ClockingOut Posted July 16, 2021 Report Share Posted July 16, 2021 I am going on a cruise out of Rome next May. We will be flying in a few days early to explore the city. Has anyone else some something similar? If so, how did you get to the airport? We were hoping there would be a RC excursion that would take us to the port. If anyone has any insight or advice, that would be greatly appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristiZ Posted July 16, 2021 Report Share Posted July 16, 2021 If you're looking for a way to the port on the front end, we actually just took the train down there and it worked great. Granted we didn't have a ton of luggage or multiple tiny humans to corral But public transport is definitely doable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisellama Posted July 16, 2021 Report Share Posted July 16, 2021 There's a local train that runs from the airport to the city transport hub. There's also a different train that runs from that hub to Civitavecchia (port city). There are cabs, shuttles, as well as private conveyance. My only quandaries about the public methods are pop-up transit strikes that can last from a few hours to a couple of days. Using cruise line transit options can mitigate risk of those unforeseen events if you're on a strict schedule. If you have slack in your timeline, take the public means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted July 17, 2021 Report Share Posted July 17, 2021 Are you on Facebook? There are several really good groups for Rome, Civitavecchia etc. Let me know if you are and I’ll post them here. All kinds of recommendations for tours, transportation, hotels, restaurants etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninejak Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 My family and I will be cruising out Rome May 16 on the Odyssey of the Seas too. I checked into transfers from Royal and the other transportation available and we decided on just taking the train. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted July 18, 2021 Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 October of 2022 we plan to fly in and go directly to the port the day before. We’ll spend 3 days in Rome after cruise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClockingOut Posted July 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2021 On 7/17/2021 at 12:24 PM, Jill said: Are you on Facebook? There are several really good groups for Rome, Civitavecchia etc. Let me know if you are and I’ll post them here. All kinds of recommendations for tours, transportation, hotels, restaurants etc. I am on Facebook. That would be much appreciated if you could post some of the groups. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellcee Posted July 19, 2021 Report Share Posted July 19, 2021 I feel like all cruises have transportation as an excursion for the way back to the airport but not sure about to the airport. I used booking.com for a car service in 2019 in Rome. I'm sure there are other travel sites that do the same. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClockingOut Posted July 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2021 22 hours ago, Jill said: October of 2022 we plan to fly in and go directly to the port the day before. We’ll spend 3 days in Rome after cruise We leave out of Athens, otherwise that would have been our plan too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted July 19, 2021 Report Share Posted July 19, 2021 15 minutes ago, ClockingOut said: We leave out of Athens, otherwise that would have been our plan too. Your original post says Rome lol Everyone is answering for Rome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClockingOut Posted July 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2021 18 minutes ago, Jill said: Your original post says Rome lol Everyone is answering for Rome. My response wasn't clear at all, my bad ! We are boarding in Rome but the cruise ends in Athens. Sorry for the confusion. Jill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted July 19, 2021 Report Share Posted July 19, 2021 Ahhhhh gotcha! I’ll go grab those Facebook groups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ClockingOut Posted July 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2021 18 minutes ago, Jill said: Ahhhhh gotcha! I’ll go grab those Facebook groups Those are amazing. Thank you so much! Jill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted July 19, 2021 Report Share Posted July 19, 2021 So... for those of us who left Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc and won't go back if you pay us to.... Are there any other such groups elsewhere, or at least some reasonably up-to-date web sites I can look at? I'll be on an Athens-to-Rome sailing in July/Aug next year, and we want to spend the night in Rome so we have a day or day and a half to explore the main sights at our leisure before flying home the next day. My mom still has friends who live there, but I'd prefer not to hammer them with a million questions unless I'm out of options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClockingOut Posted July 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 On 7/19/2021 at 4:59 PM, JLMoran said: So... for those of us who left Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc and won't go back if you pay us to.... Are there any other such groups elsewhere, or at least some reasonably up-to-date web sites I can look at? I'll be on an Athens-to-Rome sailing in July/Aug next year, and we want to spend the night in Rome so we have a day or day and a half to explore the main sights at our leisure before flying home the next day. My mom still has friends who live there, but I'd prefer not to hammer them with a million questions unless I'm out of options. We may be doing opposite itineraries. Once we have plans more set in stone, I would be more than happy to share what we did and hotels we liked. Ours is Rome to Athens May/June so it may be a little too close in terms of hotels but leisure things to do, I would gladly share what we do. JLMoran 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 On 7/19/2021 at 4:59 PM, JLMoran said: So... for those of us who left Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc and won't go back if you pay us to.... Are there any other such groups elsewhere, or at least some reasonably up-to-date web sites I can look at? I'll be on an Athens-to-Rome sailing in July/Aug next year, and we want to spend the night in Rome so we have a day or day and a half to explore the main sights at our leisure before flying home the next day. My mom still has friends who live there, but I'd prefer not to hammer them with a million questions unless I'm out of options. I really only use Facebook for the cruise groups and cancer groups. I don’t do a whole lot with the “social” part of it. It really is great for groups. Just stay off your newsfeed lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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