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That is all very good info for us. Thank you so much!

I believe we will do as you suggest with our luggage. I do not want to be the cause or part of any chaos. Thank you very much!

Great! I will look at all of them. Thank you so much!

Thank you! How nice to have the driver/guide pick you up right at the ship. I’m thinking a private transfer will make life easier then taking the train.

I didn’t think of that. June 1st is a Saturday so hopefully the traffic may be better then during the week. We haven’t been to Rome, this will be our first visit. We’ll be staying four days which isn’t enough to see everything but it'll just make us want to go back another time. I’m looking at Rome Cabs as they get good reviews on CC. Do you have any suggestions? Thank you very much for your reply and help!!

I will set it for 8:30. Thank you so much for such a fast reply! I really do appreciate it. 😁

I am looking for advice on disembarking in Chivitavecchia on June 1st. I think I will reserve a private transfer from port to our hotel in Rome. Disembarkment time is listed as 8 am and I’m wondering if we must be off at 8 am and what time I should set for the car service to pick us up. Can we take our luggage with us or is it better to have the ship take our luggage off for us. I appreciate any help anyone can give me. Thank you!!

Thank you Jancruz! Just a few more weeks and we will be on our way. Your granddaughter works for a very good company. 😁

Thank you Susiesan! That’s good to hear. We choose early December because that’s summer for Patagonia and it won’t be very warm but it also won’t be very cold. It may be windy.

My husband and I did a 12 day land tour of Vietnam and then a 13 day tour of Thailand with Gate 1 in November 2023. Our tour guides were excellent, can’t say enough good things about them. We saw and did so much and both tour guides made sure everything went smoothly. Our guides also set up extra tours for us that we asked for and were not part of our itinerary and they made it happen. We are going with Gate 1 at the end of this November to Chile, Argentina (Patagonia) and Brazil. Looking forward to it and expecting 🤞🏻to have another excellent tour.

I’m thinking to ask my TA to see if she can get any info on the end of the food and wine excursion. When I do and have an answer I will let you know. Thank you for reaching out!

Hello Vineyard View, I believe you are right that we are on the same cruise. We are looking forward to it. I did see about the amount of passengers in port that day and it is definitely a concern. I also looked at the boat excursion you are doing and we have thought about doing it. It does sound like a very nice day. We may decide to change our excursion I’m still working on what to do. I was hoping someone on cruise critic has done the food and wine and could give me some information especially about the end of the day. So many people on cruise critic are so helpful and I appreciate that they take the time to answer questions.

Thank you Pinotlover for your quick reply. We didn’t know that and it’s good to know!!

So are you saying that Oceania is taking each passengers temperature as they board the ship in 2023?

I also have booked an OE with 16 for 8 1/2 hours in Santorini and am concerned that for the price if the guide isn’t very good we won’t be happy. It’s a food and wine excursion. I think we’ll probably stick with it but I’ll still be researching other ideas.