There’s something unforgettable about opening your stateroom curtains and seeing the glow of the French Riviera smiling back at you. Our Villefranche-sur-Mer cruise port day was our first taste of France on this itinerary, and from the moment we stepped off the tender boat, we knew it would be one of the highlights.
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We recently returned from a 9-night Mediterranean cruise aboard the Celebrity Equinox, sailing from Barcelona and visiting Italy, France, and Spain—with an overnight in La Spezia (hello, Cinque Terre dream come true!). We noted several Celebrity Equinox pros & cons during our trip – spoiler alert, there were a lot of pros.
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This iconic village on the Italian Riviera is the stuff of postcards. Colorful buildings curve around a tiny harbor filled with yachts that probably have better furniture than my living room. It’s beautiful, it’s bougie, and—on cruise ship days—it’s very crowded.
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On our Mediterranean cruise aboard the Celebrity Equinox, we booked the “Grand Tour of Florence and Pisa” shore excursion through the cruise line—and while it wasn’t cheap ($242.99 per person), it packed in a full day of sights, history, and plenty of pasta.
A Day in Florence & Pisa from the Celebrity Equinox: Worth the Cruise Excursion? Read More »
I’ve dreamed of visiting Cinque Terre—the five colorful cliffside villages on Italy’s Ligurian coast—for years. For my 50th trip around the sun, I decided I’d waited long enough. With a little encouragement from my husband and some travel-loving friends, we planned a cruise aboard the Celebrity Equinox with a dream itinerary: two full days in La Spezia, the gateway to Cinque Terre.
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