Although, it was a 9 day cruise it felt less because the first day is counted as day one in Barcelona, Spain and before getting to Dubrovnick, Croatia you spent a day at sea although its counted as a day and debarkation in Venice, Italy.
 
You lose a day just flying to Spain and you lose a day returning to LAX.
 
Did I mention it was super hot, hot, sticky humid!!  I don't know if the weather is like that all Europe, but if we are planning on visiting Germany next year in July, may God help us tolerate the weather.
 
 This is from the ships view while we were getting ready to debark
 This is from the ships view
 This is from the gondola ride
 Rialto Bridge
 Beautiful view of the gondola ride
 Window display
 St. Mark Square
 Between buildings
A police man outside the bank with a gun