Jill Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 Ok what’s your favorite? Looking to book 2021. Can’t decide which ship/itinerary. Too many to choose from! Pretty sure won’t do Oasis class because I just don’t think you get enough time on the ship and that class can be a vacation in itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenCP Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 Just completed a 12 night Venice Mediterranean cruise on Vision of the Seas and it was fantastic. Could not of picked a better itinerary, and the ship was great too. It is an older ship, but it has been maintained very well, and the crew is what makes this ship. Jill and ChessE4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted October 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 1 hour ago, KenCP said: Just completed a 12 night Venice Mediterranean cruise on Vision of the Seas and it was fantastic. Could not of picked a better itinerary, and the ship was great too. It is an older ship, but it has been maintained very well, and the crew is what makes this ship. Did you spend a few days in each port or did you have sea days? I see Venice was overnight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMLM Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 We did the Mediterranean with Greek Isles August (2018) on the Vision. Would agree with KenCP on the ship and crew. The trip and locations were awesome also. We would definitely do it again. D Jill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChessE4 Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 2 hours ago, Jill said: Ok what’s your favorite? Looking to book 2021. Can’t decide which ship/itinerary. Too many to choose from! Pretty sure won’t do Oasis class because I just don’t think you get enough time on the ship and that class can be a vacation in itself. I recommend a 10-12 night trip, as 7 nights moves too fast, and you must account for jet lag. We enjoyed the itinerary out of Barcelona as well as the Canary Islands out of Southampton. On our next Med cruise, we'll try an itinerary that includes Venice. For us, the chief goal was to see some of the places we've read about or seen on TV. Shopping was incidental. We sailed on the Brilliance and the Explorer. Southampton cruises are a little more expensive/day then some of the others. DMLM and Jill 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berkeleykel Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 There have been a few recent live blogs for Med cruises: Agree that you wouldn't want to fly all the way to Europe from the States (if that's where you are) just for a 7 night cruise, but if you add a few days for a land vacation then I think a 7 nighter would still be worth it. I recently did a 7 night Greek Isles cruise on Rhapsody (Venice, Kotor, Corfu, Athens, Mykonos, Argostoli,1 sea day) and liked it a lot. I thought Venice was worth at least 2 extra days, probably 3. Also agree that Oasis class isn't necessary on a Med itinerary. We had plenty to do on a smaller ship (not that I've sailed Oasis class to compare). ChessE4 and Jill 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted October 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 Thanks! Starting to narrow down. I think the bookings are opening up second week of November. Keep em coming....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmdrfrag Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 We did a Western Med cruise on Harmony when she first launched, it was great but I think the 7 days was too short. There was so many things that we wanted to do and see that we had, I think, 4 or 5 back to back days with early mornings for the excursions. Would have liked to do the same itinerary but maybe a few extra sea days in between to relax I will know for next time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtread Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 We haven't been on this 9 night cruise yet but have it booked for next June. It is on Explorer. We are in a group that did extensive research on which Med cruise to take and this one had what we thought the best itinerary. Can't give a review yet but we are sure looking forward to it! OUR CRUISE ChrisK2793 and Jill 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelKaps Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 1 hour ago, rtread said: We haven't been on this 9 night cruise yet but have it booked for next June. It is on Explorer. We are in a group that did extensive research on which Med cruise to take and this one had what we thought the best itinerary. Can't give a review yet but we are sure looking forward to it! OUR CRUISE That’s an itinerary I have my eyes on for my 2021 honeymoon. Hoping that the date works for us since I really want to visit Athens, Mykonos, and Santorini all in one cruise. Curious about which ships will be sailing where. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtread Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 8 minutes ago, MelKaps said: That’s an itinerary I have my eyes on for my 2021 honeymoon. Hoping that the date works for us since I really want to visit Athens, Mykonos, and Santorini all in one cruise. Curious about which ships will be sailing where. I got so enthused about this itinerary I ordered two National Geographic wall maps, one of the whole Mediterranean and the other of just the Greek Isles, charted the course on both. Quite an itinerary! We are getting to Rome a couple of days early and hitting the high spots. I don't know much about the various islands but it should be interesting! I don't know if Explorer will still be making this cruise in 2021....they seem to move these ships around periodically. Maybe one of the more experienced on here knows the relocation pattern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princevaliantus Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 This is the ultimate itinerary and so looking forward to it next year!!! Jill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted October 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 14 hours ago, rtread said: We haven't been on this 9 night cruise yet but have it booked for next June. It is on Explorer. We are in a group that did extensive research on which Med cruise to take and this one had what we thought the best itinerary. Can't give a review yet but we are sure looking forward to it! OUR CRUISE Wow! That’s definitely one to consider. I like the 2 days at sea. The couple were traveling with must have Santorini. My must have is Athens and Rome. 9 nights seems perfect with a few extra days in Rome. Why did you not choose the other 9 night on Explorer? Which port was the deciding factor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted October 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 12 hours ago, princevaliantus said: This is the ultimate itinerary and so looking forward to it next year!!! Is this a Royal itinerary? I’m not seeing it. Super ports! If I were 10 years younger! I don’t think I’d last on this one. I need at least 1 sea day to do nothing. Damn cancer left me with fatigue that makes this one not doable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princevaliantus Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Jill said: Is this a Royal itinerary? I’m not seeing it. Super ports! If I were 10 years younger! I don’t think I’d last on this one. I need at least 1 sea day to do nothing. Damn cancer left me with fatigue that makes this one not doable. It's not a Royal, but it's a MUST DO!! Jill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenCP Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 On 10/2/2019 at 2:44 PM, Jill said: Did you spend a few days in each port or did you have sea days? I see Venice was overnight. The ports were just one day each except for the overnight in Venice. Each port had plenty of time to do your own thing or a tour through the cruise line. I think 10 + is the best for the Med., anything less is to short especially if you have to travel from North America. Jill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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