Celebrity Train Rome Shuttle

[TomMMD]

We have been to Rome before and have soon most of the Top 10 so this time we decided we wanted to focus on the Villa Borghesi.

 

So, we thought we would take the Celebrity sponsored train to Rome.

 

The Villa Borghesi requires you to pick a 2 hour time window.

 

So, my question is: Does anyone know when the Celebrity train gets to Rome?

[gentlemancruiser]

I don't know about the Celebrity's train, but there is frequent train service to and from Rome and it's quite an easy trip to do by yourself.

We took the train from Rome to Civietavecchia and then walked to the entrance to the port.

The Italian train's trenitalia website has ALOT of information. The only problem is the earliest you can book most european trains is 3 months before departure.

[bibnaj22]

Hi TomMMD sorry I can't help you with your question but was interested in the subject raised bt gentlemancruiser, would you think I should be booking my train from Fiumicino Airport to Civitivicchia Port ? or would you say it there is no need to book ? not been to this area before. Thanks in advance for any assistance.... Steve......... U.K.

[Andym]

TO ANSWER YOUR SPECIFIC QUESTION,

 

We got into Rome about 10 am

[CathyCruises]

You can take the train from Civitavecchia for 9 euros r/t per person; that also gives you full use of metro and buses. I'd have to look at the closest train station, but we took the metro as close as we could get to the Borghese Gardens--still a bit of a walk to the Villa but worth it. You could be in Rome about 9:30 if you took the 8:41 train.

[gpizzy]

Please send me your e-mail address. I have some questions about the train and the tour in Florence thanks Gary gpizzy@aol.com

[BBsails]

Never heard of a "Celebrity train," so not sure where your got your information. No need to buy tickets ahead for the train from Civitavecchia to/from Termini or from FCO to/from Termini.

[boogs]

Never heard of a "Celebrity train," so not sure where your got your information. No need to buy tickets ahead for the train from Civitavecchia to/from Termini or from FCO to/from Termini.

 

It's on their website under Rome excursions:

 

Shuttle & Private Train to Rome & Vatican City - CV96 - Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy

 

After short shuttle ride, you'll reach Rome on board private, air-conditioned train that takes you to St. Peter's Station, 730 yds from Vatican City. Once on board, escort provides Rome map & gives tips on best way to enjoy time in Rome. After approx 90 minute ride, arrive in Rome & spend day (approx 6 hrs) on your own. At time specified, return to train station & take train back to port. Tour is non-guided. Note: min required to operate. Min not met, booked guests are moved to Rome On Your Own coaches. Tour does not include lunch or entrance fees. Escort is on train to/from Rome. If guests misses return train, transportation back to port is their own responsibility & own expense.

 

Approx. Duration: 9 hour(s) 30 minute(s)

*Current Price: Starting from

89.00 Adult (USD)

67.00 Child (USD)

0.00 Infant (USD)

Activity Type: Sightseeing and/or City Tours

Activity Level: Moderate

Advisements:

Restrictions: N/A

[FerrisWheel5]

I think your specific question has been answered but you may want to consider the following which I've copied and pasted from Tripadvisor

 

 

Round Trip Express 30 min. train for Cruise travelers (€ 16.50 - Round Trip): Takes only 30 minutes each way. This dedicated train was introduced in 2011 for those that want to take a day trip to Rome from Civitavecchia. It has a limited schedule (departs at 09:30 from Civitavecchia and arrives at San Pietro Station at 10:00; then returns from San Pietro station departing at 16:30 and arriving at Civitavecchia at 17:00). It does not run every day, as it is intended for cruise passengers. Online bookings are available at www.smartcruisetours.com but do not buy other transport tickets from this site as they are over-priced: for example, €10.50 for a BIRG ticket that is sold by Trenitalia for €9.

 

http://www.smartcruisetours.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=169

[Freecall]

Celebrity does not run a train as such and they are a bit disingenuous in suggesting that they do.

 

On some days (when a suitable cruise ship is in port) an additional train is added to the normal timetable. Tickets can be purchased via the cruise lines.

 

The main advantage is that it is direct and does not stop at intermediate stations and therefore about 20min faster. You will also be on a train with other cruisers which some may find more comforting than being with locals.

 

The obvious disadvantage is that it is more expensive (although not massively). There is a second disadvantage in that there is only one train to Rome and only one back whereas the regular trains leave every hour off-peak and every 30min at peak times.

 

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[Hapytocruise]

We have been to Rome before and have soon most of the Top 10 so this time we decided we wanted to focus on the Villa Borghesi.

 

So, we thought we would take the Celebrity sponsored train to Rome.

 

The Villa Borghesi requires you to pick a 2 hour time window.

 

So, my question is: Does anyone know when the Celebrity train gets to Rome?

 

Just an opinion but while the grounds themselves are beautiful the Villa Borghesi would not be a choice either I nor my husband would make as a featured excursion to one day in Rome. We spent an afternoon at the Villa and were not impressed by the villa itself which is basically a very crowed small roomed art gallary. Inwhich the art itself was not very impressive.

[CathyCruises]

Beg to differ on this one--we found the art to be amazing--the Bernini statues alone make the trip worthwhile. Apollo and Daphne--wow! Here is a link to the collection: http://www.galleriaborghese.it/borghese/en/edafne.htm

 

But our favorite museum in Rome is the Capitoline, adjacent to the Forum. Very impressive collection and the ancient Marcus Aurelius statue is simply stunning. http://en.museicapitolini.org/

[BBsails]

From the "you learn something new every day" department, thank you for the information about the train for cruise travelers.

 

"After approx 90 minute ride, arrive in Rome & spend day (approx 6 hrs) on your own." Anyone know why the trip would take 90 minutes when the usual trip from Civitavecchia into Rome is about 30 minutes?

[Glammy Grammy]

We did the train to Rome last year. It was a comfortable old fashioned pulman train, which made it a bit of a novelty. Also, the clincher for me, guaranteed seats. We left the ship at 8.15am, about a 5/10 minute ride to a railway siding, then arrived in Rome about 9.45 if my memory serves me right.

 

Coming back, the train should have left at 5.00pm but 2 passengers were late and it did wait for them and left about 20 minutes later. They were very lucky!!! Interesting tip about the other train for cruisers though, might look into that for this time.

[CathyCruises]

From the "you learn something new every day" department, thank you for the information about the train for cruise travelers.

 

"After approx 90 minute ride, arrive in Rome & spend day (approx 6 hrs) on your own." Anyone know why the trip would take 90 minutes when the usual trip from Civitavecchia into Rome is about 30 minutes?

 

Well, I woud never spend the outrageous amount for the 'private train', but I can tell you that in the multiple times that we have taken the regular train, it has always taken 50-60 minutes.

[swifs]

We stayed in the Westin near the Villa Borghese last April. We pre-booked the first time at the Villa Borghese by phone before we left- I believe that was 9 am. (As we were going to use a Roma Card because we were going to be 3 days in Rome prior to the cruise, we were entitled to a discount not available on their website- by booking by phone we did not pay in advance even though we had a reservation- we paid when we got there).

 

We walked up to the Villa about a 10 minute walk, enjoyed our visit and returned to our hotel. Then, we took a cab to the train station and bought our very inexpensive tickets to Civitavecchia at an electronic kiosk at the station (you do not need an embedded chip card like they use in Europe, any credit card will work). Our luggage fit around our seats (we had worried about that). At the Civitavecchia end, we took a cab from the station down to the ship. The cost was much lower than the transfer offered by the hotel, which would have been close to 100Euros. The only slight problem was that at the Civitavecchia end, we needed to lug the luggage up and down stairs, notwithstanding that we chose a train that allegedly would arrive on the "right" tracks. It was not an insuperable obstacle however.

[gemini g]

Well, I woud never spend the outrageous amount for the 'private train', but I can tell you that in the multiple times that we have taken the regular train, it has always taken 50-60 minutes.

 

I agree 100%. Have done this many times and have never heard of this "special train", so I went to Celebrity website and low and behold there it is. After reading the details I could never cough up the extra 80 euros to do it, even if it existed. Never had a major problem with the everyday train. Some are a little faster, not as many stops, but they all get you to Termini and back. Just a little side bit, only buy your ticket at the station. It will cost you 1 or 2 euros more if you purchase it from a street vendor.

[tright]

We stayed in the Westin near the Villa Borghese last April. We pre-booked the first time at the Villa Borghese by phone before we left- I believe that was 9 am. (As we were going to use a Roma Card because we were going to be 3 days in Rome prior to the cruise, we were entitled to a discount not available on their website- by booking by phone we did not pay in advance even though we had a reservation- we paid when we got there).

 

We walked up to the Villa about a 10 minute walk, enjoyed our visit and returned to our hotel. Then, we took a cab to the train station and bought our very inexpensive tickets to Civitavecchia at an electronic kiosk at the station (you do not need an embedded chip card like they use in Europe, any credit card will work). Our luggage fit around our seats (we had worried about that). At the Civitavecchia end, we took a cab from the station down to the ship. The cost was much lower than the transfer offered by the hotel, which would have been close to 100Euros. The only slight problem was that at the Civitavecchia end, we needed to lug the luggage up and down stairs, notwithstanding that we chose a train that allegedly would arrive on the "right" tracks. It was not an insuperable obstacle however.

 

My DH and I are strongly considering doing a TA cruise in the fall of 2012 so I have been reading and studying all Europe cruise threads. My question is how much luggage did you take and how long was your cruise.

[A Sixth?]

Old thread, but the Shuttle & Private Train to Rome & Vatican City (CV96) is listed and with almost 12,000 passengers on the day we are in port, want to hear from others who have taken this option to Rome from the port.

[Wirral]

The day I took this train we took a bus to get us from one side of the quay to the other. The train was actually on the quay, no travelling to the nearest railway station. Old fashioned plush carriages with reserved seats. Yes definitely more expensive than the normal train, but so much convenient. Would I take it again? Yes in a shot. However I do have some difficulty in walking so I found this so much easier for me.

[A Sixth?]

The day I took this train we took a bus to get us from one side of the quay to the other. The train was actually on the quay, no travelling to the nearest railway station. Old fashioned plush carriages with reserved seats. Yes definitely more expensive than the normal train, but so much convenient. Would I take it again? Yes in a shot. However I do have some difficulty in walking so I found this so much easier for me.

 

Thanks, we're do-it-ouselfers but this stop may be an exception with sooooo many ships in port at the same time.

[williamfturcotte]

The Villa Borghesi is one of the most personal art homes I have seen . If you love art , you will be in heaven . The area of town it is in , is also very nice .

[KaththeTaff]

On three visits to Rome from Civitavecchia, we have always used the regular trains and have never failed to get a seat.

 

We do, however, make sure that we use the trains that start from Civ, as you cna board earlier and choose your seats. Last year we took a double deck train with plenty of space!

 

Similarly, on the return, make sure you get on at Rome Termini, (not San Pietro or any of the other stations) as again you will be able to board earlier and choose a seat before the train fills up.

 

We have seen lots of people having to stand on the busiest trains in the afternoon if they don't board at Termini, mainly these trains are the ones that get people back to Civ at around the time when a lot of the ships in port seem to have their 'Back on Board' times. Obviously, this is to be expected, especially when there are a few ships in port, but a little planning and the willingness to take a slightly longer journey will ensure a much more comfortable one!

[gonecroozin]

We used the Celebrity "Rome on your own" excursion in September 2011.

We loved it. The Pulman coaches were comfortable and there was a fabulous tour guide with us.

 

He gave us lots of interesting information on Rome and the best places to eat, drink etc. He also gave us all a street of Rome map and walked us from the train station into the Vatican City.

 

We really appreciated the fact that we had a nice, guaranteed seat on the way home after a long and hot day.

[Islander500]

The Villa Borghesi is one of the most personal art homes I have seen . If you love art , you will be in heaven . The area of town it is in , is also very nice .

 

So in agreement with you. Loved our visit.

 

Get there early maybe 20 to 30 minutes before your scheduled time so you'll be at the front of your group. And definitely get the audio tour. So interesting to hear the stories of how the art was acquired.

 

One of my favorite afternoons in Rome!

 

 

Noticed that this is an old thread but maybe someone will find some use for the info. I'm going to use CathyCruises advice about the Capitoline Museum and visit on my next cruise. Thnx