OleMissSamfordMom

My husband and I loved the class we took on Marina last year! I think it was definitely worth it. Lots of fun…easy to follow and delicious food accompanied by wine throughout. We have made the entire meal about 7 or 8 times at home for friends since returning home because you get all the recipes. We enjoyed it so much that we signed up for 2 on our upcoming cruise on Riviera.

I don’t know if any are ever added, but on our sea day they’ve got one from 10-12 and another 4-6.

They are $89 per person for each class.

We did a 4-6 pm class and had so much fun! So delicious! We just stopped by the buffet for a few bites later on since we had eaten Steak Diane, salad with homemade creamy vinaigrette, green beans almondine, and pots de crème (plus they served wine throughout!). I just wouldn’t suggest eating at a specialty restaurant that night. It was a highlight of our time onboard!

Thank you so much for your lovely response. I hope you enjoy tonight's show, as well as the 2 remaining production shows. And yes, I am so very proud of her! What an amazing job...getting to travel the world doing what you love to do!

I'm happy to hear how much you enjoyed the "Lights Camera Action" show last night, as my daughter is one of the Riviera singers, and she loves that show too! It's definitely a challenging one, since she tells me she has 10 wig/costume changes in the 40 minutes! She'll be so excited to hear you loved it! My husband and I are looking forward to seeing them all when we sail on Riviera this fall. Those kids certainly work hard! I hope you enjoy the rest of your cruise!

I have no experience either! This one had lots of great reviews, and I liked that it started in Campo de' Fiori, which was right around the corner from our hotel, and ended near the Pantheon. The first stop was for meats, cheeses and wine. Then we had stops for suppli (which was amazing), pizza, fried artichokes (delicious!) and ended with gelato. But the stories our guide told us as we explored just made the tour!

My husband and I loved the one called “Rome Street Food Tour with Local Guide” by Raphael Tours. You can find it on Viator and Trip Advisor. We did the evening one on our night in Rome before our cruise. The food was delicious and our guide was terrific! She told amazing stories about the history of Rome and the food. And it is only about $50/person. I highly recommend it.

My husband and I stayed at the Hotel Damaso in November before our cruise and loved it. Fantastic location and the absolute best breakfast! We really liked the rooftop terrace too. Nice, clean room and very helpful and pleasant front desk staff.

I hope it works out for you! Good luck!

Thank you for all this info. Our cruise is an NCL (Oceania) one too and I thought it might possibly work just like you mentioned.

Thank you so much!

Thank you for this! Good to know.

We are about to book a cruise for next fall that disembarks in Trieste. For those who have done this, what is the quickest way to get to Venice to fly back to the US? Private transfer? Who would you recommend and how long is the ride? What is the approximate price? I'm a bit concerned because the ship docks at 8:00 AM but most of the flights I'm looking at all leave at about 1:15 PM...don't think we could possibly make this so maybe the best thing would be to stay overnight. Would prefer to leave that day due to husband wanting to get back to work. Thanks for any advice!

Thank you so much, and yes, I will be too!!