First of all, twoboys I am so happy you are my friend ( cruise critic roll call- thank you!) and I agree 100% with your assessment. This cruise was amazing! Great people, great staff, great ports! The ship itself is a little worn but honestly we were having so much fun that it really was unimportant.
For lola84- from the hotel to the port we used Rome Private Excursions. We booked their pre-cruise Castel Gandolfo and Roman Countryside Tour and customized it a bit. They picked us up at our hotel and we drove the Appian Way to the Catacombs. Then on to Castel Gandolfo (home of the Pope's summer residence & charming town) and then to Nemi where we had a lovely lunch and we were on the ship by 2pm. It was a great way to get to the port and see sights we never would have seen. We did many great private excursions- a little jet lagged as I just got home yesterday. I'll be back to write more about excursions soon. You are going to love this cruise!
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First of all, twoboys I am so happy you are my friend ( cruise critic roll call- thank you!) and I agree 100% with your assessment. This cruise was amazing! Great people, great staff, great ports! The ship itself is a little worn but honestly we were having so much fun that it really was unimportant.
For lola84- from the hotel to the port we used Rome Private Excursions. We booked their pre-cruise Castel Gandolfo and Roman Countryside Tour and customized it a bit. They picked us up at our hotel and we drove the Appian Way to the Catacombs. Then on to Castel Gandolfo (home of the Pope's summer residence & charming town) and then to Nemi where we had a lovely lunch and we were on the ship by 2pm. It was a great way to get to the port and see sights we never would have seen. We did many great private excursions- a little jet lagged as I just got home yesterday. I'll be back to write more about excursions soon. You are going to love this cruise!