Of course, there's much to see and do in Rome. I stayed in an area called Lido di Ostia, which is near the ocean and was reasonably priced. It took about 45 minutes via train to get to the Collisseum. To get to the port, I think it was approximately 1.5 hours via train. This is much more cost effective than purchasing a transfer to the port via the cruiseline. Train travel wasn't hard, and I ...
Spent a few days in Rome before the cruise playing tourist. Was able to see the Colosseum and several other important sites. The Pantheon was incredible - it was the only one we did w/o a guide (did a self guided tour - highly recommend). Saw the Christmas ...
Take the bus to the Train Station, take the Train to the Vatican or the city of Rome. We just did not have enough time but this is a place you need a few days in. We did the Vatican and chapel and came back. We were so tired from all the walking. Must see port. ...
What is there to say about Rome that hasn't been said better by others? We stayed near the Spanish Steps, had dinner with friends of ours from Rome, and I attended mass at the Vatican. ...
Very dirty city full of homeless people. No place to sit anywhere when walking around, not even at bus stops. So much to see, great food, easy to navigate using HOHO. ...
Civitavecchia is more than an hour from Rome (up to 2 hours, depending on traffic), which is why I subtracted a star. I did not go into Rome this cruise, but there are of course many sights there worth seeing, allow at least four days, preferably a week or more.
Within striking distance of port is the town of Tarquinia, which has ancient burial mounds and an excellent archeological museum, which ...
Took the private car back to Rome from the disembarkation and it's worth every penny!
Too much luggage and I will have to deal with it on the upcoming land/train part of our European Vacation!
Next three days of Rome/Vatican excursions will be covered at Expedia... ...
Rome was a city on my bucket list and fascinating. The city is always crowded and loaded with aggressive street vendors and Beggers. The coliseum was worth touring along with St. Peter's Square, etc. ...
Spent 2 days before the cruise here and toured on our own. Did a golf cart tour of Rome and this was really good. The golf cart driver/tour guide was a crazy driver but sometimes you have to be with how crazy the roads are there. ...