sjf156 :
We are planning a Mediterranean cruise sometime in September – November. There are various routes to choose from and I would love to hear from others on which stops are must see places. Here are a few of the various routes we are considering:
#1
Nice – France
Livorno (for Florence)
Civitavecchia (for Rome)
Sorrento
Dubrovnik
Venice
Venice
#2
Dover- UK
St. Malo – France
Bordeaux – France
Bordeaux – France
Bilbao – Spain
Lisbon – Portugal
Cadiz – Spain
Barcelona – Spain
Nice – Italy
#3
Piraeus (for Athens) – Greece
Kusadasi – Turkey
Kos
Bodrum- Turkey
Rhodes – Greek Island
Dubrovnik
Venice – Italy
Venice – Italy
#4
Venice – Italy
Venice – Italy
Korcula – Island
Corfu – Greece
Naxos (for Taormina), Sicily Italy
Sorrento
Sorrento
Civitavecchia (for Rome)
#5
Civitavecchia (for Rome)
Livorno (for Florence)
Golfe de Port
Ajaccio, Corsica
Marseilles
Ibiza Town
Palma de Mallorca
Monte Carlo
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I appreciate all of your thoughts and advice.
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My number one would be #3. The Greek islands, Dubrovnik and Venice are great destinations. My number 2 would probably be #5. Rome, Florence….Monte Carlo…wonderful! Enjoy!
I think #4 sounds the best. #5 sounds nice too.
My husband and I just came back from a Greek cruise in April. We went to Athens, Mykonos, Kusadasi, Patmos, Rhodes, Crete and Santorini – it was a 4 day cruise so they jammed a lot of ports in. I would recommend all of them except Kusadasi and Crete – in Kusadasi the store owners chased us trying to get us to buy their stuff, in Crete it was dirty – merely a shipping city that wasn’t impressive.
Whichever place you choose, do it for you – don’t let others on here convince you of one choice over another. HAVE A WONDERFUL TRIP
#4 sounds beautiful, especially with stops mostly in Italy and Greece.
As mentioned above, I too do NOT recommend going to Kusadasi – the people there make $5,000 a year at most so they are bound and determined to get you to buy something. They are rude, they only address men, and not everyone chooses to do the excursions so then you are stuck.
Corfu in Greece is BEAUTIFUL, you will enjoy it.
Both answers who said Kusadasi is a nasty port are correct. The ONLY nice place in Turkey is Istanbul and everybody knows this.
The best thing about Greece is the shopping – the stores are amazing, especially in Rhodes. In Athens, it is hectic, the roads are especially dangerous for driving and I think #4 or #5 are your best picks to travel to.