Horsegoer Posted March 20, 2018 #1 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Me and my wife are 38 and 43. We have been on many Caribbean cruises but are thinking about switching it up and doing the Mediterranean cruise(Barcelona, France, Italy). We have never been to Europe. Thinking bout going in July or September. Any feedback on this ship and the cruise or ports? Thank you very much!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted March 20, 2018 #2 Share Posted March 20, 2018 A lot less people and not as hot in September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlas000 Posted March 20, 2018 #3 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Symphony is a brand new ship. Has not had its inaugural sailing yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vagolferbob Posted March 20, 2018 #4 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Ditto on sept, may also have less kids. Barcelona is great, spend some pre/post time there, all the other ports have great tour options. Sent from my SM-T280 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted March 20, 2018 #5 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Ditto on sept, may also have less kids. Barcelona is great, spend some pre/post time there, all the other ports have great tour options. +1 on spending some time in Barcelona.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txbirddog Posted March 20, 2018 #6 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Me and my wife are 38 and 43. We have been on many Caribbean cruises but are thinking about switching it up and doing the Mediterranean cruise(Barcelona, France, Italy). We have never been to Europe. Thinking bout going in July or September. Any feedback on this ship and the cruise or ports? Thank you very much!!! September for sure! If you go to Florence, take a bus. Sign up for Fiat 500 Touring trip. Day trip to Tuscany. Fabulous experience in vintage Fiats. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norwich Cruiser Posted March 20, 2018 #7 Share Posted March 20, 2018 September for me. Not so sure it will have any less passengers but certainly less children. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXTROT Posted March 20, 2018 #8 Share Posted March 20, 2018 +1 on spending some time in Barcelona.:) +2. Spend at least 3 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshrich Posted March 20, 2018 #9 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Hello choose September, in July the weather can be unbearably hot and uncomfortable for site seeing. The other thing to remember is that unlike the Caribbean, in Europe a lot of the ports can be quite a distance from the place advertised, i.e Paris is a 2hr drive from Le Havre and Rome is an hour from Civitavecchia so you may want to budget more to do more excursions. Also, if you are not travelling with children there should be fewer around in September as the school term starts then. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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