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Cool. Thank you.

Kat. Awesome first time cruiser resource. Should I share this now...? Way I see it is the earlier the better. I gotta be honest. I initiated this proposal to do a cruise reunion ( there's no better way to do so imo while still allowing others to choose what they wanna do during the stops) the common necessity woukd be all of us together for dinner. The rest is up to their choice.

This is awesome! Thanks alot. there will be quite a few first time cruisers. I will definitely share this document you provided. I have kept myself open to any questions from the group and there haven't been many but am waiting for the 'I heard the ships rock alot' etc... Thank you! I will go through the planning ones tonight.

Thanks Linda. We have always used '*****' for us personally but am open to whoever can do the best for us certainly. They currently have a drink package promo included. I'm hoping it's still there next year. To give you some context, I am hoping for at least 15 of us but we will see next November. The complexity of this is with me. I won't be able to select my holidays until Next November/Dec...it's a union process. At that point, I need to present my 2 weeks to the group and then it's quite the scramble because we all need to be on board to secure flights, deposits etc based on the 2 weeks I get....all I know is that it will be 2 consecutive weeks in July or August.I have been conditioning them all for the past 6 months so I hope they don't let me down lol. It looks as though NCL is the line that offers the itineraries we want so I have it narrowed down to Norwegian as well. Always open to tips from everyone. Great community here!

I'll consider that for sure. I'm just trying to make it as easy as possible for all. We would like to take an 8 to 10 day cruise so I will have to see if that fits in. Thanks.

I decided on Rome for the simple fact that it was a fair middle ground being we were coming from Canada and the others from the Middle East. I did also think it would give the others a great opportunity before or after to explore Rome since they were there tor anyone that wants to.

Great info and thanks for the hotel tip too. I really think it needs to be Rome but we'll see when booking comes up next year. I may put it to a vote.

I'm going to suggest arriving in Rome at least 2 days earlier minimum. Thx. 90 minutes seems far but I'm leaning towards Roma too.

Thank you very much for your reply. Great tip about using cruise transfers in case of anything, This planning is an undertaking but in some strange way truly excites me knowing that if I pull this off, it really could be a 'once in a lifetime' opportunity. I first put this out to the family 6 months ago with a 2 year window to allow for planning dates and finances. Everyone seems super enthusiastic but well see next November when it's time to place a deposit and commit.

Good day everyone and what a wonderful community here. Here's my situation. I'm planning a family reunion cruise for July or August of 2025. I have it narrowed down to 2 departure ports which are Rome and Barcelona as the itinerary is nearly identical. I'm trying to make it fair since the family members are concentrated in Canada and the Middle East and a Mediterranean cruise semsfair for both. We are all of Italian heritage so hitting Rome and Napoli is a bonus as that opens opportunities for our Italian relatives to potentially meet us for the day in Rome or Napoli. A few tips would be appreciated. In terms of making things as simplifiedas possible, is Rome and Barcelona equal for getting to ports etc? I read Barcelona is the closest to any port in Europe but should this be a deciding factor when rolling out our options? I'm the sole planner so I just want to present this properly. Thanks for your time, appreciate all feedback.