foxrunner Posted March 6, 2023 Report Share Posted March 6, 2023 132 Days to Go! Wifey and I can't wait!!! Hoping for a price break, but the price is up a grand on a balcony room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxrunner Posted May 31, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2023 46 Days to go! Check in night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Bagley Posted June 24, 2023 Report Share Posted June 24, 2023 On 5/31/2023 at 2:35 PM, foxrunner said: 46 Days to go! Check in night! Let us know how it went! foxrunner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxrunner Posted June 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2023 22 Days to go! Sure will Kim! Dutch Frost 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Frost Posted June 27, 2023 Report Share Posted June 27, 2023 40 days to go until I hop on board!! Safe Travels. What excursions did you book? foxrunner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxrunner Posted June 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 22 hours ago, Dutch Frost said: 40 days to go until I hop on board!! Safe Travels. What excursions did you book? This is our first time in Europe, so take these plans in that light. We have done a lot of research online and with guide books to help. We used Rick Steves' Italy book and his Mediterranean Cruise book. We do not have any RC excursions booked. We will be in Rome for 5 days prior to the cruise. We have booked tours through The Roman Guy for Skip the line access to the Vatican and the Colosseum. We also have a tour booked for the Borghese Gallery through Loving Rome. We will be doing a private tour in Santorini with Santorini Nikos, where we will meet a driver at the top of the Cable Cars in Fira. They will take us around the island and we have dinner reservations for 7:30PM to see the sunset. In Mykonos, we have a tour scheduled with Sunfos Alessia yachting where we will tour Delos and snorkel off Rhenia Island. This includes a lunch onboard the tour boat. We have also booked a private tour of Ephesus. We are using Ephesus Port Tours. This tour company gets excellent reviews. The price per person for the tour does not include admission to the museums, but even with those added in, it's not much more than booking through Royal. We are looking forward to not having to be on a schedule with dozens of other people. In Naples, we will take the train to Pompeii and meet a small tour through [email protected]. I found this through Rick Steves' tour guide book and the price is 20 euros per person plus the 16 euro Pompeii admission fee. The tours get excellent reviews online and the groups are much smaller than the RC tours. I understand that the train from Naples to Pompeii is a crowded crazy experience, but we wanted to have the option to stay a bit and explore Pompeii on our own after our tour ends. We looked at a couple of other tour companies that take you by van/bus to Pompeii and then bring you back to Naples. This would avoid the train travel. We plan to take the train back to Naples and hopefully have time to grab a slice of pizza and take a quick tour of the Naples National Archaeological Museum, focusing on the Pompeii exhibits. Dutch Frost and WAAAYTOOO 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Frost Posted June 28, 2023 Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 3 hours ago, foxrunner said: This is our first time in Europe, so take these plans in that light. We have done a lot of research online and with guide books to help. We used Rick Steves' Italy book and his Mediterranean Cruise book. We do not have any RC excursions booked. We will be in Rome for 5 days prior to the cruise. We have booked tours through The Roman Guy for Skip the line access to the Vatican and the Colosseum. We also have a tour booked for the Borghese Gallery through Loving Rome. We will be doing a private tour in Santorini with Santorini Nikos, where we will meet a driver at the top of the Cable Cars in Fira. They will take us around the island and we have dinner reservations for 7:30PM to see the sunset. In Mykonos, we have a tour scheduled with Sunfos Alessia yachting where we will tour Delos and snorkel off Rhenia Island. This includes a lunch onboard the tour boat. We have also booked a private tour of Ephesus. We are using Ephesus Port Tours. This tour company gets excellent reviews. The price per person for the tour does not include admission to the museums, but even with those added in, it's not much more than booking through Royal. We are looking forward to not having to be on a schedule with dozens of other people. In Naples, we will take the train to Pompeii and meet a small tour through [email protected]. I found this through Rick Steves' tour guide book and the price is 20 euros per person plus the 16 euro Pompeii admission fee. The tours get excellent reviews online and the groups are much smaller than the RC tours. I understand that the train from Naples to Pompeii is a crowded crazy experience, but we wanted to have the option to stay a bit and explore Pompeii on our own after our tour ends. We looked at a couple of other tour companies that take you by van/bus to Pompeii and then bring you back to Naples. This would avoid the train travel. We plan to take the train back to Naples and hopefully have time to grab a slice of pizza and take a quick tour of the Naples National Archaeological Museum, focusing on the Pompeii exhibits. Incredible stuff!! Enjoy Thus far I did Oia on our own through RC however I like yours and am actually seeing what is available as I can cancel my excursions through RC easily - Santorini Kusadasi - espheus (solo) my wife and daughter will meet me after my 3 hour trip and we will explore the port city on our own. Mykonos - booked Viator private car to Elia Beach and back Naples - we are doing Capri on our own through RC. Since we only have 8 hours I wanted to enjoy the coastline and if we ever come back to Naples and stay longer ill go ahead and do pompei and vesuvius etc. Barring any Crazy Weather we arrive a day and a half early from our Embarkment in Rome and then we will stay 3 days once we complete the cruise and I booked some skip the line tours through Viator. foxrunner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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