vfrfreak23

Ah thank you for that. I didn't realize how the train line physically went around the city and that Ostiense was also 2 stops away from Colosseo like Termini; just earlier.

I'll be with a group of 7 who aren't able to take a tour/excursion due to financial reasons and are wanting to do Rome on our own as a port of call day. Background: I've done a previous cruise excursion and have seen St Peter's Basilica, the Vatican Necropolis, and the Colosseum so I personally won't be too disappointed about missing things. The port of call day will be 12 Oct with the times of 0700 to 2000 (and assuming an all aboard time of 1930). The group has a must do of the Colosseum and a would like to do of St. Peter's Basilica. I know the wait times are long and want to be able to curb expectations as well as allow the group to have fun with only a little - moderate level of stress. We are planning on hopefully taking the 0744, 0758, or 0835 train out of Civitavecchia which would put us at Roma S Peitro around 0830-0930.We are taking a 1657 train back from Roma Termini to be back on the ship around 1830 as the next train would arrive at the station at 1845 and be tight. The plans are: Go to Roma S Pietro station to see Vatican City. Check to see if the St Peter's Basilica line is doable so no more than 2-2.5 hours of waiting + experiencing, metro to Spagna and walk the streets until a Colosseum ticket time of around 1500 and catch the train back Go to Roma S Pietro station to see Vatican City with no plan to see the Basilica, metro to Spagna and walk the streets until a Colosseum ticket time of around 1500 and catch the train back Go to Roma Termini and do the Colosseum either morning or afternoon and the rest of the time is spent walking the streets and going back to the ship Go to Roma S Pietro station to see Vatican City. Brave the line at St Peter's whatever the length, quick lunch, and metro to Colosseo for afternoon Colosseum time Personally I'm thinking that option #3 is the best and wanted to get opinions. I'd absolutely love for the group to see the Basilica and the inside of the Colosseum but I don't want to kill them. Any help would be great! Thanks!

Oh interesting, I thought you weren't allowed to walk in the cruise port area but that's definitely a possibility. I'll have to ask the group how up to walking they feel. If we're one of the first ones to get off and they let us off the ship by like 0715/0720 that seems like we might be able to make that 0758 train. If not, 44 minutes doesn't seem too bad of a wait for the next train though I'm not sure how long the line will be at St Peter's Basilica But thanks! We'll be looking at 0758 as a potential train we can take

Hi all! Been following this thread for a bit and getting a lot of info! Tracking my ship Symphony of the Seas for the past couple of weeks it seems its been docking right at the Cruise Terminal near #12 and not at #25 as some people have said for the megaships so there may be some difference there. Wanted to ask a quick question and get clarification. The ship will arrive at 0700 and whenever they let us off, I was going to take the 6 Euro direct bus from the terminal to the train station. I was hoping to take the 0758 train and was wondering if that was realistic or would the 0842 be more likely? Thanks!