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Thanks!

The Celebrity Eclipse will make this stop on our cruise in March 2024. Would you please post an update after your trip to let us know how this excursion went?

I emailed my hotel, del Senato, and they responded that they would no longer deal with Armando because the restaurant would not answer the phone or reply to emails. I tried jumping on their online reservation system first thing in the morning a month before the date I wanted and a few spots were available but only 10;00pm for dinner and a few lunch spots. I made a lunch reservation though I'd much rather have dinner there. Oh well, good-luck.

Carlmm and cruisemom42, you have both been most helpful! I checked coopculture for Domus Aurea tickets for our dates, mid October. The dates we will be in Rome were in grey, which I hope means they haven't been released to the public yet. I would like to avoid buying tickets from a tour company. I like your idea, cruisemom42, of taking a bus to the furthest point on the Appian Way. It would save some backtracking if we started from the visitor center. I've looked at the park website and will have to study it some more. Unfortunately, my Rick Steves's book fell to pieces after our last trip. I'll check the bus routes; I was thinking taxi from where we're staying in the Pantheon area, but a taxi would certainly be cheaper.

For these two sites, Domus Aurea and Baths of Caracali, how far in advance do we need to reserve admission? We were hoping to reserve our time slot for the Domus Aurea but be more flexible about getting to the Baths and getting our admission tickets at the site if possible? We also want to visit the Via Appia Antica. E-bike seems to be the most popular way to see the park, but I'm not sure I can manage it. Any suggestions on walking tours or is this something we can easily do on our own? Also is the visitor center at the start of the Appian way open on Sundays? Any suggestions for the best way to visit this site would be much appreciated.

Thanks so much for the tip!

How early before our trip should I reserve my preferred restaurants, for example at Roscioli and Armando?