My first cruise vacation was in 2005. To celebrate a milestone wedding anniversary, my wife and I took a 12 Day Mediterranean cruise on the brand new Carnival Liberty and we've both BEEN TOTALLY HOOKED on cruising ever since. On our cruise vacation we visited France, Italy, Croatia, Greece and Spain - and we only had to unpack once. We have since taken yearly cruises to the Caribbean and enjoyed a couple of return visits to the Mediterranean; this time with the "kids". We have cruised with Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Holland America, and MSC but are looking forward to our Alaska Cruise/Tour next summer with Princess (and the same couple we travelled with on our first cruise 16 years earlier!). The problem with travel is that the more places you go, the more things that you see, and the more amazing experiences that you have... the longer the bucket list gets. When we checked the amazing city of BARCELONA off the list, suddenly MADRID, and SEVILLA popped up. Oh, and what about Portugal, I must visit Portugal. WHAT IS THE RIGHT CRUISE FOR ME? Each cruiseline has it's own distinct flavour and the on-board experience, in some cases, can vary greatly from ship to ship. An experienced vacation planner can help you choose the cruiseline, ship, and itinerary that will make your vacation everything you deserve it to be. As your vacation planner, I can create a seamless, stress-free vacation by taking care of all the details from booking your vacation (cruise or land), properly timed flights, hotels, transfers, and provide vacation protection and medical coverage if you choose. Whether you're considering a sea cruise, river cruise, land or beach, or rail vacation, or just planning a weekend getaway, let me help you with all the details. I'm available 24/7 to ensure your vacation bookings are stress-free - unless, of course, I'm on a cruise. (Not to worry though, even then, there will be another experienced Expedia Cruises travel consultant from our office fully prepared to help.)