Cruisingalong2012

Can anyone recommend any private tour guides in Naples, Athen, Santorini and Mykonos.  It would be very much appreciated.

We are on the Oceania Riveria from Venice to Barcelona leaving on 24th July. Was wondering if anyone could tell me what there is to do in Provence and where the ship docks and how far into the city, is it in walking distance.

Also I was told Marseille is further away and you need to catch a bus to see the city. We would like to see it all and only in port from 8am to 6pm. Could anyone recommend even a private tour guide they have used before or any information would be a great help.

My friend and I did a Oceania Shore Excursion when in Amalfi in 2012 and it was a waste of money and time. We could have done it for much less than 1/2 the price and had a lot more time exploring the place on our own.

We are going on another Oceania cruise on July 25th on Riveria and have organised a couple of our own Private tours through recommendations on Cruise Critics which is an amazing site. We started off with just the two of us and now have 8 sharing a van after putting this on our Roll Call.

Honestly do your own thing and not the ship excursions as they are over crowded and not worth the money and you really do not have much time exploring and shopping.

We had Concierge Level 10 back in 2012 and it was fabulous. One of the reasons we booked Concierge was because my friend liked the privacy of the Spa Deck, she did not like going down to the main swimming pool and up on the Spa Deck was very private and there was hardly anyone around and we would have gone their most days at least for a couple of hours. The only thing I did not like was that the water in the pools were too warm and we were there in the middle of summer. Other than that I think it is worth it. We are on going on another cruise in July to Europe and we have booked Concierge Level again.

We have booked a private tour with Laura who was highly recommended to us, when we arrive in Livorno. We are looking to find a couple more people who want to participate and share a car with a driver for a full day and the price will be beneficial.

Please contact me if you're interested and I will send you my email address and all the information.

Can you give me an email address for William Templar

What sort of things do people recommend to do in Marseille, France.

Can anyone recommend a private tour guide in Marseille France.

Never been there before and not sure if it is a place where you can just get off the ship and go walking through the city and do some shopping. We have done this in quite a few other ports before and it was ideal.

Can you let me know what Private Tour you did when arriving in Livorno. How good was it and where you went and the cost.

Can anyone recommend a private driver or private tour, to show us the sites of Livorno/Florence/Pisa/Tuscany. We would just like to see some of the countryside, do some shopping, see the Leaning Tower, not really interested in seeing a lot of architecture.

What would the cost be etc. Probably would need a driver for about 5 or 6 hours.

We arrive in Livorno at 8am on Oceania Riveria on 1st August 2015 and leave around 8pm that evening.

Also can anyone recommend woman clothing shop/outlets in Florence.

Arrive late afternoon at Venice Airport and need to find the best way to get a transfer from the Airport to Venice Cruise Terminal. Can anyone get me some information as we need to get there rather quickly.

Can anyone tell me which is the best way to get to the port in Venice from the Airport

My friend and I stayed in 10068 on the Riveria in 2012 and loved the room. It has everything you need, middle of the ship and we never even felt as though we were moving. Also it is on the Portside so great to be sitting on your balcony as you are coming into port.

Can anyone tell me if there are any movies under the Stars on the Riveria. We were on the Riveria 2 years ago and never heard of anything like that but was told there was.

Do they also have bingo or dance classes? Also what other things go on throughout the days while in Port. We seemed to be out most of the days and never really got to do anything on board the ship. This time when we go in July 25 2015 we intend to make more use of the ship as we have been to some of the ports.

Can anyone tell me what Cabin 8064 Category B1 is like on the Riveria. Is it well situated in middle of ship and is there any obstruction of view.

Can anyone recommend any private tours when arriving in Zadar, Croatia.

We arrive at 8am and leave at 5pm.

Wanting to make contact with anyone going on this Cruise in July 2015 Artistic Discoveries. "

My friend and I have been on this ship before and it is fantastic and have just booked this one. We met some lovely people through Cruise Critics before we went on our last cruise and it was great to catch up with them on board and we spent quite a bit of time throughout the cruise going places together and still have that friendship afterwards.

Hoping someone can help me with booking shore excursions through private drivers etc or any other recommendations.