11 Crucial Tips for Your FIRST Mediterranean Cruise

Hi Linda, your tips are spot on! My wife is a virtuoso travel advisor and we did the Italian French Riviera back in late May on Celebrity Beyond with Captain Kate. We love Celebrity as a cruise line and choose them specifically because it has an overnight in La Spezia so we could do an all day to Cinque Terre and come back late. Portofino was our favorite beautiful stop! Italy was a AWESOME trip ❤ Thanks again.

There’s more to see in Rome than Barcelona. You only need two to three days for Barcelona but need at least 4 days in Rome. Only need two to 3 days for Venice and at least 5 days in Paris.

One of the most informative videos that I have watched. Thank you.

Thank you SO much for these tips! You quite literally saved us $600 on flights since we found a WAY better deal through Royal Caribbean's Air 2 Sea program!! Seriously thank you so much for all of the advice since we have our 10 year anniversary cruise this June!!

Wow Thank you. I am binging Youtube videos and just when I think I am an ArmChair Cruise Expert..... You bring up things that I have not heard. I sincerely appreciate all the info. Currently trying to pick a Mediterranean Cruise for our 20th anniversary...... Again Thanks

I beg to differ i never saw any difference between princess and celebrity then i did when i was on the smaller royal Caribbean ship. Been on many cruises and royal Caribbean smaller ships are my favorite by far!

Terrific no nonsense, informational video. Great. I sooooo can't stand these cruise videos where the host/hostess tries to be some quasi entertainer/comedian. 👍

Some great tips, but the background music got so annoying we couldn’t finish it. Hopefully you can just go without it next time, or find something that doesn’t have such a short repeat. 😊

Lots of good tips. I have been doing lots of research to plan for our European cruise and you are right, booking your flight through the cruise company was way cheaper than doing it on your own. And that was with Viking, but I have since decided to go with Celebrity (probably why your video was recommended to me because I’ve been searching “Celebrity” a lot). I’m saving your video so I can watch it again when we get ready to book our cruise. Thank you!

Best informational video I have seen. A lot of common sense and hands on information.

Very informative. Great video. Thank you. Our first Mediterranean crusie Feb 28, 2024 on the Inaugaural sail of Sun Princess. Looking forward to it. I used to work in the Middle East and transiting through Heathrow frequently. You are absolutely correct. You'll need at least 4 hours to get through security, custom and more security before you can get to your departure gate. There, you may still have to go through security before you board at your gate. Their tight security began after Pan Am Flt 103 exploded over Lockerbie Scotland by the shoe bomber, killing all 259 on board.

We just came back from our cruise. Flights changed 3 times. Missed out on a full day in Rome. Still liked what we saw. Norwegian Epic was good, not great. Really did not have enough time in Pompeii. Highlight was definitely Palma. Pisa was nice, but didn’t need all that time to see the main attraction.

if not taking ship excursions book rail train tickets way in advance. germany austria eastern europe scandinavia you usually can buy museum tickets day of. holland france italy spain you absolutely need Timed reservations. asia australia it is worth upgrading.

Very informative video! We are thinking about doing a Mediterranean cruise next year, can you tell me how or where can you get Euros?

Good video...I agree, the food in Italy did not blow me away either and I still love Olive Garden haha.

This was so helpful and informative! Thank you!

Great stuff. FYI your music bed is like an annoying mosquito But love the rest. Ty

Thank you ! There are so many things to consider in this video.

Great advice. So appreciated. Thank you ❤

Any specific travel insurance company you recommend?