ABOVE: La Bella Vita is moored on the waterfront of St. Mark's Basin.

In May, 2013, we cruised from Venice to Mantua aboard La Bella Vita, a hotel barge of European Waterways that entered service last year. The six-night voyage took us to Chioggia (at the southern end of the Venetian Lagoon) and up the Po Delta, finishing its journey at Mantua.

We've just published a 32-page cruise review and day-by-day cruise photo diary at Europeforcruisers.com. Here are a few of the 150 pictures that you'll find in our coverage:

ABOVE: La Bella Vita at Venice's Marittima cruise terminals. (In this photo, the captain and engineer are coming to welcome us on board and take our luggage.)

ABOVE: The view from Cabin 2, "Canaletto," on the morning after an overnight stay near the Piazza San Marco.

ABOVE: A fisheye view of Chioggia, the most important fishing port on the Venetian Lagoon.

ABOVE: A drawbridge opens for La Bella Vita on the Canal Bianco in the Po River Valley.

ABOVE: An abandoned baby in Ferrara, Italy.

ABOVE: Goats watch La Bella Vita traverse a lock between Ferrara and Mantua.

ABOVE: La Bella Vita arrives in Zelo, Italy.

ABOVE: Paola Salvato, our tour leader, stands on a riverside pier near Mantua, Italy.