Cabin: 5082.
Small, reasonably well laid out. We had two twins pushed together, and one settee that doubled as a fold-out bed. I cannot imagine having a third person in the cabin and anyone being able to access the toilet in the middle of the night. Nice to have a separate WC with a sliding door to separate you from the sink and shower.
Shower: don’t expect to get the temp “just so” as it will change often in the course of even a short shower.
Odd features: We found one UK and one US electrical outlet by the desk, making it difficult to set up my husband’s C-PAP machine. If we needed a second one, we’d have to work that one outlet pretty hard and have cords in the walkway. Valuable real estate is taken up by a large mini-fridge which is stocked with drinks. Probably a money-maker for the company but a space hog in a small cabin. At least we had a lot of hangers.
This cabin is a short walk and a dogleg from the elevators/stairs closest to the main dining areas. As you make the dogleg, you pass in front of the door to a very busy crew area, and are in danger of being run into. Also, they look at you in horror thinking you are trying to sneak into the crew area when all you are doing is trying to leap out of the way of the rushing crew.

We opted to wander on our own. Everything seemed to be reasonable distance from the docks. The Hop-on-Hop-off buses were popular and the line seemed to be long all morning. Cost 22€. We talked to several people who said it was a nice way to look around. No shopping at portside and a 10-15 min walk to town to shop. We walked around early and nothing was open.

Monaco (Monte Carlo)

4.5 hours, level 2. 
We went to Les Baux, which is a charming little town that was nearly devoid of tourists due to the cold, windy, rainy March day. The tour guide assured us that in summer this place is overrun with tourists, meaning you can barely move through the narrow, steep streets. The town is pretty with lovely scenic views. There are few shops but the guide told us this was the best place for local textiles. We bought a couple of things for the toddlers in our family. The tour operator offered us bottles of water as we boarded the bus, which was nice. I think I would have been annoyed had I bought the ship’s bottled water.
Reboarding after the tour was a mess. The ship’s instructions are adamant that you cannot debark with ANY beverages or food, even packaged food, and then had bottles of water for sale. I bought some confections and no one batted an eye at those or the bottled water I brought back from the tour. 
However, it was a raw, windy, rainy and cold day. The line to reboard moved very slowly with frequent stops. The issue seemed to be that everyone funneled through one metal detector where everything stopped every time someone had to empty all pockets of coins, etc. The guy in front of me had a zillion pockets filled with coins. And he still set off the detector. Fortunately one crew member told another to simply search him and not send him back through as the line was backing up. Overall, not well organized.
Side note: our tour guide said to take the free shuttle into the city center, then walk less than 10 minutes to the “train on wheels” that would take you to several sites including the Notre Dame de la Garda. Cost about 7€. She said the city has been cleaning up its crime and this is a safe thing to do, not in the higher crime area.
No shopping at port.

10 hour excursion?! Long day in Florence and Pisa but we broke it up by having lunch in one of the Borgia family’s homes. Opulent room. Good lunch but not something you’d swoon over, although elements were quite good. Probably should have gone into the baptistry in Pisa to hear the acoustics. 
Tour guide samtheguide.com was funny and informative, and kept everyone together and on schedule. He alerted us to possible pickpockets and told us who wasn’t a danger even though they might look it, and who to keep an eye on in Florence. Water was provided.

A Taste of Italy. Level 2. 
Listed as level 2, this tour pushed the envelope. We started off with a bus ride and a rest stop. Restrooms were down steep steps. We had a person using a walker who managed but it wasn’t easy. The guide encouraged us to get a cappuccino or espresso while here, and we were astounded to discover it was a McDonalds. Their McCafe had the most amazing pastries and real Italian coffee. My husband and I split a pastry that was as far from anything a stateside McDonalds had to offer as Italy is from the US.
 Then we stopped for the tour of Castel Gandolfo, previous papal residence. From the parking lot to street level was a set of steep stairs. We got to the landing only to find another set of stairs, which was frustrating to the woman using the walker. From there we crossed the road but the sidewalk was only a few feet long before ending with a bit of a curb where we need to turn the corner, necessitating a step into the street. Again, not friendly to people with mobility issues. From there, we faced a very steep cobblestone street. The woman with the walker struggled quite a bit as did some of the other people who were not in the best of shape. The guide assured us it was all flat from there but as we got to the crest we found a short level part followed by two more steep climbs. So if you have mobility issues, think twice about this excursion.
Having said all that, we once again got to view the outside of a museum, assured that you can get in only with tickets bought months in advance. We strolled around the small square and then made our way down the back road which was also steep. The back way was a narrower road so we had to use the cobblestone sidewalk, which was quite uneven. The bus parking area has some gorgeous murals painted on the retaining walls. And the town square had intriguing barcode squares done in mosaic tile. 
From there we drove to the restaurant for the cooking demonstration with the matriarch of the farm. The drive itself was interesting because the usual route was now off limits to buses and neither the driver nor tour guide seemed to know that, or the best route to take. I wanted to offer then my GPS.
 Finally, at the farm/restaurant. “Nonna” was delightful. We had been told she talked slowly and the guide would translate. Well, perhaps she spoke slowly for an Italian, but she chattered away and the guide gave us a bit of translation. We were served slices of bread that had been grilled with olive oil, and plates of bacon. Most of us awkwardly waited to see if we should begin eating or wait to eat (or pour wine) but finally just dug in. The cooking demo was short. 
We then moved into the dining area and were served more wine and plates of lasagna and gnocchi, which hit your senses like a day of Tuscan summer and sun-washed love.
However, we were a tour group and as they were serving espresso (asking if we really wanted any), the group was given the cue to leave. 
To end the tour, we did a drive-by tour of Rome, with one quick photo stop, followed by a restroom stop at another McDonalds.

Level 3, 3.5 hours
I talked my husband into this tour, thinking Pompeii would be crowded. I had been here about 25 years ago and was quite impressed. Either my memory is embellishing the past (hush, you) or things have changed. Many areas were roped off where they hadn’t been years ago, and I got the impression some mosaics had been moved to the museum. It’s a nice quick tour but perhaps Pompeii would have been better. We had the obligatory stop at a cameo factory. One woman was demonstrating the technique which was amazing because of the detail and steady hand required. Since they called it a factory and not studio I had this mental image of hundreds of people at small desks in another building, carving away and waiting for the whistle to blow so they could go home. Lots of shopping at port.

Knossos and Iraklion City  Level 3. 4 hours
We chose to see Knossos and Iraklion City. The ruins were quite interesting from a historical perspective, and our guide was good. She did mention the local delicacy, a pastry filled with cheese and covered with sugar. We got one but ditched half of it. She did say most people found it odd to cover a savory cheese pastry with sugar, and we agreed with that. (Bottled water provided). 
(options for tour name do not match official tour title)

Temple of Poseidon and Its Scenic Coast (Athens). Level 2, 4.5 hours.
We’ve done the requisite Athens sites on a previous visit, so opted instead for the scenic drive to Poseidon’s temple. I found it powerful, but my husband said it was interesting and mostly, it wasn’t Athens. Easy enough walk with some steps, uneven terrain around the temple. Although the temple is not as ornate or huge as the Parthenon, I liked that you could get a bit closer without huge crowds. We had an hour’s stop at a luxury resort for coffee and pastries, which were all lovely, as one would expect. The water is breathtaking. (Bottled water provided). Some shopping at port.

Best of Dalmatia. Level 2, 7 hours
Sibenik has little to offer. A long drive to this pretty-enough town with a nice cathedral/church with some interesting aspects, followed by more than hour of free time to explore two small shopping streets that required about 25 minutes if one explores every store. OK, maybe 35 minutes. Croatians earn on average about 500 Euro a year, yet several of the shops refused to take Euro or credit cards, and most of us did not want the hassle of changing out 10E to buy postcards or trinkets. Seems like poor business sense to me, but perhaps there are things I don’t understand.
We saddled up and went another 30 minutes out into the countryside, to Draga, where a villa, clinging to a mountainside with a gorgeous view, laid on an agritourism spread for us. We were told this is a centuries-old “castle” but not really a castle, but more like the bunkhouse (my term) where the farm hands stayed during the, um, work week or season. The food was very good. We were greeted with dried figs and two kinds of aperitif (slivovic seems to have been one but I didn't try both). From there we went to the dining room where we had baskets of amazing bread, soon accompanied by bowls of barley/lentil/chickpea soup, and then by platters of grilled meat (ham maybe and beef, but we were told to expect pork and lamb), parsley potatoes and a very mild sauerkraut. Dessert was fried dough balls. The food was simple but luscious in its locavore origins and freshness.
One person said she could eat little of the food due to some medical issues, but found even the soup and potatoes bland. If you are not an adventurous eater or have multiple restrictions, I suggest finding out about the fare before booking one of these agritourism excursions. 
No water offered, no shopping at the port.

A long drive to this pretty-enough town with a nice cathedral/church with some interesting aspects, followed by more than hour of free time to explore two small shopping streets that required about 25 minutes if one explores every store.I bought some confections and no one batted an eye at those or the bottled water I brought back from the tour.

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