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FBaggins

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4. Combination of factors

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 08:11 AM

Oct 2018

First of all... Dubrovnik is lovely and definitely worth the stop... but we’ll skip that.

If you want to stop in Venice (and almost everyone wants to stop in Venice), Then you’re going to have to have at least one other stop somewhere in the Adriatic. That stop needs to be a certain distance from Venice, have a port that can handle deeper drafted vessels, and have port taxes that the cruise line finds attractive.

If it makes you feel any better, the mayor of Dubrovnik recently decided to limit the number of cruise passengers each day to 5000. That works out to two ships per day and only one of them can be one of the giants.

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Why do so many tours and cruises go to Croatia? [View all] raccoon Oct 2018 OP

Dubrovnik - Game of Thrones location for Westros ??? n/t CincyDem Oct 2018 #1

Croatia SimpleC Oct 2018 #2

It's a beautiful country! GeorgeGist Oct 2018 #3

Combination of factors FBaggins Oct 2018 #4

Interesting,! So there are no other deep water ports on the east side of Italy? Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2018 #8

There are a handful FBaggins Nov 2018 #9

That is so interesting. I was looking for a cruise around (only) Italy. Only Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2018 #10

Then don't worry about the cruise FBaggins Nov 2018 #11

Thanks ! Ya, we've driven and taken trains and Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2018 #12

Go to Dubrovnik voteearlyvoteoften Oct 2018 #5

Wow..where else did you go and wasn't crazy about? Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2018 #13

A friend went there snowybirdie Oct 2018 #6

It's a gorgeous country. sinkingfeeling Oct 2018 #7

Post removed Post removed Nov 2018 #14

Because it's extremely beautiful with 2,000 years of history, Roman ruins whathehell Dec 2018 #15