Chris_FL

Thanks everyone. I'm really happy with the cabin we selected, but would live to go to a suite. I hope I'll be pleasantly surprised on saturday.

My move up bid disappeared. The cruise starts on Saturday and it had been in pending status for weeks. I didn't get an email stating I didn't win either. Has this happened to anyone? I emailed celebrity, but no response yet. Do the bids just go away without any notification?

Thank you. I feel a little better about this. I'll make sure I have my running shoes on.

We did this trip last summer. The flight from Trieste to Miami on Delta. It left early am, before 7 am. Our connection was 2.5 hours thru Rome. We stayed in Trieste over night and had a very pleasant day walking thru town and had a nice dinner. If you have the time, highly recommend you stay one additional day.

So many questions. I just booked the express train from La Spieza to Florence. It stops in Pisa. The connection is 5 minutes. Is it possible to make this connection. If we miss the connection do I have to purchase new tickets or can I use the tickets on the next train. Is the Pisa station a big station?

Thanks for the heads up on the taxis. I purchased the Vatican Tickets but it appears I can't purchase the Colosseum tics until 30 days before.

So much great information. After discussing my family, we'll do it on our own, save some money and get exercise! Hopefully no train strikes!

Thank you for your info. Very helpful. How did you get back to the port when you arrived back in Civitavecchia? Any problems finding a taxi in Rome?

Has anyone joined the Independent Exploration: Shuttle and Express Train to City. It says its a 10 hour excursion, but only 5.5 hours in the city. Do you know what time it arrives/leaves Rome? Train is only 1 hour and shuttle busses take 10 minutes from port to train. We have tickets to the Vatican Guided tour which is 2 hours and ends at 3. Would we have time to do the Colesseum in the morning?

Yikes. I just realized we're on the July 15 cruise. Lol. Too many trips planned this year.

Good thought. Hopefully no strike or at least it won't occur without a few days notice. We could take the Celebrity on your own in Rome excursion. Im assuming they would most likely switch to a bus vs the bus/train and only spend 5 hours hours there. Has anyone done this excursion.

Hi. We're not disembarking at Civitavecchia. This is a stop in our itinerary and Celebrity says were in port from 7 to 7. We continue on and disembark in Barcelona later in the week. Hopefully we'll be able to get off shortly after 7.

Hi, were on the Celebrity Edge on Jul 22. We plan to take the train from Civitavecchia to Rome. The ship docks at 7 am. What's the soonest we'll be able to exit the ship. We're in a Concierge Class cabin, if that makes a difference. Are the taxis readily available to take us to the train station? Would it be realistic to plan to board the 7:58 am train? Thanks!

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