cayman09

Thanks, that's one of the hotels we are looking at. Also tried to book Albergo del Senato in Rome for pre-cruise 3 day stay but they're not accepting reservations until the end of this month. Hope you have a great time, we've got 11 months to look forward to ours.

Where are you staying in Venice? We're just starting to look for a 2025 post cruise stay.

I'm booked on an April 2025 Italy Intensive and asked for a PDF of excursions. Only the first port, Livorno was available and the AZ rep said no others were sales until 220 days out.

The PH aft wrap cabins on Riviera and Marina are somewhat smaller than other PH cabins on the same ships. Is that also the case on Vista?

Don't be worrying, this is but a small sample. There are literally thousands of positive customers. We were onboard Regatta for 18 days last year and have no regrets. Loved the ship, the crew and the food. One poor main course out of all of them. We've booked two more.

We were in 8044 on Regatta and liked it so much we stayed there again on Sirena. We even booked the location on Azamara Quest for next year (same R ship).

Was on Regatta last year and it was far from a mob scene. Very smooth & organized. Islands were welcoming.

From another Floridian, we were on Sirena in January and loved it. Great food in all venues and the staff was terrific.

We were very much HAL devotees, but as they grew their capacity we grew disenchanted. We sailed on Veendam 1,100 passengers, old Westerdam 1,500, Eurodam & Nieuw Amsterdam 2,100 and finally Nieuw Statendam at almost 2,700. The service and food suffered as the size increased and we finally said no more. We're happy with Oceania and hope they're not going the way of HAL. We are trying Azamara next year and I'll be watching other small ship lines as well.

Have never paid a fee and will never.

We passed on the 5% but jumped at the 7% offer. Maybe too quickly because 3 days later they came out with 10%. I'm happy with what I got but feel a bit burned missing out on that 10% offer because it came up so fast. That will fade though as we begin selecting our excursions next month and begin spending the OBC!!!!

Spent 18 days in 8044 on Regatta last year and 10 days in the same cabin on Sirena this year. Love the location and booked the same location on Azamara R ship next year.

Where do you plan to stay in Rome?

What is the cost of the culinary class?

Just off Sirena and the food in the dining room was very good to excellent. We regularly commented on how hot it was when served.