Fave Med cruise ports

[mitch84]

We are getting married in March, and having a mini-moon after the wedding of 3 days in Paris.

We're hoping to have a few months of getting money back up, then go away for a week, so Aug/Sept/Oct.

I'll have a good look at RCI and P&O, as whilst I can't see any drinks offerings, sometimes you can get on board credit, so I'll check that out.

I'm thinking of trying to leave from Venice or Barcelona maybe, so we could go the day before perhaps.

I like the idea of Santorini and Kotor, so will have a good rummage. The wedding planning is coming to a halt really, just need to sort bridesmaid dresses then nothing much to do for a bit, so will really get into sorting this

Thanks for all help

[meboo]

Ps - from spring next year, P&O are including gratuities in their fares so you won’t need to add that on

[mitch84]

Well I think I’ve found it.

NCL on the Star, in September, leaving from Venice on a Sunday, so we could go to Venice Fri night or Sat morning and have a romantic night in Venice.

It’s a Greek Isles/Adriatic cruise so it goes to Kotor (new one for me), Corfu, Santorini, Mykonos, Kefalonia and Dubrovnik, before landing back in Venice. No sea days at all, in port every day.

I love Greece but haven’t been to all those places, and I embarked/disembarked in Dubrovnik so only had 2 hours or so, be nice to go for another wander..

Just need to persuade my OH now that this is exactly what he wants to do.

[SquishTheWhale]

Originally Posted by mitch84

Well I think I’ve found it.

NCL on the Star, in September, leaving from Venice on a Sunday, so we could go to Venice Fri night or Sat morning and have a romantic night in Venice.

It’s a Greek Isles/Adriatic cruise so it goes to Kotor (new one for me), Corfu, Santorini, Mykonos, Kefalonia and Dubrovnik, before landing back in Venice. No sea days at all, in port every day.

I love Greece but haven’t been to all those places, and I embarked/disembarked in Dubrovnik so only had 2 hours or so, be nice to go for another wander..

Just need to persuade my OH now that this is exactly what he wants to do.

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That's a really nice itinerary, sounds great! Nice that its sunday-sunday too so you can have a day in Venice and not use up any extra holiday days

[mitch84]

Originally Posted by SquishTheWhale

That's a really nice itinerary, sounds great! Nice that its sunday-sunday too so you can have a day in Venice and not use up any extra holiday days

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Exactly. My fiancé is self employed with two businesses, one of them involving horses, so we literally never get away for longer than a weekend together. This honeymoon will be a big concession for him, so the fact I could make it 8-9 nights with only 5 days off the main business for him is a big win

[Omega1]

Great itinerary, love cruising the Adriatic/ Greek Islands. It’s really cheap to rent a car on Santorini and you can get up to Oia before the cruise ship tours, then when it starts to get busy head down to the Sigalas Winery for a lovely lunch before heading off to explore the south of the island. A brilliant day.

[MrsBC]

Originally Posted by mitch84

Well I think I’ve found it.

NCL on the Star, in September, leaving from Venice on a Sunday, so we could go to Venice Fri night or Sat morning and have a romantic night in Venice.

It’s a Greek Isles/Adriatic cruise so it goes to Kotor (new one for me), Corfu, Santorini, Mykonos, Kefalonia and Dubrovnik, before landing back in Venice. No sea days at all, in port every day.

I love Greece but haven’t been to all those places, and I embarked/disembarked in Dubrovnik so only had 2 hours or so, be nice to go for another wander..

Just need to persuade my OH now that this is exactly what he wants to do.

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That sounds really nice!

[danisleigh]

We are doing an 11 nighter from Venice on the star this July doing split, Dubrovnik, kotor, Athens, Santorini, Corfu, Kefalonia, Rhodes and Mykonos with no sea days, can’t wait!

[mitch84]

Well I ran it past him, and he's keen to go after Oct half term as its not too hot, he's worried Sept might be sweltering.
So we're going to do that, but bizarrely there is one sea day, and Mykonos is skipped off. To be fair its the one I'm least sold on..
I think one sea day is ok for relaxing and checking out the facilities anyway

Thanks for all help