Western Med Cruise

[missmuppet]

Hi all thinking about booking a cruise for next year around the western Med. Anyone have any good suggestions about good companies to go with. Thanks in advance x

[sddsddean]

You don't have to fly to the Med if you don't want to, as next year at least Princess and Royal Carribean are running ships out of Southampton. Both these lines are great, though cheaper ones are available. Loads of info here.
http://www.cruise-information-center.com/defau lt.htm
http://www.cruisecritic.com/

[dannydingbat]

Southampton departures are OK, but you do get rather a lot of wrinklies/afraid to fly bores and its several days before you get anywhere interesting. Try better cruise lines (Celebrity/Holland America). Celebrity are the same company as Royal Caribbean but are the better class operation) Their websites allow you to book direct at prices lower than through agents. I got Easyjet flights to Rome back in June, joined an 11 night Celebrity Cruise, (booked direct), round the Med. and it all cost �1400 for two.

[loopy lass]

hi, been on P & O - Oceana to the Caribbean and recently Celebrity - Millenium to the Med, both excellent but different. P & O more relaxed, but excellent service, food was wonderful, drinks on a par with england, and was only british people, Celebrity was a very upmarket ship, absolutely beautiful with all the staff at your beck and call. food is out of this world, but quite rich for some peoples taste, drinks very expensive ( we drank all night in turkey for the same price as a round on the ship), trips very expensive, make your own arrangements, it's cheaper and more fun to travel on local trains etc.

[mahcaeh]

thanks also dannydingbat and loopy lass - we have looked at the celebrity line and have put names down for a ship visit during the summer to compare with p and o. Have heard before arranged trips are expensive.