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  1. We used fly to fun 2 years ago and as long as the program has not changed I would at least look at prices. When we flew from Detroit to Seattle we saved 100.00 on a 500.00 flight. I was able to pick the flight I wanted and had Delta website open and Carnival was 100.00 cheaper each.  

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  2. I have been on Legend in Alaska and it was comfortable on the ship. I am hoping someone can comment who took her to Austrailia or carribean in the summer. Does the air conditioning keep up when it is in a hot climate. Wondering the interior comfort level when Legend does the Mediterrean next summer! I know it will be hot in Italy and Greece,hoping the ship offers a cool reprieve!

  3. Interested in feedback on My Best Tour which uses golf carts to tour Rome. It is a guided tour and not self drive. Anyone know if you did the 6 hour tour if you can get to see much of Rome (Without touring inside the Vatican or Colosseum) and get out to the Roman Aquaducts?

    Thanks

  4. 1 hour ago, slidergirl said:

    "A quick look at St. Peter's" -  dream on!  Unless you are there when it opens up for the day, expect a long queue in unshaded St. Peter's Square.  When I went there a couple of years ago, I got there about 11am.  I ended up waiting 90 minutes in a queue that wrapped all the way around the Square (I started out where the trailer is for the Vatican Post Office) before I got to the "mag & bag" (metal detector and bag check).  

    First time visit! I assume by the reply above but please clarify. You can walk into St Peter's square without going through metal detectors, correct. The queries are to get into the Cathedral etc.

  5. Thank you for all the replies, I will take off the Spanish steps and the Vatican would be a quick look around St Peter's Square if we had time.

    We are anticipating it being very hot (July) and as well we have some trouble with walking steep hills. (and Yes,summer is the only time we can travel!) 

    This is a port day from Civitavecchia. 

    Anyone know if it would make sense, if we didn't go to the Vatican, to take the train from Trastevere (as long as we did not do the express train.)

     

  6. Just happened to read in another post that Termini area is "up hill". Is Rome very hilly when walking around the historic center. Is one direction more downhill? We had planned to go from the Coloseum an head Roman Forum,trevi fountain, spanish steps, Trastevere and  maybe Vatican. We realize this is too much walking so maybe catching an uber to transfer between an area. Is there a particular area of Rome that it would make good sense to avoid up hill walking? Using the train to get to Rome.Thanks

  7. 54 minutes ago, Gumpxyz said:

    We were in Rome last week with RC so I thought I’d pop back and tell you what we learned!

     

    The free shuttle bus took us from the ship out of the port. There was then about a 2km walk to the train station. We discovered later that the walk from the ship directly to the train station was similar so I personally wouldn’t bother with the shuttle. We left the ship at 7.30am and there were no queues for the shuttle. 

     

    At the train station we didn’t buy tickets for the express train. We bought a Birg ticket for 12euros per person which is a return ticket and includes buses and metro in Rome. The trains are every 30 mins and timetables can be found on the website. There were no issues with getting seats and by using this ticket we could return on whichever train we wanted rather than waiting for a specific one. 

     

    For anyone with kids, we had to pay for them on the train at 6 euros per person (approx) and the buses and metros are free. 

     

    A word of warning that on the way back, the main train station is massive so it could be a good 20 minute walk to the platform!

     

    Its really straight forward and for us definitely better than taking the expensive cruise tours. 

     

    Any questions give me a shout and I’ll help if I can 😃

    You mentioned a big station is that Termini? Will the Brig ticket only go to the one station or can you go to any?

     

    I know that it has been mentioned before but just hoped for a little feed back. Is this too ambitious? We are thinking to go to Ostiense, subway to Colosseum and Forum. (spending some time there) walk to Pantheon, Fountain, maybe stairs. Taxi to Trastavere, maybe walk to St. Peters square to just see it, and take a train from S. Pietro back to the ship. 

     

    Thanks

  8. Trying to find an economical way to spend time in Perast. Is there regular taxis that go to Perast? Will they drop  you and pick you up at a later time? It seems the hop on and off bus may not be reliable according to some reviews. Is this a typical port that there are lots of last minute tours available and may be cheaper to wait until in port. We are hoping for a few hour in Perast and the group boat tours I see only give you a half hour.

  9. We are hoping to get to Perast. Any opinions on using the hop on and off bus in Kotor to do so. I noticed it also stops in a few other places, are they worth stopping to see as well. We would like to have some time to see Kotor. There are boat tours from Kotor but I have not found a group tour that gives longer than a half hour in Pervast. We would likely prefer a boat but would not like to be rushed in Pervast. Thanks

  10. "You will have time to get your breakfast, but it won't be breakfast in bed!!

    The disembarkation morning is never much fun anyway.    The party is over, everyone wants to move on."

     
    Yes it is almost comical how you are everyone's best friend until the last night, then its "get off the ship"!
    I was more concerned on timing as I have an airbnb  booked and also wanting to arrange transportation.
     
    Thanks for your help.
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  11. I wondered if any one had experience with Carnival disembarking in Venice. We dock at 5 AM. While I know that they have to clear customs, will the be asking people to get off right after that?Thinking it may take an hour so will they be trying to get people off 6-7 am. Interested what other cruise lines do as Carnival has limited travels in Europe.

  12. 33 minutes ago, K9pal said:

    Just returned from our Mediterranean Odyssey on the Viking Star, have to say our tour of Rome with Italy Tours was one of the highlights of our cruise!  We had 8 people in our group (one full van).  The driver picked us up at the port at the specified time in a Mercedes van and we were off to the Colossuem.  There we were met by a fantastic local guide who gave us an in depth tour of the Colosseum and surrounding sites.  She had a large notebook full of illustrations that helped give us an idea of life in ancient Rome.  Afterwards we were met once again by the driver, who took us to several other points of interest around the city in addition to a bit of free time.  It was a fascinating and full day, and we got more than our money's worth in my opinion.  I'm so glad we decided to do this instead of the shore excursion offered by the cruise line, and would not hesitate to book them again.  Plus when we got home, I had a 'thank you' email with a request for feedback.  Great company!

    You didn't mention the Vatican, any of the Italy tours we hear of spend a lot of time at the Vatican. How long were you there?

     

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