CRUISE CULTURE

1. Post-pandemic, sensible precautions prevail. Staff dutifully don their masks but guests may choose not to. Follow the staggered check-in and departure times to help with crowd management.

2. Each guest must present a negative Covid antigen test before boarding; for convenience, I was able to do mine when I arrived in Rome through a mobile app (Doctor Anywhere).

3. If you buy wines onshore, you’ll need to pay a US$15 corkage charge per bottle if you intend to drink it onboard; otherwise you may store the wines with the concierge until you depart.