B&J1

We would like to DIY via train most likely (assuming that it's doable) from Salerno to Pompeii. Could someone please "walk" me from the ship to Pompeii. This will be our first time to Italy (Europe for that matter) and am a bit uneasy since mi Italiano non e molto bene.

Also, I tried the listed site (from a 2012 thread) to reserve in advance spots for the houses that are open in Pompeii but the link didn't work. Does anyone have a more current link if there is one.

Thx for the help!

Brian

Thx Much! we leave in a month & I'm trying to get everything organized now.....we are staying in Italy for 10 days before the cruise & doing some touring on our own.....so much to organize :) I'm still considering doing Herculinium first then Pompei if time allows.

thx again

Brian

Thank you!

Can someone tell me where I can find out where we are docking in Toulon for this November's TA? I ask on the roll call but didn't get a response.

THX! :)

Thx for all the input!

So we'll probably skip spending time in Milano per your suggestions. But flying into Milan was $125 less pp than Rome so that gives us $250 (minus train) to spend elsewhere. (My original plan was just to split time between Milano &

Venice)

I'm now leaning towards taking the train to Florence on the day we arrive, 2 days inf Florence & maybe a wine tour of Tuscany (I currently drive a stick shift 5 speed ;) ), 3 full days in Rome, 2 full days in Venice plus the boarding day & overnight in Venice on the cruise.

Thx again for the advice!!!!

Hi folks!

We are going to do a TA from Venice to FLL Nov 6th. Since this will be our first time to Italy (and Europe) for that matter, we are going to fly into Milan 8 days prior to see more of Italy. My plan was to stay 2-3 days each in Milan, Rome, & Venice, but reading another thread, most felt Milan was not the best place to spend much time.

We arrive in Milan at 11:15 am on a Thursday so we could see a few things on Thurs & stay over night in Milan to recover from flight, but then off to??? Florence? or.....wine tour maybe? I would still want to spend 2 or 3 days in Rome & a couple in Venice. We do over night in Venice on the cruise and also have stops on the cruise in Rome, Livorno, and Salerno.

We are cost conscious, enjoy walking/hiking, prefer to do our own thing typically, history is cool & enjoy experiencing the real culture....fairly adventurous, not really into spend alot of time in museums. I'm trying to learn Italian now (fairly fluent in Spanish so hopefully will pick it up quickly).

Oh, one more thing, I was planning on taking the train everywhere....would I be better served to rent a car (I haven't check into prices yet).

So.....(sorry so long), I am soliciting recommendations primarily for a day or 2 between Milan & Rome, or Rome & Venice.

Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge!!! :)

Brian

Karen, I was wondering how this went for you, we are thinking of doing the same thing In November.

(Hope ur still visiting these forums :) )

Brian

Grand Turk is one of our favorite islands because it's NOT real "touristy".

We rented bicycles for $15 each (I think) & rode to the light house, explored some dirt roads....helped some guy catch his horse, & ended up at a secluded beach for a couple of hours before riding back to the ship during a rain storm. It was a 'grand" time.

Can't wait to return. (you can also rent a golf court if ur not up for bicycles). :)

WOW! :eek: We were going to do the T/A from Venice to Ft. Lauderdale in Nov. but now seeing what the changes are going to be I'm really having second thoughts. :(

I want to assure Cpt Nick's wife that he DID in fact attend our meet & greet on the Nov. 29th sailing of the Emerald..... We were happy to see him & we assured him we'd let you know! lol :)