A concise guide for cruisers, with ship details given in easy-to-read format and no-nonsense descriptions of ports en route. You can see at a glance the itinerary, passenger/crew ratio, dining options, berth layout and capacity. Ludmer profiles the shore excursions thoroughly. He points out what you can afford to miss and what you should make every effort to see. Major ports covered are: Lisbon, Gibraltar, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Monte Carlo, Livorno/Pisa, Rome, Naples, Venice, Athens, Malta, Istanbul.
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Includes some information that I didn't find elsewhere,
By kb6 "kb6" (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cruising the Mediterraniean: A Guide to the Ports of Call (Cruising the Mediterranean) (Paperback)
While I have to agree with the previous reviewer that the Ship Itineraries section of this book could easily have been dipensed with, I did find some value in this book, taken as it was. The most major ports have a map (not detailed) that gives you some idea of the locations of major sites of interest in relation to each other. I did find this helpful in planning what it was reasonable to expect to be able to get to. It gives an opinion on what ports are best explored on your own, and which are best seen through a purchased excursion. It also gives some tips on getting around; but these are not always consistently detailed for each location. "Highlights Tours" are provided for those ports that you would want to explore yourself.
I found reading this book to be like sitting down and having a conversation with someone who knows these ports...not always detailed enough, or consistent in information, but interesting mostly because it gives you a bit of an opinion on which to base choices and some information that I didn't get elsewhere about the ports that I visited.
22 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not much beyond what's in cruise ship brochures,
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This review is from: Cruising the Mediterraniean: A Guide to the Ports of Call (Cruising the Mediterranean) (Paperback)
Pages 1-134 contain rapidly outdated information--best got off the web on what cruise lines go where.Larry Ludmer then fails to deliver on his promise (p152, Cruising the Med) to indicate the location of each port and give some information on getting there. Two examples: Larry please tell us how equipped with a Eurail pass, one gets
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Planning Tool or Arm Chair Travel Enjoyment,
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This review is from: Hunter Travel Guides Cruising the Mediterranean: A Guide to the Ports of Call (Cruising the Mediterranean) (Paperback)
With sufficient details and descriptions to seem to be on board and in ports of calls, the Hunter Guide provides a great amount of information to prepare for a cruise or to enjoy "being there" without going. With little sense of bias, practical information and comparisons are presented and 50 ports of call are introduced. I anticipate a much better cruise because of this book!
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The popularity of cruising has increased dramatically in the last couple of decades, and especially during the last 10 years. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
stateroom size, one theme night, regular staterooms, guided shore excursion, reverse itinerary, two formal evenings, cruise style, stateroom prices, one formal night, previous itinerary, good itinerary, day port call, informal nights, interesting itinerary, passenger decks, open seating, shore excursions, interesting ports, alternative restaurants, several lounges, time allotments, cruise experience, tourist information office, suites range, tender service Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Monte Carlo, Crew Size, Gross Tonnage, Port Said, Day Tourist, Palma de Mallorca, International Meal Arrangements, Black Sea, Royal Olympic, Day Tourism, Holland America, Mediterranean Sea, Royal Caribbean, Tel Aviv, National Museum, North Africa, First European, French Riviera, Elba Island, Italian Crew, Port Vendres, United States, Vieux Port, Bahamas Length, Crown Odyssey New!
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The popularity of cruising has increased dramatically in the last couple of decades, and especially during the last 10 years. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
stateroom size, one theme night, regular staterooms, guided shore excursion, reverse itinerary, two formal evenings, cruise style, stateroom prices, one formal night, previous itinerary, good itinerary, day port call, informal nights, interesting itinerary, passenger decks, open seating, shore excursions, interesting ports, alternative restaurants, several lounges, time allotments, cruise experience, tourist information office, suites range, tender service Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Monte Carlo, Crew Size, Gross Tonnage, Port Said, Day Tourist, Palma de Mallorca, International Meal Arrangements, Black Sea, Royal Olympic, Day Tourism, Holland America, Mediterranean Sea, Royal Caribbean, Tel Aviv, National Museum, North Africa, First European, French Riviera, Elba Island, Italian Crew, Port Vendres, United States, Vieux Port, Bahamas Length, Crown Odyssey New!
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