sharlon

We just returned from our first Med cruise and used Italy Tours on our first port day in Livorno. We did a tour of Florence. Our driver, who was amazing BTW, picked us up right at the ship. We were able to get to Florence as the shops were opening, even after stopping to get a view of the city from a hilltop. Once inside the city walls, we met our tour guide at the Piazza Della Republica. Our tour group ended up being two vans of people, but it wasn't an issue. Our ear pieces worked well and our guide did a great job of pacing our group. We saw everything I could have hoped for and were able to beat most of the crowds, though the area around the Duomo was a bit nuts. We had pre-purchased the tickets to see David at the Academie. Our guide took care of the tickets and we were inside right on time. I will add that I asked our guide for some shopping suggestions and she was great with that info also. Our return to the ship was right on time as well. Oh, and he was great about saying if anyone needed to stop along the way, just to let him know. No one did, but that was nice. All in all, a great day and a great tour.

Just wanted to say hello! I am sailing on 7/9 in a Haven 2 br family suite, so see you there! It will be myself, my husband, and our recent high school grad. This is my hubby's and mine third straight sailing on The Getaway and my son's second. All in the Haven. It just seems to always work best with our schedule.

Hubby just looked it up. They cancelled their original schedule which was in the Baltics, but are repositioning to the Caribbean and cruising there instead. Whew!

I hope not. I just booked last night.