jlbartley Posted July 6 #1 Share Posted July 6 I haven’t been on a cruise in a long time and my husband has never been on one. I’m looking at 2 different Celebrity European cruises and trying to determine if there’s a reason to do one over the other. I’ve been on RC, Norwegian and Disney and we prefer good food although don’t need gourmet, solid entertainment and aren’t partiers. We’re mainly looking at a cruise ship as a moving hotel with dining included;) https://www.celebritycruises.com/itinerary-details/11-night-adriatic-med-from-athens-piraeus-greece?groupId=IN11ATH-1039355710&packageID=IN11M281&sDT=2024-11-04&cCD=CO https://www.celebritycruises.com/itinerary-details/10-night-rome-to-barcelona-cruise-from-rome-civitavecchia-italy?groupId=CS10ROM-987288726&packageID=CS10M346&sDT=2024-10-28&cCD=CO Prices are very similar, the Infinity has an extra sea day which I don’t know we need but it is cheaper. Any reason you would chose one over the other? I’ve also considered this Norwegian. The couple of Norwegian cruises I’ve been on I thought the food was mediocre compared to RC and Disney so was leaning toward one of the Celebrity cruises. https://www.ncl.com/cruises/9-day-mediterranean-round-trip-barcelona-italy-france-and-spain-ESCAPE9BCNCEQLIVCIVNAPCAGPMIIBZBCN?destinations=4294949354,4294949395,4294949385&sailMonths=4294949362,4294949361&numberOfGuests=4294949461&stateroomcategorymeta=4294949452&sortBy=price&autoPopulate=f&from=resultpage&itineraryCode=ESCAPE9BCNCEQLIVCIVNAPCAGPMIIBZBCN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lastdance Posted July 6 #2 Share Posted July 6 (edited) @jlbartley I could not get the second cruise, but have enjoyed all of the ports on the first one. Mallorca is a great and adventurous island that has a wild side to it with lots of beauty. I would be a little concerned with the age of the ship, mostly due to my own personal love of new ships; however, the Adriatic is beautiful. Edit: I was just able to get the second Celebrity cruise. My choice would be the same; Marseille, IMHO, is not a great city, but if you tour outside it, maybe you would enjoy it. Next year is Italy’s jubilee, but that would not concern you in the fall. I am not familiar with Disney at all. Edited July 6 by Lastdance Able to click on the second Celebrity cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NMTraveller Posted July 6 #3 Share Posted July 6 I would chose the first one myself. I have a preference for more eastern. Both are good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cw2go Posted July 6 #4 Share Posted July 6 I've sailed to all of these ports IMO #1 is a better itinerary. Kotor and Dubrovnik are wonderful ports and there is tons to do out of Naples and Florence is amazing. Enjoy which ever you choose, Patty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom and Ingrid Posted July 6 #5 Share Posted July 6 We've done two (Turkey & Greece and then Spain & Portugal) and headed to Norwegian Fjords at the end of the month. So, those three 😄 But our next one would be an Italy/Croatia most likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlbartley Posted July 6 Author #6 Share Posted July 6 Thank you all so much. This is helpful. I was originally leaning towards the 11 night Adriatic but then wasn’t sure if the 3rd night at sea was ideal and saw that the Constellation tends to get better reviews than the Infinity although that might be a minor difference. I really appreciate hearing everyone’s experiences. I was also trying to decide on balcony or just ocean view. I’ve never had a balcony and like the idea but also wasn’t sure how much it would be usable this time of year and there are limited selections available. It’s about $1000 cheaper for the oceanview vs balcony. Thoughts on that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaBag Posted July 6 #7 Share Posted July 6 (edited) I would pick the first also. We have been to all the ports except Kotor and Dubrovnik and we will fix that in Aug on the Constellation. Note on the first cruise Aqua class is the same price as Concierge. That would be a plus for us. We were typing at the same time. Definitely a balcony! We can't afford suites but we never cruise without a balcony..usually AQ class and enjoy it very much. BTW, AQ class has its own dining room (Blu) in case you are not familiar with Celebrity. Whatever you choose, have a great cruise and I hope your DH falls in love with cruising. Edited July 6 by TeaBag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom47 Posted July 6 #8 Share Posted July 6 I would also pick the first. I recommend a balcony. We always book a mid ship balcony. I like to take pictures of the sunset and the moon from our balcony. DH likes to sit and read in her bathrobe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lastdance Posted July 6 #9 Share Posted July 6 (edited) 2 hours ago, jlbartley said: Thank you all so much. This is helpful. I was originally leaning towards the 11 night Adriatic but then wasn’t sure if the 3rd night at sea was ideal and saw that the Constellation tends to get better reviews than the Infinity although that might be a minor difference. I really appreciate hearing everyone’s experiences. I was also trying to decide on balcony or just ocean view. I’ve never had a balcony and like the idea but also wasn’t sure how much it would be usable this time of year and there are limited selections available. It’s about $1000 cheaper for the oceanview vs balcony. Thoughts on that? If money is an issue, choose the ocean view; the Adriatic can be a little rough in late October etc., but Mother Nature has her own agenda. Edited July 6 by Lastdance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordylad Posted July 7 #10 Share Posted July 7 number 1 with two cracking places to stay beginning /end and some great ports inbetween. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLP12 Posted July 7 #11 Share Posted July 7 I've done both itineraries, also. If I had to choose, I would go with the first one. Greece is beautiful and the people are very friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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