Question about excursion: "Imperial Rome with Colosseum Exploration"

[Steven Pricharad]

We are on a 7-day Mediterranean (Sept. 15-22, 2024) cruise on the Oasis of the Seas. 

I want to be able to enter (and hopefully skip lines) to go inside the Colosseum and St. Peter's Basilica.

Does this excursion allow me to do so?

Link: https://www.royalcaribbean.com/shore-excursions/rom/rome-italy/imperial-rome-with-colosseum-exploration/cv2v

Any tips and advice is appreciated. Thanks!
 

[euro cruiser]

The details say that the tour enters the Roman Forum, the Colosseum and St. Peter's basilica IF the security lines are not too long.  In other words, they've given themselves an out if the crowds mean you'd stand on line too long.

 

No tour avoid the security lines, and that's the holdup.

 

You might get actual experience with this tour if you cross post on the RCI board.

 

September is still high season in Italy, but it's a tad less crowded than June, July, and August.

[cruisemom42]

Yes (with the caveats listed) the tour SHOULD take you to both the Colosseum and St. Peter's Basilica for inside visits.

 

Do note that shorts and sleeveless tops are not allowed in the Basilica and dress accordingly.

 

Also one other note -- tourists often don't realize that entrance to the Basilica will not allow you to visit the Sistine chapel. The only way to visit that is by going through the Vatican museums.