Cruising to Spain and Italy

Monday, April 11th, 2011 at 4:33 pm

When you look for other European cruise ports in Italy, you will see that there are so many to look forward to. So, there is the island of Sardinia which is near the Emerald Coast. When you are in Naples and viewing the amazing sites, certainly don’t miss the small trip to Pompeii.

Pompeii is an excavation of this well known lost city. If you decide to have a stop in Livorna you will get to have permission to approach the Florence, and the famous Leaning Tower. Other European cruise ports in Italy are the island of Sardinia along the Emerald Coast; the city of Naples, overlooked by Mount Vesuvius; and the magical island of Capri.

While in Naples, don’t miss the short trip to Pompeii to the excavation of this famed lost city. A stop in Livorna will allow you access to Pisa to visit the famous Leaning Tower, and Florence, where you can visit the famed Medici family art collection at Palazzo Pitti.

European cruises tend to be expensive relative to North American cruises, especially when one adds the cost of airfare from the U.S. However, cruising is a way of controlling your costs by pre-paying most of your expenses in U.S. dollars. In addition, most European cruise ports are user-friendly and can be thoroughly explored for about $10 per person Cruises from Barcelona are an ideal way of enjoying a variety of Med Cruises. You can add a few nights in one of Europe’s finest cities and there are itineraries from 7 to 11 nights on a variety of ships.

European river cruises in Spain start in Seville. This takes a head towards Guadalquivir by touching Mediterranean part of Portugal towards the Guadiana into Spain again.

In this European river cruise Spain coach ride and guided tour of Cordoba are usual.

You could cruise Spain and Portugal, Madeira and then the Canaries. That takes us south of the Azores High, in the typically easterly circulation, with lows well to the north. This is about 5800 miles to the Bahamas via the West Indies. It should be an easy trip for Wind Horse and us. But, we are cruising in some densely populated areas, not really our thing. And leaving the boat for a couple of months in the Canaries and flying round trip to the States is not to be lightly undertaken.