My cruise is coming up and I have been finalizing my excursions.
I am going to discuss my choices because I had sought advice from this forum and that advice was taken into consideration when I made my choices.
First, my hotel in Barcelona. I have chosen Barcelona Hotel Continental. This was recommended to me from this forum along with many other very good recommendations. I did not necessarily choose the best one. I chose what I believed to be the best one for me.
And now on to my excursions. Many of them were chosen with advice from this foirum as I have already said. And I did a lot of research
A lot of members willr remember that I have an arthritic knee which causes me some to a lot of pain and some to a lot of grief.
Right now, I am recovering from pneumonia and strangely enough there is no pain in my knee at all????? But I expect that eventually the pain will be returning and I will be taking Voltaren with me.
I do have an appointment with a surgeon in July for surgery next year.
Continuing on with my shore excursions. Almost all of them are Level 2 and I have my reservations about my choices . Even without my arthritic knee, I walk slower than younger people. I am old and it is often difficult to keep up.
Level 1 excursions often sound too boring just from the descriptions. Level 3 are completely out. I do not get enough information from the written descriptions or when I call the call center. You do not always know what to expect. I will have a cane. I can walk some but often slowly and with difficulty. I have to sit down a lot. Bur I have been on other cruises wirth persons who have to walk back to the bus because they can not continue. I am feeling that i can manage but have concerns as said.
Cannes -- I have chosen to go with Monaco and Monte Carlo
Florence - I have chosen one that includes The David, the museums and Florence . This is one that is for limited mobility guests who use canes, walkers and wheel chairs. It is going to be a long excursion and I will be with people more like myself. It was expensive.
Rome - also one that is for limited mobility guests. it will include a long day to the Vatican and Sistine Chapel, etc. I wil be with guests more like myself and this too is expensive
Naples - Sorrento and Amalfi by Land & Sea
Messina - not yet booked but have decided on Highlights Of Taormina
Valetta Malta - NATIONAL MUSEUM & SILENT CITY for limited mobility guests. Again I will be with persons like myself and again it is an expensive excursion
Cagliari Sardinia - Norwegian does not yet offer any excursions . If none are offered when it is cruise time, I will just walk off the boat and do my own thing. I know they have offered excursions on other voyages. Can not believe they have nothing offered yet.
Palma Majorca, Spain - I have chosen the Hop On Hop off bus which with my amenities costs me nothing Maybe I will just ride the hop on hop off and not even get off. I think that I azm going to be really tired by the time that I get here.
Again, some of my decisions were made with input from persons on this forum. I thank you and eventually there will be a trip report.
EDIT: I have discovered that all three excursions for limited mobility guests are listed as #1 level even though they are long days with lots of activity.