Barcelona to Civitavecchia on the Voyager leaving on 14 May!!!!!

Thanks to each of you for giving us great advice on the previous thread "Hunt for a New Cruise".

Of course, now is the fun of the specifics of the cruise and the excursions.

We are planning the following:

Fly out of DC on 13 May, arriving in Barcelona the morning of 14 May. Other considerations will prevent us from doing a pre-cruise in Barcelona.

In St. Tropez, we'll relax, maybe down at the water or find an open-air cafe and people watch under the French Riveria Sun. Suggestions on where/how best to do this are more than welcome. How fun it seems to us to recover from jet lag in one of the neatest places in the Med.

In Monte Carlo, we're still open to suggestions. A bit more research is in order, but a self-guided walking tour is probably what we are looking at. Again, suggestions? Not big gamblers, but going in one of the casinos might be fun.

In Florence, our TA has an excursion set up for us which sounds delightful; Full-day Visit to Lucca with Lunch and Wine.

In Corsica, I'd love to dive in Golfe de Porto-Corse, but we won't be there long enough. We're probably walk through the port of Ajaccio. May take up an excursion here if one is strongly recommended.

In Sorrento, its all Pompeii on the second day as we find the excursion "Explorations of Pompeii and Lunch on the Amalfi Coast" too alluring to pass up. Not sure what we will do on the first day when the ship sails in at noon.

In Rome, we are planning on doing a 2-night post cruise to explore Rome. We are looking strongly at Hotel Bernini Bristol Roma through Regent. The Hotel Majestica is another opportuntiy that we are looking at.

For touring options, the Regent's "Exclusively Rome!" looks like what we are looking for. (Does Consierge Choice indicate that its a seperate vendor from Regent.)

If we are doing a tour the day of embarkation, is there a way that our luggage can be dropped off at the hotel and we meet up with it at the hotel?

OK...lots of options still. But we know we will be drinking champagne and watching Barcelona begin to fall behind us as we sail out at 6:00 pm on the 14th of May.

Now, for those you have done these ports before, what must we know to make this the perfect vacation? We followed your advise 18 months ago with PG and it was a magical experience. I know the value of your collective wisdom.

Thanks in advance...

Jan and Tracey