ETHANMARCUS Posted April 16, 2004 #1 Share Posted April 16, 2004 STAR PRINCESS MAY 28, 2004 ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ENGLISH SPEAKING TOUR GUIDES IN ROME (CIVITAVECCHIA), ATHENS, KUSADASI, NAPLES(AMALFI COAST), MONACO, LIVORNO/FLORENCE, BARCELONA. 4 ADULTS FROM USA ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Andrews Posted April 16, 2004 #2 Share Posted April 16, 2004 For Naples and the Amalfi Coast I personally recommend Salvatore of DriveAmalfi(*****) For Livorno,Florence and Pisa, Paola of Florence Tour (info@florencetour.com)and for Monaco,Sylvie of Azur Guides(sylvie.di.cristo@wandadoo.fr). Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doris Baker Posted April 16, 2004 #3 Share Posted April 16, 2004 For Athens, the tour guide recommended to us is Spiros at *****@yahoo.com We're taking his tour on April 29th. Doris Baker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick's pal Posted April 16, 2004 #4 Share Posted April 16, 2004 We used "driverinrome.com" for both Rome and Florence / Pisa. I cannot recommend them highly enough! Check out the website. They'll go wherever you want to go and will give you as much "guidance" as you want or don't want (i.e. will go into sites with you to explain them, or will wait outside.) You give a credit card number to reserve, but you do not pay until the tour is completed. The person in charge is Danielle and he speaks English fluently so you can e-mail him with all of your questions. Even if you took their tour with two people, you'd get more for your money than the ship's excursions. If you can find others on your sailing to share the tour, it's an incredible value. We posted a notice on the "Celebrity Connections" roll call board and easily found people to share. Using a "licensed" or "certified" guide in Italy means you can bypass ticket lines, which will save you time. Not all guides fall into this category (i.e. the people on the street offering their services), so I recommend you go with a reputable tour service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactusrose Posted April 16, 2004 #5 Share Posted April 16, 2004 ETHANMARCUS, We have a roll call going for the May 28th cruise and would love to have you join that topic. Here's the link. http://messages.cruisecritic.com/2/OpenTopic?q=Y&s=927093444&a=tpc&m=5443071777&f=4763056957 I've gotten quit a bit of information about private tours and other things to do. I'll try to post some of that information this weekend. 1972 - Song of Norway, Caribbean 1980 - Hawaii American Curise line, Tahiti 09/01/2002 - Veendam, Alaska 05/29/2003 - Pacific Princess, Alaska 11/26/2003 - Star Princess, Australia/New Zealand 5/28/2004 - Star Princess, Venice to Barcelona 11/06/2004 - Diamond Princess, Mexican Riviera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glendamcd Posted April 17, 2004 #6 Share Posted April 17, 2004 Thanks to Board Members like Mike, we have lined up our Private Tour Guides for Oct 2004 Brillance of the Seas Trip. They include Sylvie De Cristo/Villefranche, Danielle/DriverinRome-Rome, Sorrento Limo With Gennaro in Naples for the Amalfi Coast We also have Avventure Belissimo lined up for a 2 hours private boat tour in Venice and booked a secret Doges Palace Tour on www.Florence.it for Oct 11th. Cruise Critic works great and we get more and more excited everytime we read a new thread telling of someone elses cruise plans. SS Norway 1984 South Carribean Carnival Destiny 1984 Western Carribean RCCL Voyager 2000 (FAVORITE SO FAR) Eastern Carnival Glory 2002 Exotic Carribean RCCL Brillance of the Seas 2004 Med Glenda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactusrose Posted April 19, 2004 #7 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Doris, I also have Spiros booked. Please post a note to let us know how his tour is. 1972 - Song of Norway, Caribbean 1980 - Hawaii American Curise line, Tahiti 09/01/2002 - Veendam, Alaska 05/29/2003 - Pacific Princess, Alaska 11/26/2003 - Star Princess, Australia/New Zealand 5/28/2004 - Star Princess, Venice to Barcelona 11/06/2004 - Diamond Princess, Mexican Riviera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doris Baker Posted April 19, 2004 #8 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Hi, I will let you know about Spyros. He has an adorable website: www.athenstaxi.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doris Baker Posted April 19, 2004 #9 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Hi, sorry. Spryos website is ***** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lov2travel Posted April 19, 2004 #10 Share Posted April 19, 2004 I would recommend Alessandro Cammilli. He's been our guide for the last two trips to Livorno/Florence. He's very knowledgeable, speaks good english & has a comfortable car with air conditioning. His rates are very reasonable, $35 for four people. He can be reached at alecamma@hotmail.com. Have a wonderful trip!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glendamcd Posted April 19, 2004 #11 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Lov2travel-you said Alessandro Cammilli was $35 for four people? That seems very low for a guide in Florence. Was that just a walking tour or did he pick you up at the dock and take you to Florence? Glenda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janet_99 Posted April 19, 2004 #12 Share Posted April 19, 2004 <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Doris Baker: Hi, sorry. Spryos website is *****<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I am on Westerdam May 19 and just booked Spiros also for my party of 3--full day tour in Athens. Am excited about that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atakan Posted April 20, 2004 #13 Share Posted April 20, 2004 For Ephesus You can contact too *****@yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactusrose Posted April 20, 2004 #14 Share Posted April 20, 2004 We have Spiros booked for June 2nd. We are also looking forward to this. 1972 - Song of Norway, Caribbean 1980 - Hawaii American Curise line, Tahiti 09/01/2002 - Veendam, Alaska 05/29/2003 - Pacific Princess, Alaska 11/26/2003 - Star Princess, Australia/New Zealand 5/28/2004 - Star Princess, Venice to Barcelona 11/06/2004 - Diamond Princess, Mexican Riviera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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