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Hah! Susy at the winery immediately emailed back and said they would try to find a driver! How's that for service?! We'll see. She did ask how many people would be interested.

So, if I could get a head count from people interested in visiting Ceraudo winery as a private tour plus possibly lunch and another winery?

I would definitely be interested!

Thank you!
Jason
 
Hah! Susy at the winery immediately emailed back and said they would try to find a driver! How's that for service?! We'll see. She did ask how many people would be interested.

So, if I could get a head count from people interested in visiting Ceraudo winery as a private tour plus possibly lunch and another winery?

Just confirmed we Judi - we would be interested ... definitely like the sound of 2 wineries with a nice spot for lunch or something

Crotone I think is only 60K peeps.
I might be interested. Right now I am signed up for the Santa Servina 1/2 day rour. This village has great reviews on TripAdvisor. Here is one of the restaurants:
https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUse...ta_Severina_Province_of_Crotone_Calabria.html
Any idea of the private wine tour itinerary? I would love to combine a trip to the winery with driving thru some small villages and getting some amazing photos of the area. After all we have 8 hours.
 


Fantastic! Count us in. Let me know if you need any further info from us, and please keep me posted with details. Thanks!

I think if you can get your message count to 10, then I can include you in a conversation to discuss the details off of the main thread.
 
I think if you can get your message count to 10, then I can include you in a conversation to discuss the details off of the main thread.
I was just trying to figure out how to change my profile picture and read something similar about the message count. I'll try to get busy on here to get my numbers up real soon. Thanks
 
7:30 works for us as well. Thanks for taking the initiative and time all of you in organizing this. I am in the midst of getting Amy, my daughter, off to WDW for the college program. :scared1:

Chris
I did the college program waaaaay back! She'll learn a lot, work hard and have memories that last a lifetime. Disney has a very structured program... but there is still plenty of time to enjoy the parks. I loved that summer of '89.
 


We do need to pay in cash there so I think either is fine - if we just pay individually to the driver or if you'd rather pay me and I pay it all

We would potentially be interested in the Crotone wine tour as well - even if just in the afternoon and then do the included tour in the morning or something - but open to options
Hah! Susy at the winery immediately emailed back and said they would try to find a driver! How's that for service?! We'll see. She did ask how many people would be interested.

So, if I could get a head count from people interested in visiting Ceraudo winery as a private tour plus possibly lunch and another winery?

My husband Joe and I are also be interested in the Ceraudo wine tour. It would be nice to do "Crotone on your own" in the morning and the winery tour in the afternoon with lunch.
 
We are confirmed for the Taormina & Winery tour for our day docked in Messina

We are scheduled to dock at 8am so they would meet us then at the port with a sign with my last name on it ("Schoen")

So it would be:
- @TheMaxRebo & Judi
- @Cousin Orville & Kate
- @travelinjenn & husband
- @met19

THe total is Euro 580 - so Euro 82.86 / person inclusive

We would have room for one more as the car fits 8 passengers if anyone is interested (and that would lower the per-person price to $75/person)
If you would like money beforehand just let us know. Thank you so very much for arranging this. Joe and I are looking forward to it and meeting everyone. Should be a fantastic day!
 
This has never worked for us.

It almost always turns into a full sleep and we're awake at 3am....with nothing to do.

I have set alarms and wake up calls to no avail.

This just makes the next day equally rough.

My advice...try to sleep on the plane (I highlighted try) and then stay awake as long as you are able on arrival day.

Because most flights to Europe leave the evening before, most arrive early in the morning the next day.

As Jeff gas pointed out, your room will most likely not be available until late afternoon.

This means that you have to keep yourself occupied until then or sleep in the lobby.

You're probably laughing, but it's happened to many of the folk who travel with us.

As I said earlier....I'm impressed that y'all are planning this. If we get our room and go someplace local for dinner...I think we'll be doing really really well.

The idea of walking around Rome at night on the day of arrival makes me twitchy.
I've been worried about the jet lag. I'm anticipating a rough few days. Seems there is no real way to avoid it.
 
We are confirmed for the Taormina & Winery tour for our day docked in Messina

We are scheduled to dock at 8am so they would meet us then at the port with a sign with my last name on it ("Schoen")

So it would be:
- @TheMaxRebo & Judi
- @Cousin Orville & Kate
- @travelinjenn & husband
- @met19

THe total is Euro 580 - so Euro 82.86 / person inclusive

We would have room for one more as the car fits 8 passengers if anyone is interested (and that would lower the per-person price to $75/person)
Thanks for arranging this. Let me know if you want $ in advance
 
Adding on to the power discussion, I'm still bringing the European plug adapters for a couple of reasons. One is that we plan on some pre- and post-cruise nights so will need them for the hotels. The second is that you can also use them on the ship if there aren't enough 110 outlets where you need them.
I was wondering about this. Thanks for the information.
 
To continue on with the wine theme DW and I noticed there is a Dark Rome option that has a 12-h Tuscan Day trip from Rome: https://darkrome.com/rome-tours/tuscany-tours-from-rome.

Only bad thing is that it kills the entire day as you need to depart Rome at 7:30 AM for the 2.5+ bus ride to Tuscany. Looks like a reasonable price for an all day tour that visits stunning Tuscany and includes lunch ....
 
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@TheMaxRebo (2)
@apurplebrat (1)
@met19 (1)
@travelinjenn (2)
@DisVegas (2)
@Cousin Orville (2)

And anyone else,

Susy from Ceraudo Winery emailed back and can arrange a van for us. She offered to set up a private tour in the morning of the vineyard, cellars, wine tasting and she offered to open her Michelin starred restaurant for us and have a private lunch (I think with the chef but I can confirm). The restaurant is normally closed that day.
I researched the restaurant and the chef, Caterina Ceraudo, won the Michelin Chef Woman Price last year at 29yo and The NY Times named it one of the world’s most unmissable restaurants.
After that we could go wherever we want. She can recommend another winery or we can visit a town.

I don’t have final prices yet and I’m sure it will depend on how many people are interested and sharing a van. The Private tour, wine tasting, and lunch looks like it ranges from 90-130 Euros pp.

Please let me know who would be interested.
 
@TheMaxRebo (2)
@apurplebrat (1)
@met19 (1)
@travelinjenn (2)
@DisVegas (2)
@Cousin Orville (2)

And anyone else,

Susy from Ceraudo Winery emailed back and can arrange a van for us. She offered to set up a private tour in the morning of the vineyard, cellars, wine tasting and she offered to open her Michelin starred restaurant for us and have a private lunch (I think with the chef but I can confirm). The restaurant is normally closed that day.
I researched the restaurant and the chef, Caterina Ceraudo, won the Michelin Chef Woman Price last year at 29yo and The NY Times named it one of the world’s most unmissable restaurants.
After that we could go wherever we want. She can recommend another winery or we can visit a town.

I don’t have final prices yet and I’m sure it will depend on how many people are interested and sharing a van. The Private tour, wine tasting, and lunch looks like it ranges from 90-130 Euros pp.

Please let me know who would be interested.

Jason Wren @JWren1234
 
Does viking realize how many are now planning their own tours since they "sold out"
 

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