I do have a couple of (probably stupid) questions for experienced cruisers. We're taking a Mediterranean cruise next Saturday with Holland America (Ryndam). It's only our second cruise.
As far as money goes, are Travellers Cheques easily cashed on board ship? Or do we need to take Euros in cash? Are North American Visa cards readily accepted in Spain and Italy, and on board ship?
There will be two formal nights and the rest are "classy casual". Does this mean I need to pack 12 different outfits just for dinner? Or do experienced cruisers wear the same thing on several different occasions?
We haven't booked any shore excursions yet. We usually avoid long bus trips, and we don't like the feeling of being "herded around". When we cruised Venice and Greece, we took a couple of excursions but mainly we just hung out ourselves, which was easy to do in the Greek Islands and in Venice. From reading the Message Boards about our current cruise, it seems that most people have booked excursions well ahead for every single port. Are we best to book in advance or "wing it" when we are on the cruise?
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