Wallace Immen samples a European cruise line offering new 'Italian signature' voyages, and finds la dolce vita doesn't always translate

[Globe and Mail, 4 March 2006]

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — I love Italy. The hospitality, the style, la dolce vita and the consistently wonderful food make just being there a delight. So when a new European cruise line started advertising ships that offer a "true Italian signature" and "premium-class cruises" in the Caribbean for a price as low as any mass-market competitor, it had my attention.