WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE EUROPEAN CRUISES THAT AVOID THE ‘BIG FIVE’ CITIES?

Q – We are fairly well traveled – but mostly to Europe’s  “Big Five” – London – Paris – Rome – Dublin – Venice.

Now, we want to cruise areas of Europe that are beautiful and a bit off the beaten track from the cities we’ve seen. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

A – There are a few itineraries that come to mind. Here are some that largely avoid big cities but are entirely rewarding. These are some of our personal favorites with especially high guest satisfaction scores:

  • A circumnavigation of Iceland
  • Cruising Sicily, Sardinia, and the south of Italy An authentic North Cape cruise along Norway’s coastline
  • The “off-the-beaten cruise path” Greek Islands
  • Croatian islands and Montenegro