MICruise14

53 minutes ago, Sunny AZ Girl said:

I just sent an inquiry to PK Travels for a tour for 2021.  My question is whether we should stick to the 8 hour Athens Tour or should try to combine the Athens and Corinth Tour in a 9 hour day?  This will be our first visit to Athens.

I can not comment on the trip to Corinth as we did not do it.  However we had a great tour of Athens with PK and do highly recommend them as your tour guides.

Dear MICruise14

 

Did your driver stay with you at the Pantheon, Spanish Steps and Trevi Fountain and was this a "wander around yourself" part of the tour and he met up with you later at a pre-designated spot.

 

Thanks

SouthAussie

Hi SouthAussie,

Enrich drove us as close as possible to each of those sites. He would tell us about how much time we would have and then we would meet him back at the van. We were usually parked less than a block away. Since he is a driver and not a registered guide, he was not allowed to go with us. He would give us information about things before we arrived. I had been to the Spanish Steps, so I just stayed in the van.

MICruise14

Rome in Limo was recommended to us by my brother who had used them several years before. Their recommendations were right on! We were on a Celebrity Cruise ship in August 2014. Jany was very helpful in making the arrangements. We did 2 days with Rome in Limo. The first was Florence/Pisa with driver Fabrizio. His stories and information kept us entertained & laughing all day. He recommended a great restaurant in Florence for lunch. Enrico, our driver from the port to Rome, gave us informative and historic information of the area. We had chosen the Rome Highlights tour and this is the only way to do it if you have just 1 day in Rome! Enrico dropped us off at the Colosseum and gave us a phone to call him when we were ready and gave us about an hour. He was waiting for us just as I was about to call him. He dropped us as close as possible to the Pantheon, Spanish Steps and Trevi Fountain (even though it was empty due to repair) and gave us some time to shop. He was willing to recommend a place to eat, but some of our group preferred to shop, so we just grabbed street food. We scheduled a guide for our Vatican tour. Katherine was an awesome guide. She had gone to high school & college in the United States, so spoke fluent English. She was well acquainted with the Vatican and it's history and gave an excellent tour. We would definitely use Rome in Limo again.

We had a one day stop in Athens on a Mediterranean Cruise aboard Celebrity Equinox in Sept. 2014. We booked a 1/2 day tour with PK Travel and Potoula was quick to respond and very helpful. Actually the tour was a packed 5 hours. Our group was 6 adults which made it a very comfortable & economical tour. Paul was at the exit gate of the port exactly as scheduled. Since we had booked a 1/2 day, we went straight to The Acropolis. He dropped us off with just a short walk up to the entrance gate. Next we went to The Panathenaic Stadium (Olympic), The Temple of Zeus, and The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier where we saw the Changing of the Guards. Paul gave us very knowledgeable information as we travelled from place to place. We would definitely use PK Travel if we returned to Greece and highly recommend them to others.

We visited Kotor on our last two Med cruises and it was one of the highlights of my European vacations. The scenery on the sail- in is unique. On the first cruise we took a bus trip through the mountains and it was wonderful. The second trip we took a trip out to the Rock Church in the harbor from Perast, and then returned to Perast for lunch. Went down to the old town and loved.loved.loved the city inside the walls. One of our favorite ports ever.

We will be visiting Kotor this Sept. on Equinox. I am looking at the excursions offered by Celebrity. Did you use them or did you set up private excursions? If private, which tour company did you use? Which of the 2 excursions was your favorite as this may be the only time we get to Kotor.

Thanks for the info.

Quick question.

 

Will the ATM's on the Eclipse, during the West Med cruise, give you US dollars or Euros? Or both?

That's a good question. I was wondering the same thing for an Aug. Classic Med cruise on Equinox.