Rebb Posted June 15, 2005 #1 Share Posted June 15, 2005 My husband & I are going on the Barcelona - Civitivecchia Cruise on the Shadow Jul.23-Jul.28 and are wondering if anyone has any recommendations on some of the land tours that SS offers. Are they worth going on or are we better off exploring on our own??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPR Posted June 16, 2005 #2 Share Posted June 16, 2005 My husband & I are going on the Barcelona - Civitivecchia Cruise on the Shadow Jul.23-Jul.28 and are wondering if anyone has any recommendations on some of the land tours that SS offers. Are they worth going on or are we better off exploring on our own??? In general, it's better and much less costly to go on your own, particularly if you are an experience traveler and have a good guidebook like Frommer's or Fodor's. If it's a place you really must see and you're too far to take a taxi (like Pompeii from Sorrento), or if the timeframe is short and you want to make sure you don't miss the ship, an SS tour probably makes more sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberge Posted June 16, 2005 #3 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Personally I think SS does a very nice job with their land tour's,and we have taken them. We are experienced traveler's,but feel SS does such a good job it is well worth it. I think hiring a private driver/guide can cost a lot more depending on the port of course. Do we do all the tours in each port..no.Sometimes we do strike out on our own if we can walk into town etc.I don't think you will be disappointed if you take the tour's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPR Posted June 16, 2005 #4 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Just basing my observation on the tours available for my forthcoming cruise, July 29 Rome to Venice, an itinerary I did in reverse last summer on the Radisson Diamond. I thought the Diamond's tours were generally overpriced and could easily be duplicated for less privately, and SS's on this cruise were even more costly. (Your mileage may vary.) For example, it's very easy to do the Venice excursions on your own for a lot less. The SS's Pompeii tour did seem fairly reasonable, and that's the only one we've booked. But the two $2,000 pp helicopter tours were outrageously overpriced! (Perhaps the insurance cost raises the price to these levels, which brings up the question why--safety problems?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackus Bertus Posted July 23, 2005 #5 Share Posted July 23, 2005 Rebb, hope your trip is going swell! We are taking the same itinerary in September; family reunion, and would be interested in which land tours you took that were worthwhile. Currently booked excursions with virtuoso, a travel agency. hope to hear about your trip soon! jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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