Mediterranean Cruise
Everyone must try the experience of a cruise holiday at least once in their life. It's absolutely not something for old people... on the contrary!! If you use it in the right way it is a good opportunity to see multiple countries and cultures at the same time. Basically, if you have never been abroad, with a good cruise tour you can even see 3 different states in a single holiday! I took my first cruise when I was 17! And if I tell you that I booked it myself, will you believe me? Now don't ask me which site because I really don't remember.. (maybe at the time it could also be done on Expedia but I'm not sure..) but already at that time I was messing around with the PC.. I believe that in the end I I found myself working in a travel agency... it was practically destiny!! :) Having said that.. with cruises, 2 children under 18 travel "for free" in a cabin with 2 paying adults! Or rather... they just pay the port taxes and tips but not the cabin fee. So we wanted to take advantage of my last summer as a minor and together with my family, we decided to take our first cruise! I booked the MSC Sinfonia departing from Genoa and with this itinerary: Montecarlo, Valencia, Tunisi, Malta and Civitavecchia.
For me, I think that summer was one of the most beautiful spent with my parents! I remember having a lot of fun and making a lot of acquaintances! Every evening I found myself with these new Italian and foreign friends in the disco while every day we docked in new places! Even though my parents aren't really into "cultural visits"... but on that occasion we saw both Valencia, Tunis and Malta. We practically only avoided Montecarlo (since we had seen it and seen it again...) and Civitavecchia. In these two days we chose to stay on board the ship and enjoy the attractions it offers... (entertainment, swimming pool, food on board already included in the cost of the cabin, etc...). Let's say that staying on board also has its own reason, even if you can do it for just a day or two... no more... otherwise the concept of a cruise wouldn't make sense! The only flaw we can say is the "navigation" day. In these cases, unfortunately, the day is difficult... since no one gets off and everyone is on board, therefore queues everywhere, chaos and crowds in every corner of the ship. So my advice is to, when booking a cruise, look for the one that has the fewest sailing days possible!
--> The same thing that I did on my second cruise. This time I chose to try the Costa Luminosa, with its tour of the Eastern Mediterranean that didn't even have a day of sailing! In this case the departure was scheduled from the port of Trieste to reach first Croatia with the port of Dubrovnik, then Montenegro with Kotor, to then descend to the Greek islands of Kefalonia and Corfu and go up towards Brindisi and finally another small stop in Croatia in Zadar and then return to Trieste. Truly a beautiful and at the same time exhausting itinerary which I will summarize below with some images: