Azamara Athens to Rome Cruise

[cinticruiser]

Leaving for this Turkey/Greek Isles/Rome cruise on Aug. 16. Has anyone been on this cruise--is there a recommendation for shore excursions?

[Susan-M]

A couple of forums to check for more info:
The Roll Call for your cruise: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=743226
Azamara Boards: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=466

Also, the Ports of Call, Europe/Mediterranean board has lots of discussion on Med ports.

[khkorner]

I will be on this cruise as well. I am also trying to decide on shore excursions. Looking forward to responses.

[rubinstein2r]

We did Rome to Athens on June 7-21. See my review for some ideas and contact me if you have any questions. We did some shore exes but also did several ports on our own. I recommend a private guide in Egypt but doing many of the other ports using public transport or walking unless there is a tour you are particularly interested in.

Let me know any questions.

--Myra in AZ

[Debchgo]

Is there a guide you suggest for Egypt?

[rubinstein2r]

We used DeCastro tours and were VERY happy with them. Our guide was a fascinating young woman named Rehab. I would recommend her.

Let me know if you have additional questions.

--Myra

[Debchgo]

Thanks Myra!

I looked them up on the internet, but their site is under construction. Do you happen to have contact information for them?

[rubinstein2r]

No prob. Our contact in the office at DeCastro was Moustafa Mourad. His e-mail is mouradus2@yahoo.co.uk and his office phone is 002 0225743144. You can use my name (Myra Rubinstein) and let him know how happy we were with Rehab.

--Myra