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On October 2, 2007 we left San Francisco to fly to Rome and thence to Civitavecchia to board our first cruise. This was a trip of "firsts": Although we had visited more than 20 countries through the years,

Through this website, we booked a night in an Expess by Holiday Inn in Rome. While we can't recommend the location as it is inconvenient to the city (unless you rent a car), the price was excellent (low as compared to most accommodations in Rome), the Inn clean and very quiet. Also, the complimentary breakfast was the best complimentary breakfast we've ever had. It was a full breakfast, not just Continental, with great coffee, fresh fruit, eggs, home-made rolls . . . (Rome-East Vio Giorgio Perlasca 50, Rome 00155 IT 39-06-252172. Approximately 5 miles from downtown Rome, 9 miles from Ciampino Airport, 22 miles from Fiumicino International Airport.)

We took an early morning bus/walking tour of Rome that included the Colosseum This grand monument is an elegant reminder of the mighty Roman Empire. Seating 50,000, the arena was flooded for naval battles, then dried and sanded in just a few hours for battling gladiators.

On October 4, a 2-hour drive in a private limousine delivered us to the Star Princess berthed in Civitavecchia, an old seaport and gateway to Rome. Princess Cruise's extremely efficient operation moved 2,000+ passengers with great ease into their staterooms.

The ship is enormous . . . it is a floating city . . . and it often looked out of scale compared to the small ports we sailed into.

Sunrise over Venice from the unobstructed view cabin.Our room, E711, was an oceanview double on the Emerald Deck (8th floor -- the ship is 14 stories high). The room was a disappointment as we were assured by RCI Travel that we would have a large picture window with an unobstructed view of the Mediterranean; we did have a large picture window, but the view was very obstructed by rigging. Other than that, the room was comfortable, quite roomy, and we had a fantastic time on board; however all future cruises will be with a balcony to enable us to escape air conditioning, which is really cooled, recycled, stale air.

STAR PRINCESS FACTS
Launched: 03/16/2002; Registry: Great Britain
Officers: Italian; Crew: International
Cuisine: Continental, room service, International Dress Code (Dress codes on board were sadly ignored by many people)
4 Outdoor Pools, 9 Whirlpool spas, a state-of-the art fitness center with trainers, a beauty salon and the Lotus Spa with the latest in health care, wraps, aromatherapy.
Sophisticated, high-tech theatre (with performances choreographed and performed by Princess' staff), 17 bars/lounges, a huge casino, a nightclub suspended 15 decks above the ocean, shops, drugstore, library, game-room, self-service full laundry room (with irons and ironing boards), elevators.
Suites: 208; Outside Doubles: 938; Inside Doubles: 362; Verandah Cabins: 710

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5 Monte Carlo, Monaco, Nice 7am-6pm
6 Livorno, Italy for Florence/Pisa 6:30am-6pm
7 Naples for Pompeii, Sorrento, Capri 8am-7pm
8 At Sea (A Day spent in the Spa)
9 Santorini, Greece 7am-6pm
10 Kusadasi, Turkey (Ephesus and the Resting Place of the Virgin Mary) 8am-5pm
11 Mykonos, Greece 7am-6pm
12 Piraeus for Athens, Greece 6am-5:45pm
13 Katakolon for Olympic, Greece 8am-5pm
14 Corfu, Greece 7am-5pm
15 To Venice (Travel Packages for Venice)
(at sea all day)
10pm arrival

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