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7 hours ago, Roger88 said:

Are you sure that this cruise has not been canceled? Are you Italian? As far as I am concerned, Italy closed all its borders including ports. And it doesn't receive any ships either. Maybe it does not apply to its own ships and citizens. I dont know. But in any case, I am sure you will have to go through a few checks before you can get on board. Also be aware that if there are foreigners traveling with you, the ship has high chances of being denied back to Rome. Just saying    

I had a good laugh when I saw your question asking if I'm Italian! 

Anyway note that my original post is from 2/21 which is 3 weeks ago. By the way - my original question was answered satisfactorily by other posters the same day. A lot has changed since then. At that point, I believe Italy only had one virus case reported. I wouldn't (and can't) go there near term, but note that I said my plan was for a late August/early September timeframe which is 5-6 months from now. Border closings today are entirely irrelevant to that timeframe and cruises that far out are still scheduled. That said, we have not yet booked a cruise.  I do see that prices have come down over $200 per person since 2/21 for at least one itinerary/date we have been considering! 

Everyone - thank you for the excellent advice. It's been very helpful!

We are planning to book a 7 night cruise for late August/early September. Although the cruise starts and ends in Rome, I'm concerned there would not be time to actually do any sightseeing in Rome unless we fly in a day or two before or stay after. Any recommendations and tips would be appreciated. As this is our first trip to Europe we'd like to keep the logistics as simple as possible.