A chance to sail across the Mediterranean from Venice to Barcelona Have a pre cruise night in Venice (Mestre) before boarding the beautiful Voyager of the Seas. With port stops in Messina and Rome along with Florence, this cruise has a distinctive French/Italian theme. So kick back and enjoy some of the best ports in the Med whilst taking in some truly magnificent sights.
Bed and Breakfast
Hotel Plaza enjoy a prime location a short 10-min train/bus ride to Venice Island and a 20-min shuttle bus ride to Marco Polo Airport. With 211 airconditioned en-suite rooms - ranging from double for single use to family rooms - Hotel Plaza is a 4-star hotel right in front of Venezia Mestre Train Station. Guests can opt for classic, superior, deluxe or executive rooms with satelite tv, phone, safe. Room bathrooms can have shower or bathtub and are provided with hairdryer and toiletries kit Services available are 24-reception service, luggage deposit, ATM machine and room services. Wi-fi is available for free throughout the property. The restaurant "Soul Kitchen" serves Italian regional dishes. A buffet breakfast is also available Meeting rooms with video projectors are available for business meeting
Seat Only | Standard Coach Seat
Overview
Frecciarossa Standard Class (or Livello Standard in Italian) has the same seat layout of Premium Class a 2x2 rows but offers cloth rather than leather seats. Armchairs are wide and reclining and all come with a folding table and power sockets.
Included:
Special luggage zone
Free WiFi
At-seat Easy Food service
Quiet carriage.
Royal Caribbean
While this is an older vessel (it was built in 1999), Royal Caribbean’s Voyager of the Seas underwent a $97-million refurbishment in 2019. During the month and a half that it spent in dry dock, the vessel got some of the cruise line’s top family-friendly amenities, including the FlowRider surf simulator, The Perfect Storm duo of twin-racer waterslides, and Battle for the Planet laser tag. In addition, the spa and gym were updated, and new Inside and Balcony cabins were added.
Stateroom Accommodation
During Voyager of the Seas' 'Amplification' upgrade, the ship receive 72 new Interior and Balcony staterooms.Voyager of the Seas' standard staterooms have two beds that convert to queen-size, private bath, phone, interactive TV, mini-bar (stocked on request), hair dryers and air conditioning/heat controls. Bathrooms are compact and feature showers with half-round sliding doors instead of a shower curtain.
Dining Options
Voyager of the Seas' Main Dining Room spans three decks at the aft of the ship and offers a choice of breakfast, lunch (sea days only) and dinner. Passengers are allocated tables on a first-come, first-served basis during the day. In the evening, passengers can select traditional dining (where you sit at the same table, with the same wait staff every night) or make a reservation between 6.45 pm. and 9 pm. Passengers can also opt for My Time Dining on Voyager of the Seas, which means they can walk in and be seated whenever they are ready during dinner hours.
The ship offers a head-spinning array of activities that run from dawn to dusk and beyond. The Voyager of the Seas’ entertainment program offers an intriguing blend of options, and everyone, from the most traditional passenger to the completely contemporary traveller, will find something to do.
Fly UK to Venice, Italy
Fly to Venice, overnight at hotel
Venice (Mestre), Italy to Ravenna, Italy
Catch the train to Ravenna, make way to cruise port to embark ship.
At Sea
Relax and make the most of the myriad of facilities available on board the ship, from fantastic entertainment to delicious and diverse dining options.
Sicily (Messina), Italy
Is situated just 3 miles from the mainland under the shadow of Mount Etna. Perhaps visit picturesque Taormina with its hilltop Saracen Castle and the Ancient Greek Ampitheatre.
Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy
You will be spoilt for choice in this infinitely intriguing city where an unsurpassed vibrancy of life mixes with epic history, tasty cuisine, top class shopping and a joyous nightlife. Peel back layer upon layer history with world class sights such as the Coliseum, The Roman Forum, the Trevi Fountain and more. The Pantheon is absolutely awe-inspiring dating back to 27 BC and is the only complete structure from the Roman Empire still standing. The circus maximus once seated 250,000 spectators for chariot races around 11 BC. While the oval shape of Piazza Navona, which houses the magnificent Four River Fountain, is a clue to its Stadium of Domitian heritage from 86 AD were gladiators fought and athletes competed. The Spanish steps , he home of John Keats, were built in 1723-1725 and are another of those must see places a place to sit and people watch artists, poets and painters.
Florence /pisa (Livorno), Italy
Approx 50 minutes from the port lies the ancient city of Pisa with its famous leaning tower. Then its on to Florence a renaissance treasure founded in the 16th century. Visit the main cathedral Il Duomo Di Firenze started in 1296 and completed in 1436, the Uffizi Gallery and Ponte Vecchio lines with gold and silver merchants.
Nice, (Villefranche) France
Villefranche-sur-Mer is a resort town in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Cte d'Azur region on the French Riviera and is located south-west of the Principality of Monaco, which is just west of the French-Italian border.
At Sea
Relax and make the most of the myriad of facilities available on board the ship, from fantastic entertainment to delicious and diverse dining options.
Fly Barcelona, Spain to UK
Disembark ship for flight to UK
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