ITALY Readers's Tips - I think the best way to experience Italy is to get a guidebook, figure out where you are interested in going, flying over there, and spending awhile in each place.I don't think a cruise would be enough time to really appreciate Venice, Rome, or most any other place in Italy.

It is a good way we also did it like that for the first time.e best way to do it and also have more time in Italy is what we did a cruise that began in Civitavecchia and ended in Venice so you can stay some days in Rome before the cruise and some in Venice after.n Italian ports of calls like Livorno, Naples ans Messina hire a private tour so you can see the most in a day and with a local so you can enjoy your day to the fullest We love Italy and we are counting the days left to go back "Is this the best way" In my opinion no.I've seen a travel channel star, Samantha Brown, take a trip like that her first cruise and all I kept thinking was that she's missing one of the best parts about Italian travel the nighttime stroll in the piazzas, down the alleyways, seeing the ancient buildings lit at night, window shopping, stopping in the shops, having a glass of wine while the battle of the bands takes place in Piazza San Marco in Venice, a last gelato before returning to your room not to mention dining in Italy You'd be hard pressed to convince me that anything a ship serves can come close to a good meal in Italy if only for the ambiance.Sure you can do some of those things during the day but the night brings a wholly different feel to the city.Less rushed, fewer people (all the day people have returned to the cruise ships.

"I kept thinking was that she's missing one of the best parts about Italian travel" I agree.eaving Italy every night to get on a cruise ship would be like having my heart torn out on a daily basis

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