MSC Cruises leaving from Venice or Genoa, Italy, ply the Mediterranean. Ports of call include Alexandria, Egypt; Crete and Athens in Greece; Dubrovnik, Croatia; and Haifa, Israel. Available ships include the Splendida, which has four swimming pools, a squash court, saunas, a Turkish bath and a solarium in the spa. Enjoy fine Italian food and even take an Italian lesson.
MSC Cruises
6750 N. Andrews Ave Suite #100
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
877-665-4665
msccruisesusa.com
Princess Cruises has a 12-day trip from Rome with two days in Alexandria and stops in Istanbul, Turkey, and Athens, Greece. Ships have wave pools, youth and teen centers for ages 3 to 17, and Movies Under the Stars, when current movies are shown on the top deck in the evenings with popcorn, warm cookies and milk, lounges and blankets. Golf fans can play the golf simulator or enjoy the nine-hole putting green.
Princess Cruises
24844 Avenue Rockefeller
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
800-PRINCESS
princess.com
Royal Caribbean International has 12-night Mediterranean cruises leaving from Venice or Rome that call at Alexandria. Royal Caribbean ships have rock climbing walls, jogging tracks, ice-skating rinks, in-line skating tracks and supervised activities for kids ages 3 to 17. Families with younger children can join Fisher Price playgroups and Crayola Beginnings workshops. Nighttime activities include shows and a casino.
Royal Caribbean International
1050 Caribbean Way
Miami, FL 33132
800-256-6649
royalcaribbean.com
