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[quote=Anonymous]I went on a Costa line cruise as a kid.

And a separate Greek island cruise in high school

I think both had slightly better itineraries.

Costa Cruise
Genoa departure (did not sightsee)
Palma de Mallorca - not great, 1 big castle
Barcelona - cool city.  Glad I saw Sagrada Familia.
Tunis - very interesting, only time I've been to Africa
Malta - island and harbor interesting, Valetta not
Sicily somewhere - okay
Naples - Pompeii - very interesting
Genoa return

Local cruise line
Venice  - depart - very cool
Dubrovnik - above average walled city 
Through the Corinth Canal
Crete - really liked, Knossos, etc
Olympia, Delphi - moderately interesting
Corfu -  can't remember anything but buying a ring
Santorini - beautiful view but not fun
Athens - really liked Piraeus and the Acropolis

So...when I grew up, I've gone back to:

Rome
Venice
Barcelona

And I'd like to take my kids to Athens.

I like the 3rd cruise option.  Although I agree that land-based touring in Europe allows more flexibility.

If more feedback on the ports is wanted, let me know.  I'm basically summarizing the opinions of "child me".

The common threads with the places I liked were that they were historically significant (places from Greek myth like Knossos, Olympia, or Delphi) or unusually attractive cities like Venice.  I was glad to see Sagrada Familia being built and to return 20-some years later to see the progress.  I like medieval history so it's interesting to experience a cathedral being built on a traditional vs. modern timescale.

You know your kids and their interests best.  I would prioritize ports of interest to them.[/quote]

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