Thread: Legend - June 2 2008 - Italy and Croatia

Anyone travelling on this really fantastic itinirary onboard the Legend of the Seas????

Mon Jun 2 Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 5:00pm
Tue Jun 3 Portofino, Italy 7:00am 5:00pm
Wed Jun 4 Florence / Pisa (Livorno), Italy 7:00am
Thu Jun 5 Florence / Pisa (Livorno), Italy 7:00pm
Fri Jun 6 At Sea
Sat Jun 7 Messina, Sicily, Italy 8:00am 6:00pm
Sun Jun 8 At Sea
Mon Jun 9 Split, Croatia 7:00am 6:00pm
Tue Jun 10 Venice, Italy 8:00am
Wed Jun 11 Venice, Italy 4:00pm
Thu Jun 12 Dubrovnik, Croatia 9:00am 5:00pm
Fri Jun 13 At Sea
Sat Jun 14 Naples / Capri (Sorrento), Italy 7:00am 6:00pm
Sun Jun 15 Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 4:00am

We are looking to hire a private tour in Naples to the Amalfi Coast if anyone is interested in joining us.

Congratulations on changing your cruises to ones that are more compatible to your needs

The itinerary looks good. We have been to Dubrovnik and to Split on a land trip and really enjoyed the country that was then Yugoslavia. Have you been to those places before?

Thank you Char!

You know, when we where on the Voyager last year we almost booked this very same cruise. But for some reason we didnt and look now, we are sailing on it!!!
I have been to all the ports exept Split. So I am looking forward to that. Split looks like a nice medival city.
I think the ports are exellent. Overnight in Florene (livorno) and Venice.
Portofino is picture perfect, one of my favoriites and Taormina (Messina) is also a beautiful spot.

We are flying in the day before ofcourse staying in Civitavecchia the night before the cruise and 3 days after in Rome. The thing now is to find a hotel that doesnt cost as much as the cruise...LOL

Not much happening as of yet here!!!!

Check list for me!!

flights Valencia-Rome-Valencia booked
Casamica B&B, Civitavecchia booked
Hotel in Florence booked (but might need to cancel before May 27 as we might be staying at a friends house outside Florence
Apartment in Rome booked
Tickets for the Ufizzi and Academia museum booked

Been to taylor to re-measure (grrrr) for tux rentals

Fax Cruiseline formalwear the tux orders
Book "Amalfi Coast" tour
Shop some more clothes
Purchase new suitcase
order some US$$$$
Print edocs, set sail pass, accomodations, flights and museum tickets

Still not much happening here...Even on the DS the call is rolling sloowly.
The ship is almost fully booked. I just hope some of the F cabins get canceled so we can move up!!

!!Check List!!

flights Valencia-Rome-Valencia booked
Casamica B&B, Civitavecchia booked
Hotel in Florence booked (but might need to cancel before May 27 as we might be staying at a friends house outside Florence
Apartment in Rome booked
Tickets for the Ufizzi and Academia museum booked
Been to taylor to re-measure (grrrr) for tux rentals
Fax Cruise Line Formalwear Tux order

27 days to go and the cruise is comming together very nicely.
We will be away from June 1 to June 18
Private tour to the Amalfi Coast and Taormina is boxed.
All shopping done.
Only thing left to do is to start printing out those Set sail passes, vouchers and confirmations!!!!!!!!
Ohhh and I am talking to myself...(again )

I'm a good listener Lars.

No more shopping to do? You are quite prepared, then.

Originally Posted by Char

I'm a good listener Lars.

No more shopping to do? You are quite prepared, then.

Well Char, I do have to pick up a new suitcase but apart from that we are almost there.

But there is one thing I keep worry about.
For Croatia I dont need a Visa but Arnaldo, with Cuban passport and Spanish Residencia card, does.
We called the Croatian embassy in Madrid..3 times acually!! and the lady there told us that Arnaldo does not need to apply for a visa as we are arriving with a cruise ship.
All that need to be done she said is to fill out a form and pay euro 10,- at the port of Dubrovnik.
I asked if she could send the papers to us so we had them ready filled out when we check in for the cruise but she said there is no need as its a very simple and fast prosedure.
People do this all the time.....
So we should be ok right??!! I dont know why I keep "worrying" about this!!!!!

Did you talk to the same lady all 3 times? Maybe you could speak to someone else to get a confirmation.

That being said, I do know that on some cruises to some countries you do not need a visa if you are going on a ship sponsored tour (St. Petersburg, for example), but I have no experience with Croatia & visas....especially with the nationality differences.

Does Croatia have a web site that you could check, like the US government has for immigration?

Originally Posted by Char

Did you talk to the same lady all 3 times? Maybe you could speak to someone else to get a confirmation.

That being said, I do know that on some cruises to some countries you do not need a visa if you are going on a ship sponsored tour (St. Petersburg, for example), but I have no experience with Croatia & visas....especially with the nationality differences.

Does Croatia have a web site that you could check, like the US government has for immigration?

I think I spoke to different ladies and they all said the same and sounded very sure. They didnt have to look it up or anything.
There is a web site but its not too clear.
Anyhow I am going to call one more time just to make sure it hasnt changed lately. You never know.