rockyrigatony

Thank you Clarea. That's very helpful. We're also spending a couple days in Barcelona & Madrid after the cruise so I'll have to check if the hotels also have the outlets we'll need.

Great info and just in time. Thanks to all of you.

One more question: Did you need a plug adapter on the ship or land hotels to charge phones and ipads? If so, I'll need to get one quick.

2 more weeks before we leave!

Linda

Does the ship have ATMs available? I'm guessing they do if there's a casino.

Did you take the all access tour of the ship? If so, was it worth it?

What about the beverage packages? We're not wine drinkers or even big drinkers, for that matter. Is this worth doing?

Thanks for any help.

Linda;)

I'll pass this on to hubby. And for the women?

Hi All,

I haven't cruised in several years so I'm interested in just how dressy formal night is these days. I've heard that it's quite a range from street dress to cocktail dress and even pants. On casual nights, are capris and the like acceptable? Does the later seating make a difference?

Because we'll be spending a few days in Madrid after the cruise, I'm curious about laundry services on the ship. Is it available on a 7-day cruise? Would you recommend using? It would definitely help when trying to pack light.

Also, I read that weather that time of year is in the 70's but I'm not sure of the evenings when sailing. I'm trying NOT to pack for every possibility.

Thanks for all your help.

Rocky

Just read several replies and gleaned all kinds of great info for our cruise in October. Some of my questions were answered even before I posted them! Thanks to all of you.

Speaking of October, I'm reading I should expect temps in the 70's for this area. Does that seem reasonable? Coming from upstate NY, I'm calling that glorious. How about evenings?

We're also staying in Barcelona then Madrid for a couple days each and want to pack as light as possible. Gonna be tough for a 12 day trip. Is there laundry service on board?

Hi Smiley,

We'll be doing this cruise in early October and found your comments so far terrific. Keep them coming.

The excursions really add up quickly for 2 people so I'm happy to hear there are more affordable alternatives. So far I've liked the description of these two:

• Monaco & Monte Carlo at the Nice stop
  
• Capri w/out lunch at the Naples stop
  

Did you do (or plan to do) either? Comments? Not sure what to do in other ports. Hence my questions:

• Does the ship dock close enough to the port or do we need to take a tender to go on land?
  
• In some ports is there enough to interest us if we just want to walk around & lunch on our own where the ship docks rather than take an excursion?
  

It's been a long time since we've cruised and both were in the Caribbean. Our European travels have all been land-based so far. This will be our first European cruise and we're very excited.