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Thank you SO much! It is very helpful! 

Didn't mean to steal the thread.... 😏

Do anyone have a hotel or airbnb to recommend for someone with mobility issues? My mom would prefer not to climb any stairs.... but if needed, she could do 2 or 3 flat ones.... We will stay 2 days pre-cruise too!

Thanks!

Thank you for the link!@freestyling I didn't see any thread discussing FlightEase under HAL?! I thought only I have the problem logging in!

Hi fellow HAL cruisers! I was trying to login to use FlightEase to book for our travel for July 2020 cruise, but it always gives me Error message.... I have tried for 3 days, same thing. I also tried on different browsers, without luck....

What is going on? Has any of you encountered this? 

TIA!

We are a group of 9, from the age 8 to 88, and we all had a great time with RIL! We toured Rome in three days with them and took the day trip from Rome to Pompeii. We had the luck to have Stefano and Max as our drivers. They both are punctual, courteous, personal, informative and knowledgeable! We are SO lucky to have them for our 4-day pre-cruise in July! We visited all the sites that we wanted to visit in Rome, never felt rushed, they made sure that we felt comfortable at all times! They are so passionate about their city, they wanted to show EVERYTHING about the beautiful Eternity City to us! You will never go wrong with any driver of RIL! I recommend them to all my friends who would go to Rome!

We skype with friends in France and Greece. There are no problems anywhere so long as you have wi-fi. The businesses you call do not have to be on Skype. I would enter all their numbers - land lines or mobile - in your address book, including the country codes, before you leave. Make sure you have some credit in your Skype account. I usually keep about $25 in my account.

Here is the Skype info:

https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA34702/skype-to-skype-calls-are-free-anywhere-in-the-world

https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA1214/how-much-does-it-cost-to-call-mobiles-and-landlines-from-skype

This is useful! I put some credit in my account, so that I could call people, but for them to call me, how does it work? Will my regular cell number work?

Thank you for your suggestions!

I know WhatsApp won't work, the other person/company has to be using WhatsApp too for this to work, so that is not practical.

wifi calling might work. But what about when you are waiting for a tour, and couldnt find, you need to call the company? Other times I could just use this feature. Thanks for the suggestion!

I will go to ATT before we leave, see what they could offer.. Is it like $10 per day? This option could work too, I could just use my own number!

Thank you all!

We will be on a cruise in July, and we will stay 4 days pre-cruise in Rome. I have booked some tours in Rome, and they all asked me to leave a working phone number while in Italy. Has anyone used Skype for that purpose? I don't want to turn on my US Cellular Data obviously, so what is a better solution?

I just need to call those tour companies if needed, and taxi, maybe my airBnB host, and restaurants etc. I don't need to call the U.S.

Thank you in advance for any suggestions!

Thank you SO much! I am in touch with William, have been exchanging emails already! They seem to be a reliable company! Thank you for the recommendation and the tip about Eze, it really helped!

Hi fellow cruisers!

One of our port of call is Villefranche, France. I am just wondering if there are any recommended private tour company there? Other ports have ItalyTours, SpainDayTours, etc. Anyone has used any in Villefranche? My mom needs wheelchair for long walks, so we don't consider public transportation...

Thanks!

There are frequent trains between Rome and Naples. A fast train takes a few minutes more than an hour between the two. Once in Naples central train station, you would transfer to another train line (in the same building but down one floor), called the Circumvesuviana line. Buy a ticket and look for the next train in the direction of Sorrento. They run about every half hour. You'll then exit at the Pompei Scavi station and you'll be very close to the main entrance (follow the crowds and the vendor stalls.....)

Thank you so much for the detailed explanation! It is VERY helpful! :D:)

Sorry to hijack the thread....

May I ask how to get to Pompeii from Rome? We are a group of 9, will be staying in Rome pre-cruise, thinking of visiting Pompeii for one day.

Thanks!

This is very good to know! I am wondering the same thing! Thanks!