Jen516 Posted June 6, 2009 #1 Share Posted June 6, 2009 I have been researching and pouring over these posts for a few weeks now and I need to make a decision! I keep switching back and forth between these two cruises, so please, advise us on what to choose. This is for our 10 year anniversary (and we wanted a 7 night cruise where we could fly non-stop into the departure port) Ship: ms Nieuw Amsterdam Ports of Call: Venice, Italy; Dubrovnik, Croatia; Katakolon, Greece; Corfu, Greece; Kotor, Croatia; Split, Croatia; Ravenna Italy Departure Port: Venice, Italy Departure Dates: Jul 04, 2010 BENEFITS: Brand new ship, a new cruise line for us with "new" things to do like cooking classes, a bit more luxurious, not as many kids, more "exotic" itinerary (?) DISADVANTAGES: New ship could come with MANY issues (I read all of the Eurodam Inaugural reviews.) Do we really want to be guinea pigs? Also, older crowd (not that we care that much...) OR Ship Name: Splendour Of The Seas Departure Port: Venice, Italy Ports of Call: Venice, Italy; Dubrovnik, Croatia; Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey; Santorini, Greece; Corfu, Greece; Venice, Italy 2010 Date(s): 26 Jun BENEFITS: Established ship, good reviews on cruise critic, two days a sea to "rest," goes to Santorini which I am very excited about DISADVANTAGES: Older ship, many more kids than HAL, "been there done that" to us since we have sailed RCCL a number of times (but we like it). I welcome any/all advice. I am having such a hard time with this! Thanks, Jen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipmaster Posted June 6, 2009 #2 Share Posted June 6, 2009 I have been researching and pouring over these posts for a few weeks now and I need to make a decision! I keep switching back and forth between these two cruises, so please, advise us on what to choose. This is for our 10 year anniversary (and we wanted a 7 night cruise where we could fly non-stop into the departure port) Ship: ms Nieuw Amsterdam Ports of Call: Venice, Italy; Dubrovnik, Croatia; Katakolon, Greece; Corfu, Greece; Kotor, Croatia; Split, Croatia; Ravenna Italy Departure Port: Venice, Italy Departure Dates: Jul 04, 2010 BENEFITS: Brand new ship, a new cruise line for us with "new" things to do like cooking classes, a bit more luxurious, not as many kids, more "exotic" itinerary (?) DISADVANTAGES: New ship could come with MANY issues (I read all of the Eurodam Inaugural reviews.) Do we really want to be guinea pigs? Also, older crowd (not that we care that much...) OR Ship Name: Splendour Of The Seas Departure Port: Venice, Italy Ports of Call: Venice, Italy; Dubrovnik, Croatia; Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey; Santorini, Greece; Corfu, Greece; Venice, Italy 2010 Date(s): 26 Jun BENEFITS: Established ship, good reviews on cruise critic, two days a sea to "rest," goes to Santorini which I am very excited about DISADVANTAGES: Older ship, many more kids than HAL, "been there done that" to us since we have sailed RCCL a number of times (but we like it). I welcome any/all advice. I am having such a hard time with this! Thanks, Jen Tie breaker be the ports, I'd lean toward the second one with Ephesus. I didn't think much of that port, just a stop before the big attraction Istanbul. I was wrong, we really enjoyed the ruins and wished we had more then the half day we got. European is all about the ports, pick the one that gives you the ports and most time in the ones you really want to visit. You'll spend so little time on the ship with 8-12 hours in port that its little more then your moving hotel except for the few sea days you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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