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Day 3– La Spezia

 

This was a great port for us, we opted to do the Cinque Terre and were not disappointed with the views. We bought the Cinque Terra card which allowed us to use the local train, wifi and access all the walking trails.

 

We did a few of the trails before opting to take the train to visit the remaining villages. It took us around 25 minutes to return to La Spezia from the furthest away village.

 

Once we got back to the ship we headed to the lawn and just relaxed before heading back to the room to get ready for the evening.

We went to the MDR once again and could not fault the food, this was the same for the entire cruise.

I know it has been a while now, but I am going on this exact same itinerary essentially the exact same dates (May 28th-June 8th) this year. A few questions and hopefully you can remember - thanks in advance!

1. What time was All-Aboard vs. Departure, especially for La Spezia? This is my first Med. cruise, last year did Caribbean on the Reflection and I think all-aboard was typically 15 mins before the scheduled departure but I can't find much online regarding these ports-of-call. I know Villefranche as a tender port will likely be a bit earlier, maybe 45 mins ahead of departure for the last tender?

2. How was tendering off at Villefranche? We are not taking a ship excursion and are not in a suite and not statused (yet), so we won't get priority. When did they start offering tender tickets (was it the night before since it's a 7 AM arrival or that morning, and around what time)? Did you wait long to get off the ship? We have an 8 AM private tour scheduled, do you think that's doable?

SHIP: Reflection

CABIN #: 7243

DECK #: 7

CLASS: 1A

AREA: Midship

BED NEAR: Balcony

QUIET?: Yes

BALCONY VIEW: Excellent. Down and Out.

BALCONY SIZE: One of the larger hump balconies

WIND A PROBLEM?: No

SOOT A PROBLEM?: No

PROBLEMS/COMMENTS: We loved it. Loved the "hump" balcony. Loved the location near the elevator but not noisy. It was super convenient.