Hello all-- I'm a long time member who cannot access an old account-- but I've been lurking here for many years! I'm about to celebrate the BIG 40 with my partner kids-free.
We are planning a Med cruise and hoping to hit Santorini as well as either Rome or Venice in Sept 2023.
We most recently cruised the Carnival Liberty (I'm a sucker for the fun ships since about 2002 when I sailed the Holiday) last month and Virgin Rockstar in June.
We are down to three options:
1. Celebrity Aqua class on Infinity- I've done AQ before and LOVED it! The price is nice and good perks. We also love a good spa. Virgin has the best spa I've seen on water.
2. MSC Yacht club on Divina-- never sailed them and hadn't considered it before due to the terrible reviews and reported nickel and dime. But the YC balcony is only a few hundred more than the Celebrity Aqua and is mostly inclusive.
But the Divina itinerary is awesome except it's 2 sea days and our time is very limited in Europe.
3. The best itinerary is on Enchanted Princess-- best price but also just a balcony with decent perks/drinks included.
And I'm worried we will be bored. We love to relax and sit by a chill pool and have great drinks and food! But we like comedy, passenger shows, trivia and bar crawls. Give me a sing a long piano bar please!
We would love exclusive spaces, but if the whole ship has a high end vibe and not a lot of kids, we can let that go.
Can anyone shed some light? I'm open to all experiences and grateful for advice.