July 2009 Weddings
Kate&Mark
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Has anyone done a cruise in Europe?
Anything you liked/ didn't like? Good way for first-timers to get a taste of things?
I looked them up on a whim last night, and they're significantly cheaper than the tour we wanted. Like, $2k per person less. And they hit a whole bunch of ports in Italy and Southern France, which is what we wanted to do - and then there's still budget to go up to Paris for a few days.
Re: Has anyone done a cruise in Europe?
We haven't, our trip this past summer was my first time in Europe. However, when I was doing my research for that trip, I looked into all the different options: doing it on our own, tour, cruise, etc... We went with the tour because it gave us more time in each area, but we weren't totally on our own, and had some guidance about what to see, what was worth missing, where to eat, etc... And, all of our lodging and transportation was taken care of.
If you post about this on the travel board, you'll get lots of "I would never do a cruise because I want to be immersed in the culture and spend more time in one place, etc..." comments. In your case, if it came down to doing a cruise or not going at all, I would say definitely do the cruise. You're still getting to see lots of places you want to see, and you can always go back to the places you love. Plus, it keeps you from spending a lot of time in a place you don't love as much as you thought you would. And, most of those people who wouldn't do a cruise wouldn't do a tour either.
My 2 big reservations about a cruise would be the amount of time wasted traveling from a port to the place you want to spend the day (for example, the port for Rome is Citavecchia I think, and it's about 90 minutes from the port to the city), and the food. In Italy, the food was absolutely wonderful, and a huge part of our experience. On a cruise, since your food is included, I'm not sure how much you'd want to eat off of the ship.
Good luck with the planning! This part can be as frustrating as it is exciting, but once you're there, it's so worth it!!!
I did! I didn't get a chance to look over them until now, but we'll def be lumping them into our considerations.
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This part. I know that if DH had food included, he would not be a fan of eating elsewhere, and I feel like we would have missed out on some very yummy food. But as someone else said, if it is the difference between going and not going at all, I would go for it. Europe is amazing. Also, I know you said previously you weren't interested in doing in on your own, but if you change your mind I can give you some tips and recommendations. We booked our entire trip this summer on our own and were very pleased with everything. It was perfect for us.
There's totally pros to each. I hate having to make decisions.
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Lol... I like this.
Personally... even if the amounts were similar, I'd probably do the cruise... you just can't beat the relaxation and total "vacation" feel of it... so long as you can find one that goes to the places you already want to see... if the prices were way off and the cruise is way less expensive... there'd be no decision to make for me... I absolutely LOVE cruises. The hubs absolutely loved it too.
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