I am 62 and retired as of today! One of the first things on my wife and my agenda is travel. We have done many cruises (and love them) but no travel abroad. We want to visit Europe (Italy, Greece and Israel are at the forefront) but are unsure where to start? Would It be wise to book with a tour company and do a (for example) 14 day tour of multiple European countries to get a feel for where we like and then do specific countries individually that we were interested in? I'm feeling even if we do just a specific country a tour would benefit us since we have little travel knowledge. Also any input of European cruises vs tours would be appreciated. Basically looking for any wisdom that could be shared to novice travelers! TIA!