Costa Romantica Restaurants & taxis

[lynnek]

Can anyone tell me which restaurants or pizzerias are included and which you need to pay extra for. I am also wondering if I could hire a taxi to visit mount etna and what it might cost. Has anyone kept a taxi for a couple of hours or more? What did it cost.

[Blu*Donau]

As there is no speciality / a la carte restaurant on the Romantica all the restaurants, buffet and pizzeria should be FOC.

Ron

[TLo]

I'd like to know the same about Etna.

Thanx.

[Blu*Donau]

Try a more specialized web site like tripadvisor.com.

Ron

[Capricruiser]

Either Trip Advisor, or at least say FROM WHERE you'd be taking this taxi to Mount Etna. Makes a big difference if your port is Palermo, Messina or Catania. If you go Trip Advisor you'll need to place your query in the appropriate forum.

[CtheW0rld]

if you dock at messina, it is quite a ways to mt. etna. i was on a carnival cruise that docked in messina. i took a ship's tour to mt. etna. as much as i hate ship's tours, this one was pretty good and because of the distance involved i did not want to risk a private tour. if you can, take a tour that goes all the way up - 2900 meters above sea level. it is quite an experience. remember, it will be about 30 degrees F cooler up there. they do have coats for rent. i think it was a couple euros.

here's a link to my photos from that excursion: http://family.webshots.com/album/556218519qNtCxR