TheMaxRebo
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Happy New Year everyone!
Excited to be able to say we are going on this trip to Italy *this* year!
Excited to be able to say we are going on this trip to Italy *this* year!
Joei did go to the website to book the Friday afternoon Twilight trastevere food tour,
and I see the 4:15, 5:00, 5:45 are not available on the website. Let me know if there is anyway I can get in with the existing group, any of the above times would be great.
thanks Joe
Joe
Don’t book the 6:30. We have the private tour that is why you cant book directly
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Greetings Fellow Travelers,
First cruise for my husband Joe and I and we are super excited! ITALY!! It took me two days to read through the 60+ pages of these discussions but oh my gosh I got so much information. Thanks to you all from this newbie, lots of good stuff on here. We look forward to meeting many of you, breaking bread and downing some great Italian vino.
We're just starting our planning but so far:
Leaving Chicago and arriving for an overnight in Dublin on 3/22. We had a layover so decided to make it a stay over at a hotel above a pub. Seriously, what could be better??
My husband, myself and our hangovers will arrive in Rome at 10:30 am 3/23. We made reservations at Bernini Bristol for the night after reading many of you are staying there.
Haven't though much about Rome's activities, excursions, or transfers from the airport to hotel or hotel to port but that will all be done next. Again, excellent information people, keep it coming.
Last but not least. Happy New Year!
Here's to an incredible 2018 filled with adventure, good wine, and new friends.
Jenn
So looking at our Cruise on the Viking website, it looks like we are 15 days away from being able to book excursions.
We are going to want to leverage the included ones where we can but wondering what other ones people are thinking of that might get to some "must see/do" things, or just neat sounding things, that the included tours don't cover?
Two that caught our eye were the Winery one in Crotone and the Island & the Abbey in Venice
We went through the other night and just added a bunch that sounded interesting to our Wishlist, but we haven't looked to see how scheduling any of them would work out. The one thing I'm really interested in doing in Venice is the islands of Murano and Burano, but I think instead of doing the pricey excursion we may look into doing that on our own with another tour company and stick with the included one in Venice. I've been trying to do some research also on how difficult it would be to go to Easter morning mass at St. Mark's because I think that would be a truly amazing experience!
In Naples I am really hoping to do the Pompeii excursion. I'm thinking that may end up working out since the Mt. Vesuvius one DH wanted to do doesn't look like it's available with the short amount of time we have in port that day.
Another one at the top of our list was the Milazzo & its Castle excursion when we are in Messina. We also liked the La Castella one in Crotone.
Kristi, on our Viva Italia tour we went to a glass blowing factory & showroom that was one of the last ones remaining on the main island of Venice. Is there more to see on Murano and Burano than more glass blowing?The one thing I'm really interested in doing in Venice is the islands of Murano and Burano,
Kristi, on our Viva Italia tour we went to a glass blowing factory & showroom that was one of the last ones remaining on the main island of Venice. Is there more to see on Murano and Burano than more glass blowing?
For the benefit of others who are interested, the factory that ABD took us to was very close to St. Marks Square at:
Castello 4392/A
30122 Venezia
Italy
We went through the other night and just added a bunch that sounded interesting to our Wishlist, but we haven't looked to see how scheduling any of them would work out. The one thing I'm really interested in doing in Venice is the islands of Murano and Burano, but I think instead of doing the pricey excursion we may look into doing that on our own with another tour company and stick with the included one in Venice. I've been trying to do some research also on how difficult it would be to go to Easter morning mass at St. Mark's because I think that would be a truly amazing experience!
In Naples I am really hoping to do the Pompeii excursion. I'm thinking that may end up working out since the Mt. Vesuvius one DH wanted to do doesn't look like it's available with the short amount of time we have in port that day.
Another one at the top of our list was the Milazzo & its Castle excursion when we are in Messina. We also liked the La Castella one in Crotone.
Kristi, on our Viva Italia tour we went to a glass blowing factory & showroom that was one of the last ones remaining on the main island of Venice. Is there more to see on Murano and Burano than more glass blowing?
For the benefit of others who are interested, the factory that ABD took us to was very close to St. Marks Square at:
Castello 4392/A
30122 Venezia
Italy
We haven't looked into (or really thought about) doing anything with another tour company but probably something we should consider.
One thing I think we would like to do, especially if we do in fact do the Island and Abbey tour in Venice (which overlaps the included tour) would be to spend some time on our own in St Marks Square in the afternoon. I assume it wouldn't be an issue to get from the ship to there but really have no idea where the port is compared to down town/how one would do that on their own, etc. (we've never done any sort of cruise at all so all of that aspect is new to us)
I'm curious about the transportation to and from the ship too. I've only been there once to board the Magic, and we had to take a water taxi with luggage and kids. It's very far to walk. There may be a vaporetto stop.
Looking at the different excursions in Venice they all seem to mention something like "Transfer by boat to St. Mark’s Square ..." so I assume you need to take some sort of water taxi. Just not sure how easy it would be to arrange a transfer outside of an excursion
We were also thinking about the evening gondola ride which says it includes free time in St Mark's Square as well so might do that
I'm curious about the transportation to and from the ship too. I've only been there once to board the Magic, and we had to take a water taxi with luggage and kids. It's very far to walk. There may be a vaporetto stop.