Itinerary Help - a 3rd Option

[Jacaluke]

Yesterday I asked for your help between 2 itineraries - all feedback I received was very positive for the 1st itinerary with HAL (see below).  Could I please ask if you could have a look at this 3rd itinerary for May 2025 and let me know what you think comparing it with the other 2:

 

1st Itinerary

 

14 nights on Nieuw Statendam - Departing Sept 20 2025

Barcelona; Valletta; Alexandria (Egypt) overnight; Cyprus; Rhodes; Bodrum; Istanbul; Athens.

We have 2nights in Barcelona and Athens at the start and end of the cruise

 

2nd Itinerary

 

10 nights on Norwegian Breakaway - Departing 3rd June 2025

Barcelona; Cannes; Livorno (overnight); Rome; Naples; Messina; Valletta; Cagliari; Palma de Mallorca; Barcelona

We have 2 nights Barcelona prior to cruise

 

3rd Itinerary

 

10 nights on Celebrity Ascent - departing May 16 2025

Rome; Katakolon; Corfu; Dubrovnik; Split; Bar (Montenegro); Messina; Naples; Rome

We have 2 nights in Rome prior to cruise.

 

We have sailed on both HAL and NCL before and love both - have not sailed with Celebrity.  It will just be my husband and I are we are late 40's/early 50's.

 

Any comments/suggestions would be welcome, thank-you.

[marazul]

See your other post.

Number 1 is tops.

[Hlitner]

14 days on the NS vs 10 days on the Ascent?  We not only prefer the NS itinerary, but it would be difficult to pass up those extra 4 days on a cruise.  Option 1!

 

Hank