first European trip

We are thinking of heading to Europe for the first time next year, and
want to cruise the Mediterranean.

Would like to see Spain, Italy, Greece, maybe Turkey, ten or so days
would be good.

Any suggestions as to lines, times of year, itineraries?

Thanks in advance.

On Sep 22, 10:13 am, "Mr. V" <allagosh...@> wrote:
> We are thinking of heading to Europe for the first time next year, and
> want to cruise the Mediterranean.
>
> Would like to see Spain, Italy, Greece, maybe Turkey, ten or so days
> would be good.
>
> Any suggestions as to lines, times of year, itineraries?
>
> Thanks in advance.

Go to vacationstogo to search ... you can put in what ports etc. you
want and things pop up ...
We did the RT Rome on the Carnival Freedom and had a great time ...
able to see Rome (an overnight at the end), Pompeii, Florence/Pisa,
Athens, Katakolon, Rhodes, Izmir and Istanbul ...
We also did Portugual Spain Gibraltar at the end of a transatlantic on
the NCL Jade for a similar great time ...
Generally the cruises are RT from Barcelona for Italy/Spain or RT Rome
for Italy/Greece/Turkey .... although I have seen Grand Mediterranean
one way Barcelona-Istanbul ... the search I recommended should show
them all ...

Go in the early spring or late fall ... These are mostly walking
around seeing the different places outside ... and a temp in the 60's
is very nice ... in the summer (late spring, early fall even) ... it
gets unbearably hot ... one doesn't want to climb the hill to the top
of the Parthenon in 90 degree heat ...

"Tom K" <tkanitra@> wrote in message
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>
> If I was going to do the Med, I'd probably look at Celebrity, Oceania,
> Azamara, and Cunard. But that's me.

Don't forget HAL, Tom...We had a roundtrip Mediterranean cruise Venice to
Venice in May of 2004 that was wonderful!
It also went to Samos which I have not seen on any ship's itinerary since
and it was such a beautiful island. The new Westerdam had just completed its
maiden voyage and we were on its second one. Our first Mediterranean cruise
was on the Ren 7 when it was still in business. Both were spectacular
cruises!

--Jean