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I am going on a Med Cruise in October and we will be docking at Civitavecchia. The tours that the Cruise operators offer seem expensive, are there tours we can pick up at dockside.
Hi, try this tour company, the website is in english:
http://www.toursofrome.it/
They usually organize private tours from Civitavecchia harbour with experience, professionality and kindness, and have a great knowledge on Rome and its history.
Hope it can help you, enjoy Rome!
Gil
Yes, tours from Civitavecchia offered by cruise lines do seem expensive...I assume that the cruise lines want to make money and that they know that they have a "captive" audience.
I will point out the one advantage that an excursion offered by the cruise line has that no other type of tour (including do-it-yourself) has: the ship won't leave without you. Given that Rome is some 70 kilometers (42 miles) from Civitavecchia, this may be important to some people who aren't comfortable traveling on their own in a foreign country.
This is an expensive advantage, though, and a lot of people do opt to take the train themselves...which does require a little get-up-and-go on your part. Or, conversely, you can engage a company like the one that Gil recommends and get exactly the sort of tour that you want, not what the cruise line offers.
Note that some cruise lines offer an option that is helpful to some people - you can pay to take the cruise line bus down to Rome, then you can wander around on your own for the day (i.e., not stay with any excursion group), then meet the bus to return to the ship. This is still pricey ($80USD or so last time I saw Disney offer it), but it's half the price of the other excursions that are tours, and it offers the same guarantee: once you board the bus for the return trip, you are guaranteed to make it back to the ship, even if they have to hold the ship.
So, you have plenty of choices; it just depends which one suits you the most.
Bill
Hello,
As Bill says, you can take the train from Civitavecchia into Rome, it will cost 4.50 each way. You can arrange for a tour to start once you get to Rome. You can contact Stefano at romecabs.com for a guided tour of the city. It will cost at least 450 if you have someone pick you up at the cruise ship but if you get to Rome on your own and arrange for them to pick you up at the Termini station it will greatly reduce your cost.
it's the heart of the town where now it's full of coffee bar, tea room and wine bar where tourist like spend most of the time....
il cuore della città dove si trovano i più famosi caffè, tea room e wine bar e dove ai turisti piace trascorrere il tempo
I always bring a back pack for days in Rome. Walking around Rome can get very hot and so I always carry water in there. What ever season you are there, comfortable shoes are a must!! You need to walk in this city or you will miss so many of it's pleasures. Around every corner there is another one waiting for you. I have never had any problem getting any general toiletries, but do check, before you get here, about any medicines you may need.
There are a few stalls dotted around Rome which are all linked and sell exactly the same things. 15 postcards for a Euro, models of the statue of David and the colloseum. Even though they are linked and not great they still good value for money.
Delicious tastes all !!!!Multi variety antipasti buffet (10euros, but one time serve),nice pastas ,pizza,scallopini a lot,fishes......Dont miss to try "fiori di zucchini con mozzarela or pecorino"(i love that plate), ravioli con gorgonzola,scallopini con limone e vino(with lemon and wine),and many more..... For the dessert,dont miss Tiramisu with zamballione cream!!!!!!!magic,but its a desaster for for fitness.Hey!! only for one time you have to try it.!!all first courses 10euros,second courses 11-13euros,and desserts 7-9euros.i find it less expensive than others
restaurants in town and better taste by far.Personnel are kind and quick service.,also nice linen tableware FRETE.Every time i visit Rome ,i will eat there,at least twice.
Restaurants on piazza Navona are more expensive and the food is touristic.
also dont forget to try italian ice cream,unusual tastes,very nice presentation.
The restaurant is kinda off the center but I do believe that it's frequented by a lot of locals (Peruvians) in the area. The place is found in the building basement and has enough space for big groups.
I bet most of the customers are either Peruvians or Spanish-speakers as when we entered from the moment the waiter greeted us in Spanish and continued to blabber in Spanish thinking that we were locals. I just don't know if I looked more like a Peruvian or that they are used to having Spanish-speaking clients. Or simply I thought it was part of the "guise" to make the place authentically Peruvian.
In the end I begged that the waiter speak some Italian as I ran out of Spanish while ordering our food.
A show band by the way plays latin american rythms on weekend nights. Peruvian food reminded me of Filipino dishes such as their chapas and rice which my friend had while I settled for a plate of Peruvian-style calamares (squid) and gamberoni (shrimps). What took me by surprise was their tartar dressing which was just so yummy, something I have not tasted in ages. That was something.
Plus, one should not underrate their house special antipasto. It was a combination of a lot of things which I highly recommend.
They are close on Tuesdays.
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