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We had a great tour with ‘Leo’ from Tours Plaza, Cozumel, March 9. We requested a van for 4 persons for extra room. Although our confirmation stated 10:30 ship time, Leo’s confirmation showed 11:30. No one answered the Tours Plaza phone number. Fortunately, he arrived at 11:00 just in time before we gave up. Our first stop was Punta Sur Eco Park. Admission was $16 pp. Leo immediately drove us to where a boat tour was being given. It was very good. Afterwards, he took us to the lighthouse. Punta Sur was our favorite part of the tour. We took photos at El Mirador, had lunch at Chen Rio, stopped at Coconuts bar & grill for the view, drove past the east side beaches to San Miguel. Since the Museum of Cozumel was closed for renovations, we went to Los Cinco Soles for shopping. Total tour time was 5 hours. Leo made everything so easy for us and was very kind. I highly recommend Tours Plaza but suggest you agree to meet at Cozumel time, rather than ship time.

Just got off the Solstice. The gelato was not worth the extra calories so we only ate it one time. On trips to Europe, we eat gelato every day, sometimes twice a day. We were also underwhelmed by the ice cream by the buffet.

We joined a group from our roll call who wanted to book an excursion to Mt. Etna and Taormina from Civitavecchia. Share A Shore Excursion (SASE) website showed this tour but from another port. Our group organizer contacted SASE and had no trouble setting it up. Our ship was due to leave port an hour earlier than the usual departure that SASE posted on website but assured us we would be returned to our ship on time. Our driver was very professional and helpful taking pictures of us at stops. We were very satisfied with him in every way. He gave plenty of information throughout the tour. Each time we contacted the company, we received a very prompt and courteous response fully answering our questions. I would not hesitate to book with SASE and highly recommend them. Also, there were 8 of us originally but 2 had to cancel last minute. We only had to pay the rate originally quoted.

Thanks to all for your replies. Our group booked with Share a shore excursion in italy. We will be going in June. It was interesting to hear an impression of the ship's tour.

We are planning to use this company for a trip to Taormina when we arrive

on Carnival Breeze on Nov 4. Has anyone used them before?

Are there any special tips for going to Taormina rather than staying around Messina for the day.

We are also considering this company for a trip in June. How was your experience with them?