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2 Choose your itinerary carefully. the go. This is not going to be the most
Do you want to sail the eastern or
relaxing cruise, but if you want some sea
days then choose an itinerary with them.
western Mediterranean? Spain? It-
aly? Turkey? Most of the itineraries
will be very port heavy so expect to be on Some Mediterranean itineraries don’t in-
clude any sea days.
3 Some embarkation cities are that either of those are a deal breaker.
Just know what to expect.
easier than others.
We have already established you
are getting to the port a couple of
days early, so think about the logistics of Barcelona is a very easy city to embark
from. It’s not super expensive, public trans-
how you are getting from the airport, to portation is easy and the port is “techni-
a hotel, to the ship. I think it would be a cally” in walking distance from the city
lot of fun to stay in Rome for a few days center. (I would not advise walking it
before a cruise, but the port for Rome is with luggage.)
a full hour away from the city. Venice is a
beautiful and unique city but everything is Again, not that I would not choose a cruise
super expensive and you’ll be loading your out of the cities that are more difficult or
luggage up in a water taxi to get it to your expensive, it’s just important to know
hotel and then to your cruise ship. Not what you should expect.
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