CynBeth

On our Med cruise in July most people were very casual.

We were on Enchantment in July and did not notice any issues we had an amazing week in the Mediterranean.

I would fly in at least a few days before if not longer. It seems just about any time we have flown since 2018 either just in the US or overseas our flights have been delayed leaving by 2-3 hours or so for mechanical issues so landed later than expected. Another possibility that could impact your Italy travels would be a strike. They have different kinds such as airport, train, taxi, etc. When we were on our Med cruise in July we left out of Barcelona and ended in Civi. Afterwards we then spent time in Venice and Rome. The day we were supposed to come home from FCO there was an airport strike. Luckily we heard of the possibility before we went so added days at the kennel for the dog and I let my manager know there was this chance I might miss a few extra days. We kept hoping it would not happen so did not change our flight and by the time we got the e-mail on Thursday that the Saturday flight was cancelled we could not find another non stop flight until Tuesday.

For our Med cruise in July we never got it the day before and were not asked questions at the port.

We just did a Med cruise out of Barcelona in July on a different ship. What are your ports and is it round trip back to Barcelona or one way?

For my cruise in July I got an e-mail at 30 days before with the cruise documents and on the last page was a luggage tag. I had to make a few copies.

No we don’t lock our luggage.

We had a different experience with numbers 8 and 10. For our recent Med cruise on Enchantment we preordered the package for 10 pictures and got the option for print or digital. I have family members with food allergies and on our first cruise to Alaska on Radiance many years ago we were told as soon as we got on the ship to go to the MDR and talk to the person at the desk to see what they could prepare for dinner that first night. After that the other nights at the end of the meal were brought menus for the next night to figure out what could be done. We have been on 4 cruises over the years and they have done a great job and the head waiter has stopped by every night.

I constantly go on this and another cruise message board whether we are planning a cruise or not. I love learning new things and helping others. We have been on 4 with Royal. The Radiance was the ship for our first ever cruise on to Alaska. We next did a Western Caribbean on Allure and it went to Haiti, Jamaica, and Cozumel. We also did Bahamas I believe on Majesty to Coco Cay, Nassau, and Key West. Last month were on Enchantment out of Barcelona to Rome. The ports were Marseille, Villefranche, Genoa, Portofino, and Livorno

I got that survey today but did not do it as in the part it asked how much you make in a year there was no option for do not wish to answer and would not let me go on without answering.

We realized for our recent cruise when we received the cruise documents 30:days out we had forgotten to do the prepaid gratuities and there was no option to do it online had to call. When onboard at the end of the cruise we gave something in an envelope to our cabin attendant and some of the wait staff they were so wonderful.

We had done the prepaid gratuities for our recent 7 day Med cruise but our stateroom attendant was so wonderful at the end of the cruise we gave 75 euros to him and also to 3 of the wait staff in the MDR. My family members have food allergies and they did such a good job caring for them.

At 30 days out I had gotten an e-mail with the cruise documents attached and the luggage tag was on the last page. There was only one so had to make several copies.

On our recent Med cruise we were happy with our dinners in the MDR but we are very easy to please.

We brought ours on our recent cruise felt better having it even though no one ever asked for it.