flt1wjh Posted July 11, 2018 #1 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Hi, my wife and I are planning on taking a 7-night cruise of the Eastern Med and Greek Islands after doing a 10-day land tour of Italy for our 25th anniversary in June 2019. I really need help with picking which cruise would be best. We are trying to decide between NCL STAR out Venice on June 16, 2109, RCCL Rhapsody of the Seas out of Venice on June 15, 2019, or RCCL Jewel of Seas out of Rome on June 16, 2019. This would be our first time in Europe or the Greek Islands. Our Travel agent said he felt Italy was best seen by land and Greece best seen by sea, so thats why we are doing both the land tour and cruise. The price for all three cruises is about the same, so it comes down to the best ship and itinerary. Which one should I choose? I am open to other cruise suggestion as well. Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leaveitallbehind Posted July 12, 2018 #2 Share Posted July 12, 2018 If it is coming down to ship and itinerary, you'd have to let us know which itinerary each ship does. But research the ports of call to see what one would interest you the most and go from there. Itineraries equal, between RCI Rhapsody and Jewel, I would choose Jewel as the preferred ship. Never sailed with NCL so can't help there. Celebrity also has nice Med itineraries as well as a comparison, and any with their "S" class ships would be my choice with them - and probably over either RCI ship, in particular Rhapsody. Not that it isn't a nice ship - as it is - just prefer the others mentioned better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flt1wjh Posted July 12, 2018 Author #3 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Here are the itineraries- RCCL- Jewel of the Seas DatePortArriveDepartSunday, June 16Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy5:00pmMonday, June 17At SeaTuesday, June 18Santorini, Greece1:00pm10:00pmWednesday, June 19Mykonos, Greece8:00am7:00pmThursday, June 20Athens (Piraeus), Greece6:00am6:00pmFriday, June 21Olympia (Katakolon), Greece9:00am5:00pmSaturday, June 22At SeaSunday, June 23 Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy5:00am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flt1wjh Posted July 12, 2018 Author #4 Share Posted July 12, 2018 NCL STAR- DatePortArriveDepartSunday, June 16Venice, Italy5:00pmMonday, June 17Kotor, Montenegro2:00pm8:00pmTuesday, June 18Corfu, Greece10:00am4:00pmWednesday, June 19Santorini, Greece2:00pm10:00pmThursday, June 20Mykonos, Greece8:00am3:00pmFriday, June 21Argostoli, Greece9:00am3:00pmSaturday, June 22Dubrovnik, Croatia7:00am1:00pmSunday, June 23Venice, Italy8:00am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flt1wjh Posted July 12, 2018 Author #5 Share Posted July 12, 2018 RCCL Rhapsody DatePortArriveDepartSaturday, June 15Venice, Italy5:00pmSunday, June 16Dubrovnik, Croatia11:00am7:00pmMonday, June 17Kotor, Montenegro7:00am5:00pmTuesday, June 18At SeaWednesday, June 19Santorini, Greece7:00am5:00pmThursday, June 20Olympia (Katakolon), Greece9:00am5:00pmFriday, June 21At SeaSaturday, June 22Venice, Italy7:00am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Essiesmom Posted July 12, 2018 #6 Share Posted July 12, 2018 My preference would be the NCL Star itinerary. But either itinerary from Venice would be my preference over Civitavecchia, even though it is the only itinerary that includes Athens. EM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquahound Posted July 12, 2018 #7 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Concerning the ships and cruise lines, my choices in order would be Jewel, Rhapsody, Star. Concerning itinerary, my choices in order would be Star, Rhapsody, Jewel. So going by averages, I recommend Rhapsody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leaveitallbehind Posted July 12, 2018 #8 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Concerning the ships and cruise lines, my choices in order would be Jewel, Rhapsody, Star. Concerning itinerary, my choices in order would be Star, Rhapsody, Jewel. So going by averages, I recommend Rhapsody. I like your thought process! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flt1wjh Posted July 13, 2018 Author #9 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Thanks for all replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SummmerInKefalonia Posted July 15, 2018 #10 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Norwegian Star in my opinion has the best itinerary and as for the ship it would be a tie between Star and Jewel. But I think the best choice would be the Star one, many great calls and the ship is in a really good state. So Norwegian Star>Jewel ots>Rhapsody ots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flt1wjh Posted July 16, 2018 Author #11 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Thanks, we have decided on the STAR. Now we have to decide if a balcony is worth $2000 more than inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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