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Thank you!! We will definitely check out Rome in Limo, too!

So helpful! Thank you so much for such a detailed reply! What you said helped confirm our thinking in not doing the RC excursion, but exploring other options. No real mobility issues, but I am going with my mom who is will be almost 70, and she also dislikes the heat (we are going next July!) so the idea of an air conditioned bus was appealing We have looked briefly into Get Your Guide, and will also check out the ones you recommended, too! Thank you!

Hello! It will be our first time in Rome, which is where our cruise is ending. Has anyone done the RC Excursion called "Top Sights of Rome with Airport Drop Off (FCO) or City Center Drop Off". If so, did you enjoy? We are planning on spending a couple of days in Rome post cruise, and wanting to see the main sites. RC lists the excursion visits: Trevi Fountain Venice Square Roman Forum Outside of Roman Colosseum Arch of Constantine Vatican City, St. Peter's Square Or, have you done another excursion with another company you recommend to see the main things? We also looked into a golf cart tour, but that would not include Vatican City. I guess we are also wondering if we will be disappointed in not going inside the Colosseum or places in Vatican City (Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica) or if it would be worth going back afterwards to tour the insides, after already visiting on this tour. Whew - I included a handful of questions there! Thanks for your time in answering any part of them.

Try Bounce! https://usebounce.com/ I also read about people asking hotels to hold their luggage, but sometimes a day pass is needed.

Thank you! When you arrived in Taormina, how much time did you spend there?

Just read your most recent post on your switch! Enjoy!!

We are doing the same cruise as you, just reverse order with starting in Athens and ending in Rome! It is also our first time in Italy and Greece. We have booked a couple excursions, mainly just the "on your own" ones through RC. How many days are you planning to spend in Athens and Rome?

We did this! Thank you so much! Super easy.

Hello! On our upcoming cruise, we are headed to Messina, Sicily, but would like to spend some time in Taormina. We are currently booked on the RC excursion "Taormina On Your Own" which is a 5 hour excursion, but will give us about 3 hours in Taormina as it takes about 45 minutes one way from Messina. My question is - is 3 hours enough in Taormina? Would it be better to find our own way to get there instead of with RC? We (specifically my mom) like the security of getting back to the ship when using a RC excursion, but wondering if a different option is best this time. Thank you for any advice you have! We've done research on the places, but would love to hear your favorite stops and shops in either Messina or Taormina if you'd like to share, too!

Hello! We are going on our first Mediterranean cruise and Naples is one of our stops. Having never been to Italy before (or even Europe!), we would love to hear what you did when Naples was your cruise port. Capri, Sorrento, Positano? We are thinking we are not going to Pompeii this time. Thank you for any advice you have big or small!

We sail on JOS in February, sailing in and out of San Juan, and had originally booked "Old San Juan on Your Own" at the end of our cruise which included holding our luggage with airport drop off before our departing flight. Unfortunately, they canceled the excursion, but we do not fly out until late afternoon and would still love to explore Old San Juan, but are unsure what to do with our luggage. Has anyone done this before? Thanks for your help!

Thanks for your post! We were wondering the same thing. We are on JOS in Feb. Also wondering if excursions are needed, or if there is enough to do at the port or just outside of it?

Hello! What are your favorite things to do/see in Trinidad, Tobago, and Dominica? They are all new-to-us ports! TIA!

Accra Beach or Paynes Bay Beach - have you been to either? If so, did you like it? Also open to hearing about other beaches in Barbados that you enjoyed! Thanks!

I noticed it said that the excursion was 3 hrs... which does seem long! Thank you!!