which was our room floor...but rooms weren't accessible until 1pm. We walked up one floor and across to the aft of the ship to dine at Windjammer. After Windjammer we explored the ship and found all of the venues that we'd been reading over for nearly a month....the ice skating rink, the promenade, the Sphinx, the MDR's, the Casino, etc. Quickly we realized it was past 1pm so we went to our room 1235. The room is an interior cabin which for us was s just fine.
Day 1 concluded w/ muster drill, Callaway party, and dinner in the MDR. At dinner we were seated w/ 3 other couples, two of whom were besties and whom we would enjoy the company of for the remainder of the cruise. My night ended as usual by a trip to the Casino Black Jack tables.
Day 2 was the first sea day. We woke up to Sun and beautiful carribean seas and spent much of the day in lounge chairs. That afternoon we were treated to the spectacular ice show. One of the hi lights of my trip was being called on to toss juggling hoops to the skating jugglers. This alone was better than any production on Carnival.
Day 3 was port day in Cozumel. We took a taxi to Chakanaab where we laid on the beach and drank Mexican beers and ate chips and salsa. After a few hours of relaxing we snorkled with our own gear and were treated to some of the best snorkeling that we have done in Mexico. The coral, variety of tropical fish, and the awesome eagle ray really made this spectacular.After the snorkel we walked through the Mayan ruin replicas, a lagoon, crocodile exhibit, and finished our day watching a sea lion show. This place is a great bargain at $21 per person. I would go back just for the snorkeling for that price. After returning to the ship my DW got a nap while I took advantage of the nice work out equipment. As usual we went to the MDR and then enjoyed (as I nodded off here and there) the In the Air show. My wife took pics and said it compared to a cirque de soliel performance.
Day 4 was port day at Costa Maya. This was our first time to Costa Maya. Heed the cruise critic advice and leave the port area to catch a $2pp ride to town. We spent our day at Tropicante and had a great time chatting w/ the Owner Steve. Can't beat the $6 bucket of 3 beers,a nice lounger at the waters edge. We got a little too much Sun....but hey it's effects are still reminding me that I was there just last week. AWESOME. After the beach day we headed back and spent a little time in the port shops. Once back on Liberty we did our usual nap and workout before dinner. This evening was the Saturday Night Fever musical. Surprisingly I enjoyed more than DW and that's saying a lot for someone that normally nods off during these types of performances. Gambling today was good...the DW and I both walked away with $200 each on the + side even though we only play small bets.
Day 5 was short but satisfying. Staying up late and no port of call let us sleep in...11:30am. While DH read her kindle and relaxed, I participated in pool volleyball and 5v5 soccer. I also did the flowrider blog is board for a second time. Our night aside from gambling ended with the Quest. This was an entertaining scavenger hunt for adults.
Only negative...compared to Carnival was the food. Carnival's non MDR food and selections are way better than RC especially on a ship with the 2.0 upgrades that include guy's burgers (no fees), Mongolian wok, Chinese venue, fish and chip venue, sub shop venue, pizza venue, sushi offerings, etc. Overall I was most impressed with the ship's shows, service, layout, and conveniences. Now that I am on a diet,maybe it's a good thing that the food was not as tempting as Carnival.
I hope you enjoy the review...can't wait for the cruise experience to write another.
 

Fun on the Liberty

Ketchikan

Having sailed around the Mediterranean on numerous occasions this was the first time that an additional tax had been added to the onboard billing. As well as the usual gratuity which is automatically added to Bevarages and Food items an additional 10 % Spanish tax was also added whilst on retail purchases this was an additional 20%. What happened to duty free prices ? we are still unsure why this cruise attracted this tax was kit because it sailed Barcelona- Barcelona ?
On boarding we bought a wine package which we were informed was 165 US$ for 5 Bottles plus the usual gratity which was an additional 24.25 US$ There was no mention from the stewart who was selling us the package that there would be an additional 10% Spanish tax added and I only noticed this later when I was checking the reciept against the account system on the inroom TV. We choose the wine package as it usually represents good value for money and I had already preselected in my mind my favourite Red and White grapes. We were then disappointed to learn that the Red Robert Mondavi shown on the wine list was out of stock. This was not a good start...
My Husbands luggage arrived to the cabin but mine did not and after enquring with the room stewart he asked if I was carrying any wine. I said I was so he advised me that my luggage was probably with security on deck 1 and after the drill I would need to go and personally retrieve my luggage. I was only carrying one bottle which was allowed so I am unsure why my luggage was put aside. He informed me that in future to carry any wine on the ship in my carry on whilst embarking, This I will definately do in future as it was real hassle to go and get my own luggage and drag it to the ninth deck and along the busy corridor to our cabin.
However generally we had a good cruise. Our junior suite 9538 was exactly as advertised. As we booked at the last minute we were allocated My Time Dining and were unable to prebook our table requirements on the RCI website.I would recommend that on boarding the ship that you go straight to the my time dining desk at the MDR where you can prebook your times for dinner. I insisted that I booked for the 7 days as I didnt want to come back everyday and make a booking. The manager was a little reluncant to do this but eventually did meet my request. Infact the dinning was the highlight of the cruise where we had an excellant Head waiter who lead by example his team of waiters. The service was impecable and the standard of food was excellant. We were surprised to learn that the head chef was an English Female in a male dominated kitchen
RCI is not always honest about available public transfers in Ports. There was no mention of the free shuttles to Marseilles which are provided by the port .When leaving the ship follow the green line painted on the floor which will leads to the free bus which is used by other ships in the port.You are dropped off a short walking distance to the main city centre.
On Disembarking in Barcelona we purchased the ship shuttle to the airport but this was a huge mistake. Our bags were left the night before outside our cabin and the next morning we had to collect them dockside on a conveyor belt system where we had to wait ages for them to arrive. We then had to take them outside the terminal building and hand them again to staff where they were put on the back of a huge lorry whilst we were in a separate coach. It was still dark so we couldnt see anything. We sat on the bus over one hour waiting for the bus to fill with other passengers. We eventually left for the airport only to be told at the airport to remain on the bus until all our luggage was offloaded from the lorry. The whole experience was chaotic and stressful and everyone was concerned about missing their flights. I would definately not recommend using the RCI transfer to anyone coming off a huge ship like the Liberty at Barcelona instead use the self disembarkation option and and wait for a taxi which were available outside the port terminal.

Onboard Spanish Tax a unwelcome surprise

We booked for the West Med cruise departing from Barcelona calling at Provence (Marseilles), Villaefranche (Monaco & Nice), La Spezia (Pisa & Florence), Civitavecchia (Rome) and Naples on the Liberty of the Seas.
I would recommend that prior to departing you register to the online Royal Caribbean system to be able to check in online. We tried to change our registered bank card for this on here but couldn’t so I ended up calling the helpline (very helpful) to do this but you can do this at the port and doesn’t take much time. We did find it hard trying to find out some information before we left such as formal nights, what was actually in the rooms and got most of it from reviews so for you guys hopefully this will help.
There is lots of storage in the staterooms and hangers are included. There is a hairdryer in each room but no iron or ironing board due to health & safety. There is also no tea / coffee making facilities in the staterooms which was a shame for the odd morning if you fancy a cup of coffee whilst getting ready – you can order this through room service but by the time you’ve waited… You can’t get water bought to your room, you have to get it yourself from a bar which at 6am isn’t the best option!
We departed from Barcelona at 5pm and were able to board from 11am until 3.30pm. It was hard to find this information when we were trying to book flights. We checked in online and printed the tags to attach to the bags that we wanted taken to our stateroom. There is no bus directly from Barcelona airport to the port so we got a taxi which cost about €35. After leaving the bags you queue and go through a security area before heading to a long line of desks which was very organised. All in all from getting out of the taxi to getting on the ship was no more than 30 minutes.
We tried to go down the ‘no photo’ queue but were ushered to the photo queue and not given an option. Staterooms weren’t ready until 1pm so everyone is directed to the Windjammer restaurant on board (there is nothing at the port to do that was obvious). It was help yourself buffet and was very, very busy.
The ship was impressive and was not full. Towels are available near the pools which was a bonus but again not advertised anywhere prior. Majority of people got dressed up for the two formal nights (night 2 & 6) with quite a large portion of men in tux’s and women in floor length dresses. You can be casual the rest of the nights but can’t wear vest or shorts in the main restaurants. We paid for my time dining but it wasn’t worth it. You couldn’t just walk up and get a table between 6.45p to 8.30pm and had to pre-book and as a result we normally ate at 8.45pm.
We were confused about the gratuities and what drink package we had actually gone for. Drinks in most of the bars / restaurants are around $6 to $12 each. If you do not have a drink package then you have to pay 10% US VAT and a 15% gratuity on each drink and these are all added to your sea pass (credit card for your stateroom to avoid paying cash on board). So a $6 drink become $7.50. You can purchase the drinks package on board or beforehand which is what we did online. The select package is the most basic alcoholic one and is fine if you’re only going to drink beer and / or wine (up to $8 per glass) and don’t want cocktails or spirits. The premium package is the best option as includes all beers, wines up to $12 a glass, premium cocktails up to $10 a drink, bottled still water and soda. We went for ultimate which was as premium but also included freshly squeezed orange juice and premium tea / coffee so nice to have a latte and not pay extra. So you look at the bar menu and if the price is under your package price it’s included, if it’s over then it’s added to your bill. You don’t pay any extra gratuities or VAT if you have bought the package.
There is a multitude of bars on board. Olive or Twist on deck 14 was good for mojitos, casino generally wasn’t good for drinks but our favourite was Vintages on deck 5 which had a vast array of fine wines with excellent staff (Robert) and we ended the majority of evenings here and met some great people. And there was a wide range of ages on board so not the cliché of cruises being for the older generation at all!
The windjammer restaurant is a good buffet and has a wide selection. We ate here each day for breakfast as is open until 11am for this. Due to being on my time dining we were placed on the main restaurant on deck 5. The food in here was OK and quite good for mass catering but some of the dishes were touch and go. The staff were great and we had a good laugh with our waiter (Mohammad). If you like something a little different then it’s worth paying the supplement for the two fine dining restaurants. Chops Grille had excellent steaks and well worth the supplement, this was busy so worth booking on line before you leave home or within the first couple of nights being on board – dress code is smart. Personally I preferred the Italian restaurant Portofina. The menu choice was great and food fantastic and not what I was expecting on board and the desserts – well… Our waiter Egit was hilarious and helped make the night. Again dress code is smart and both restaurants are silver service. Don’t bother with room service for breakfast, we did one morning as were disappointed. Charged for freshly squeezed orange juice even though on Ultimate package, it was cold and if we’d had to paid for it I would’ve complained.
We did get annoyed for the last two nights being reminded by all staff that we would be emailed a survey to complete and can we put their names and great scores. This became a little tiresome and was the only downside to our night at Portofina. As it turned out you only get 7 days to complete this post holiday and we didn’t get chance on our return, we’ve email Royal Caribbean but so far they haven’t responded which we feel is pretty poor.
The staterooms were spacious and comfortable. We had upgraded to a balcony which was nice and good to have the door open. The only downside was when you were docked and depending on what side the exit / entrance was on if you had your door open you could hear the constant beeping from the sea passes being swiped as people got on and off or the industrial side of the port in operation which could get quite irritating especially at 6am!
Generally all the ports were industrial which is not what we were expecting so there wasn’t much to look at. There was a train strike at Villaefranche so we went to Nice rather than Monaco which was a shame, however Villaefranche was lovely in itself and it was nice to be tendered and go into a small port rather than walk / get a bus through an industrial port. Florence and Pisa were quite a distance from La Spezia which was a shame but again La Spezia was nice too with a great market. Rome is a good hour on the slow train or 30 minutes on the fast train and I would recommend checking train times prior to getting off if you want to go to Rome, many of us returned just at the last minute! I’d also recommend pre booking any tickets for anywhere you want to visit at any port to save you time and hassle when you’re there. After a long tiresome day at Rome we decided to tour Naples instead which was nice but after seeing photos of Capri wished we’d gone there instead.
Overall would we go on a cruise again? Probably not. It wasn’t as relaxing as we had anticipated and we felt obliged to get off at the ports. The staff were friendly and helpful generally but it was expensive and we would have preferred more sea days.
 

First time cruisers!

I think that Royal Caribbean is probably one of the best Cruise Lines around but I was a little disappointed with my 7 night cruise on the Liberty of the Seas, first of all the "Windjammer" cafe seemed to lack personnel to clean the tables and tidy up the Food stations, The food seemed to be the same day in and day out with no visible variations, Some dishes actually looked re warmed and dry such as the Rice dishes, I give this place an overall thumbs down. Sorry! I went on a the Vision 2 months earlier and it was awesome so I know that "Someone" on RCCL can do better!
It's a shame that RCCL can only use approved vendors because the fresh food that we saw and ate on land at the various Ports was unbelievable! I urge them to use "Local" fare. The seafood and Pasta that we consumed in Nice and la Spezia and Napoles was great, Too bad we had to eat what we eat everyday on the ship and at Home.
The Bright spot on the ship was the Room attendants who were always happy and our second set of Waiters (Waitresses) at dinner, we changed our first one because our "First Impression" upon meeting wasn't too favorable, This is another area that RCCL has to improve on.

Mediterranean Cruise on RCCL

We have just returned from our 8th cruise - 2nd with RCL. We boarded Liberty of the Seas with relative ease at Barcelona. We had booked a suite and were looking forward to the extras that all the $ had purchased. Sadly these didn't really materialise. There was no welcome drink in the room, no fruit, no personalised messages as with other cruise lines. They're trivial things maybe, but after paying several thousand dollars in total for just 7 days - you are entitled to expect some extras. There was of course access to The Concierge Club..but that didn't fit in either long days in port & an early enough meal to see a show etc...
Our room attendant finally introduced themselves, but only to tell us to go to the safety drill. Still no feeling of welcome. Some of the staff were barely polite & mostly looked dispirited. Others were charming & did their best, but it all felt very 'gratuity related' on this cruise. We overheard two staff complaining about the way they were treated by the company. This is upsetting, as staff work incredibly hard, long hours & are desperately keen to send money back home. Maybe that explains why the overall feeling on this cruise was that passengers were seen as cash machines & the aim is to squeeze as much money out of each customer during their stay as possible. The cost of some services are beyond a joke. That's always been the underlying agenda on cruises we have found, but generally more subtle than on the LoS!
Back to the day to day stuff: The TV channels were very poor compared with other cruise lines. We we're disappointed in this lost opportunity to engage with & inform passengers. It's astonishing to report that on port days, we had to GUESS where the exit point was - no signs! This twice involved us walking, with others, the length of the ship (& it's very long!) How hard would it be to put signs on each landing? Wrong turns resulted in sharp words from staff (if you could find them!) We aren't new to cruising by any stretch of the imagination, but we found this 'work it out for yourself' approach astonishing.
Our room was just about a suite, but only just. The kettle was broken. Our fridge was rarely restocked. We weren't told where the breakfast order cards were kept - we found them 2 days before we left. Our attendant kept the room clean, but there was zero interaction (compared with suite attendants on other cruise lines). 2 days before departure she started putting towel sculptures in the room....not very subtle & we joked about how 'gratuity time' must be approaching! Strangely we had hoped for a bit more than towel sculptures!!
The restaurant food was quite good, but nothing spectacular. The staff in the Boticelli restaurant which we used, were extremely helpful. One night in the restaurant my husband ordered Thai chicken salad. It had NO chicken in it (mine had one small piece) He told the waitress & asked her to feed it back.& she agreed....but we heard no response. On any other cruise line we've sailed with, a replacement would have been offered. Our waitress joked about it not having any chicken in it, but that was it! Welcome to Liberty of the Seas!
To be fair, on the plus side, the ship itself is spectacular. It's huge & with over 3,000 guests, it can feel a little too busy, especially in the WindJammer, where it's something of a challenge (or a fight) to access the food counters - but overall I actually preferred the food there, as there was much more choice & it was of excellent quality. It feels like the facilities don't match the sheer number of passengers - this includes elevators & reception staff on duty, where lines seemed endless.
Breakfast in the room was fantastic.
The Royal Promenade is spectacular - as are the shows & parades held there. Hard to believe you're on a ship in this area....very impressive! Again though, the sheer numbers of people make it really difficult to enjoy, as it's so crowded and noisy. We loved the ice show! And the Polish classical guitarist Wojtek Kozikowski is WORLD CLASS (we bought his CD!)
Some of the staff work hard to give the 'wow' factor, but the welcoming & friendly feel of other cruises is not quite there as it's erratic.
Overall we are very disappointed and will not choose Royal Caribbean again. They could learn a LOT from P&O, Cunard & Princess in our opinion. We will feedback the negatives in the survey, but suspect RCL won't take any notice, sadly....
 

RCL need to take a step back & review customers' experiences

1. My time dining means nothing, organised chaos, no times available between 7.30 and 8.45 on any night
2. Entertainment or should I say lack of. Some nights no shows at all. When shows were on, only once was there an early and late performance to suit all dining times.
3. No ironing facility (unlike P&O) and $5.00 dollar charge per item for the ship staff to do it, rip off.
4. Bar prices 50% more than P&O for beers 100% more for wine, rip off
5. No tea/coffee facilities for inside cabins unlike P&O. didn't affect me but thought it was poor.
6. Smoking allowed in casino so if you don't smoke you are forced to endure second hand fag smoke.
7.Breakfast - buffet style only (or waiter service who used the same buffet)
8. Lunch - buffet style only with plastic plates!!!!!!!! Naff food and overcrowded.
9. Shorts and T shirts allowed in dining room in the evening even on formal night!!!!!!!
10. Evening meal - the one saving grace. Excellent food and good service.
11. Cabin service very good.
12. If you want excellent food all day with waiter service (buffet style also available with good food if that's what you prefer), reasonable bar prices, a laundry room, a choice of 2 shows every night (with 2 performances for each show), an evening meal time to suit you, tea/coffee facilities in all rooms, smoke free casino and people that can be bothered to dress appropriately for dinner then go P&O.
If you're not bothered by any of the above then go Royal Caribbean. I know who my next cruise will be with.

2 star service with a 5 star price

The Good Stuff:
1.) It was so easy to board the ship. I think it took less than 15 minutes to check in and actually board the ship we got there at 11 and it was pretty empty.
2.) Our inside cabin was bigger than I expected. I was traveling with my toddler so we had to deal with the stroller and crib but it wasnt so bad.
3.) I was really happy with the quality of the MDR. I never felt the need to eat at the speciality restaurants.
4.) I love the boat and it has a lot of cool bars and ares. I never felt bored on the ship. I loved the pool are as well.
5.) My toddler seemed to love going to the daycare. It was nice to get a break and enjoy adult only time.
6.) The wait staff was great!!
Negatives
1.) The Windjammer!!! The food was average at best. This is why I am not sure if I would sail with RC again.
Dinner in the MDR was good but breakfast and lunch at the WJ was pretty bad. Even the breakfast in the MDR was bad. So only enjoying one out of three meals is no bueno in my book.
2.) the boat is starting to show its age
3.) there was a big group of people from a company on board ship. They were really rude.

Pretty good but not sure I would sail with RC again.

We (myself and my husband) have sailed with Royal Caribbean ships, mainly voyager class and freedom class 8 times. This was our ninth cruise and second on Liberty, The ship and cabin and public areas as always were lovely, clean and fresh. The staff in general were attentive and friendly, however there were noticeable differences and reductions in service as follows: -
1. Dining room was only open once for lunch - we much prefer this to the Windjammer - the only other option on RC ships, and as we stayed on the ship at many ports, we had to go ashore many times for lunch when we wanted to stay on the ship. The dining room also CLOSED at 8.30 many mornings - this did not suits us at all, as we only eat breakfast in the dining room, and on occasion wanted a lie-in when we were not going ashore - we were on holidays after all. The dining room previously stayed open until 9.30 - 10 am on previous cruises. RC also need to tackle the issue of the service areas - these need to be hidden from view of passengers, trays / trolleys piled with used dishes, leftovers is totally unacceptable.
2. Entertainment - overall the standard was high, shows were great, however only saw the cruise director once, no attendance by any of the main entertainment team at the poolside white party as other cruises.
Some music / entertainment did not happen as scheduled, and also the standard of the music in the piano var - the schooner was very poor. In fact the Schooner Bar was empty most nights.
3. Guest Services - One queue for all queries, questions, issues and members is unacceptable. Some passengers had minor queries had to queue for over 40 minutes with passengers who had queries regarding accounts, or who wanted to book tours etc. There were separate queues on previous cruises.
Why do RC still not allow irons, or provide irons in cabins free like other cruise lines?
Overall, the staff seemed hurried, stressed and generally having low morale, and with the lack of commitment of the entertainment team to the enjoyment of the passengers would make me question whether I would travel with RC again or go back to another cruise line.
Please RC you need to listen to your passengers.
 

Liberty of the Seas;  RC cutting corners

We chose this as our first cruise because it ticked all the boxes for us.
1. It was in the Med. Not known for rough seas so hopefully no seasick problems.
2. It covered the period of our silver wedding anniversary.
3. The stops allowed me to do 2 things that are on my bucket list. (The Colosseum / Pompeii)
4. It was 7 days, so if we didn't like it by day 3 there wasn't too long to endure it.
We had a couple of days in Barcelona first, which was only spoiled by the tourist bus, which only had 50% of the audio plugs working.
The journey to the ship was an experience, with all the taxis jostling to get there quickly.
Embarkation was quick and incredibly efficient. Luggage taken from us on arrival, and a friendly check in clerk. Then a walk past the first of around 100 photo points and we were on. OMG it's a big ship. Dis-embarkation was just as speedy and organised. We were due to get off at 8:00 and by 8:25 we were at our Barcelona hotel.
Rather than do a day by day / everything we ate or drank report, I'll be more general.
Cabin. Deluxe stateroom with a balcony (7596). This was as we expected, having looked at pics of it for 7 months. Bed was very comfy, TV worked fine, secluded balcony, with no smoke and very little noise from adjacent cabins. AND AS FOR OUR CABIN ATTENDANT. She was an absolute diamond. Margarita was a smiling, friendly, efficient, wonderful customer facing representative of the Cruise Line.
Food.
Main Dining Room...... We were MTD which enabled us to be flexible, and to meet different people every night. We had some great mealtime conversations with couples from all over the USA and from Ireland. The food choice was varied, well prepared and always tasty. I never left the table wishing that there had been more.
Windjammer.......... Reasonable food and a wide selection. Sometimes it wasn't always as hot as I would have liked, but that's always a problem with me and Buffet style meals. We mainly went here for breakfast.
The staff in both dining areas were once again friendly, helpful, and nothing was too much trouble.
Entertainment
The shows were OK, with a particular mention for the Ice Show, where the skaters were so very talented. My only complaint was the Saturday Night Fever show which we thought was over-loud, (and we weren't sitting in front of a speaker) We left that one early.
For us the shining light was David Curtis at the piano in the Schooner Bar. He's without doubt one of the most talented entertainers I've seen, being a brilliant pianist, an engaging comedian, and having a speed of thought that was amazing. Every night was different, but equally entertaining. The last night of our cruise was the last night of his Summer contract so we had the bonus of some of the ships singers joining him. If you're ever on the Liberty, make sure you see his show, but go early to get a seat.
Excursions
Very well organised, no problems or hiccups. My only complaint,(and it's not RCI's fault), the Trevi Fountain is covered, empty, and not worth visiting. As this was something my wife really wanted to see, she was very disappointed. The Spanish Steps were also a little disappointing, with people sitting all over them and nothing like the image that I expected. The Colosseum, and Pompeii were incredible. The leaning tower of Pisa is, for us, an hour's visit at most, with 50 minutes of that hour spent walking around people having their photos taken pretending to hold the tower up.
Final thoughts. Would I do it again? Yes but with possibly only one organised excursion, to Sorrento. What was the low point ? Leaving our camera by the pool and someone finding it & keeping it. But there's always the chance of low life on any vacation. (Went into Nice and bought another)
Glad we did it, and I'm now hooked on Pina Coladas and Mojitos.
W&W
 

First cruise and won't be our last

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