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By the time we got to Monaco, it was past noon. They showed us the cathedral and you had the option to go in later during free time. Then the group walked to the palace to see the changing of the guard at 12:55pm. It was uncomfortable and hot by this point. After this we got free time until 1:45pm. We grabbed lunch (pizza) and wandered to take some pics. 
 

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From here, we headed to the Monte Carlo casino. On the way there, our guide informed everyone that they (the tour guides) have no clue why Royal tells everyone there is a dress code at this casino, because there is not. This part of the tour is where I have my second complaint. They dropped us off at the Casino and left us here for an hour. If you don’t gamble (it costs 19€ pp if you want to go in and gamble), you are basically in the lobby for an hour. Most of the group did not wander into the gambling area. There were many families with kids under 18. They could have made this part of the tour 15mins. The lobby is not that big, and you definitely don’t need an hour here. They could have started the tour later, gone to Nice when things were open, and cut the time at the Casino.

 

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In conclusion, this tour was “mid” as I said before. For those who don’t speak Gen Z, it was just ok. If you have never gone to this area, this tour is packed with a lot, and you get your money’s worth. I chose it because the freeloaders have never been here. For myself, I would rather have spent my time just in Nice if I was not here with the kids. 

Some pics that Hubby took along the way:

 

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First.......I love the romper; it looks like a roper in the pics.

Second........the baked goods were everything.......plus fresh juice. You are right, there could have been a lot more time spent in Nice. I went almost 23 years ago and dream of this baked bread and cheese something I got at a market. 

Third........that casino looks amazing but why is this offered as part of a family excursion? Maybe because of the Bond films🤔??????

Lastly, the food looks off. I have never had UK menu and the pie really calls to me but.......... Like so many shrimps on that baby salad.........what is that trifle? How is any of this a taste of UK????

Also, I am glad the transatlantic I want is in Oct, so the heat might be bearable. 

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5 hours ago, Ampurp85 said:

First.......I love the romper; it looks like a roper in the pics.

Haha! Thank you. It’s a dress. It was hot and stuck to me, that’s probably why it looked like a romper in some shots. 

5 hours ago, Ampurp85 said:

Third........that casino looks amazing but why is this offered as part of a family excursion?

That is sort of my beef with this tour. Or at least if you are going to stop there, don’t dump us there for an hour. That is overkill. 

5 hours ago, Ampurp85 said:

Lastly, the food looks off. I have never had UK menu and the pie really calls to me but.......... Like so many shrimps on that baby salad.........what is that trifle?

The food has been edible. That is it. Trifle was a huge disappointment. However, like I mentioned, the dining crew makes up for it. That room service delivery that we found in our room upon returning yesterday, the red velvet cupcakes were actually from our waiter. I have never come across a waiter who sends his guests things! Thoroughly impressed by this crew on Voyager. 

4 hours ago, twangster said:

You really should try Celebrity.  At least once. 

Then once rid of freeloaders, SilverSea.  At least once.  

We are sailing the Reflection in a few weeks. I don’t know if I can convince Hubby to try Silver Seas at this point…

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7 hours ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

The food has been edible. That is it. the dining crew makes up for it.

This is exactly how we felt on our last cruise (Enchantment).  The food is what it is.  There's not much they can do to change that....but the service was incredible....the best we've ever had, including Star Class.  That in itself made us look forward to going to the MDR.

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Today we hopped on a bus for a 3 hour Ajaccio Scenic Tour. This tour again was just ok. We have never been here before so we wanted to get an overview of the place.

This tour achieved that, it was just a bit dry. Speaking of dry, Ajaccio is on a mountain and the landscape is quite dry here. 

The first stop was a park with a historical Napoleon landmark. We took a walk around to look at the monument and different plants in this area. D15 really like the plant viewing. 
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We decided to make this a shorter day because the next 5 days are going to be heavy full days. Hubby and I were really feeling the hustle and bustle of this sailing catch up to us today. We slept away almost the entire afternoon. Freeloaders chilled on their own around the ship.

Now getting ready to head off to dinner and probably going to bed right afterwards. Apologies if we are old and boring, but I was telling the family that we really need to prioritize our rest for the next 5 days. The busy nature of this sailing just reaffirms what I already know, it’s not worth it to us to sail a newer ship to Europe. I don’t feel bad at all going off to bed each night right after dinner. On Oasis or QN class, I would.

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18 minutes ago, LTR said:

Really cool seeing the Monaco harbour not set up for F1, I think I only ever see it dressed for the race! Did you see any celebs at the Casino?

I don’t follow any F1 stuff but D17 and her friends do. She loved seeing everything in Monaco. She said she will go back with her friends one day. I told her she better make lots of money 😂

There were people on the bus who were saying they saw someone famous getting into the purple Lamborghini, but I do not know who it was. 

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1 hour ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

Nope! That is Gen Z speak lol. It’s one of the better words. Half the things they say make no sense. One might assume they are having a stroke when they start talking 😂

Right?  I saw a  video  recently where gen X said a word/phrase and gen z said their equivalent. They made no sense to me at all. It’s like they  make weird things up just to be different. 

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1 hour ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

it’s not worth it to us to sail a newer ship to Europe

You know my feelings on smaller ships and I agree 100%. My only comparison is Alaska and I only have a handful of memories of what Radiance actually looks like b/c I didn't care... I was there to see Alaska (and also exhausted from 10 days on land before the cruise, lol).

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Dinner tonight was Taste of Italy. 

Our waiter actually brought up how much the MDR has changed since the restart. Kids were cracking up and eyeing each other because they apparently were counting down the seconds before I mentioned JL 👎👎it did not take me long. However, I did tell our dining staff what I shared on this blog. That they are amazing and more than make up for it. 

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6 hours ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

Nope! That is Gen Z speak lol. It’s one of the better words. Half the things they say make no sense. One might assume they are having a stroke when they start talking 😂

@TheBoss518 and I love using some of the new slang (poorly) with our kids and watching them cringe in horror, especially the daughter. It's so much fun🤣

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2 hours ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

We packed up our bags for tomorrow, ordered room service through Luisa this time, and headed off to bed. At least I am. Tomorrow we have a private tour of Florence & Pisa booked with LivTours. Someone should be meeting us on the dock at 7:45am. It’s an 8 hour tour. 

Ooo I’ll be super interested in this tour!  Can’t wait….

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