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More than reasonable. Let's assume you get to the station in time for the 7:58 train (more than reasonable). You take this to the Roma Ostiense station, arriving at 9:06, then walk through the underground passageway to the Piramide metro station. Take the metro (direction either Rebibbia or Jonio) for two stops to Colosseo and you're there. You'd be at least an hour early. Rome metro and rail map: mappa ferro e tram (feb 2024) (atac.roma.it)

Here is the information from the Port Mobility Civitavecchia page: DIRECT TRAIN STATION/BOAT SERVICE A special direct service connects the Civitavecchia train station with the cruise ship docks and vice versa. The service, exclusively for cruise ship passengers, runs from 7.00 am/7.30 am to 6.30 pm/07.00 pm only on ship departure/arrival days. The ticket price is 6 euros each way and can be purchased directly on board. For further information, please refer to the page dedicated to the shuttles. I could read that either way, because a ship does arrive and depart on a port day. It does not say embarkation or disembarkation on either the English or Italian language pages. On the other hand, I could be too literal. Here is the page this came from: RCT, the cruise terminal of the port of Civitavecchia | Port Mobility Civitavecchia I would try emailing them for clarification. On the contacts page they list this email address: INFORMATIONS Parking & shuttles: portoperations@portmobility.it The free shuttle to Largo della Pace operates every day.

I don't think so, Rome is quite large with so many hotels, I'm not sure you could tell the difference. For the past two years it has been crowded, pretty much all the time. In late November last year the "in" restaurants all required reservations for lunch and dinner, in our case made by my travel partner weeks in advance. The Vatican museums are a zoo every single day of the year that they are open,and have been for years. If it's important to you, and within your budget, I highly recommend one of the before or after hours tours. Having done that it's now hard for me to contemplate going during normal hours.

That's practically walking distance (less than 15 miles from port to port). Given how easy it would be to catch up with the ship, or even beat the ship to Treiste, I would risk it but I'd be sure to have the port agent's contact information with me, so you'd be able to let them know. Getting back on the ship the next day to retrieve your things could be an issue, while everyone else is trying to get off. Definitely check with NCL about how that would work. And maybe pack your bags before leaving on the excursion, in case they don't let you back on but just bring your stuff to you at the port. And absolutely have your passport and any medications with you.

There hasn't been a lot of feedback about this, I've read that it is not easy as Ravenna doesn't have a constant need for a lot of taxis as a bigger city would. Therefore, when there is a surge like a couple of thousand people trying to get to the port at roughly the same time, the demand outstrips the supply. There are other options, including a shared shuttle or the local bus. Shuttle: Shuttle bus - Ravenna / Porto Corsini Cruise Terminal - Ravenna Turismo Bus from train station to port: RA_Linea_90_inv23-24_8.1.24.pdf (startromagna.it) After digging around on the Ravenna tourism website I found the taxi info, such as it is: Radiotaxi Ravenna (taxidiravenna.it) According to their website there are 22 taxis to cover the entire city, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Which means that at any given time only about half of them would be available to work. That doesn't sound like good odds to me, I'd be sure to reserve one ahead of time if this is the option you want.

Here is the list of taxi companies in Rome, with contact info: In taxi / Muoversi in città / Trasporti - 060608.it And here is the list of taxi stands: parcheggi_taxi (comune.roma.it)

There have been various reports about taxis this year, I can say that there were plenty available in November but that's obviously not high season. You don't hail a cab on the street in Italy, you either call one to come to you (Uber provides that service in Rome, for an additional fee) or go to a taxi stand. There are stands at/near the major sites.

That's so true. Do you have a favorite Italian dish? That could help narrow down on the region. Or do you have heritage in Italy? In that case maybe you'd like a restaurant that features the cuisine of the region your family came from.

I don't understand the appeal of carry on only. Everyone I know who does carry on only will wax on like they've converted to a new religion, evangelizing for the cause. In decades of traveling my luggage was only lost once, more than twenty years ago, and was delayed a couple of times. As a percentage of my travel it's miniscule. There are plenty of times when I have only a carry on size bag but I still check it, because a few minutes of waiting for the luggage to come up is preferable to me than having to deal with it and force it up over my head into storage on the plane (I'm really short). If you'd only have an issue with the liquids on the return, couldn't you check the bag for that flight only?

Okay, they are adjacent to one another, so do you really need a tour? You could set up individual tours to each one on your own and avoid paying a middleman to walk you across the piazza. Basilica San Marco Palazzo Ducale | Doge's Palace | Venice (visitmuve.it)

Here are three hotels that are centrally located (as in you can walk to most sites), I don't know what the rates are in the height of the season though. Damaso Hotel Rome™ - OFFICIAL SITE - BEST RATES GUARANTEED (hoteldamaso.it) Hotel in the Heart of Rome - Hotel Barrett Hotel Nazionale Roma | 4 Star Hotel in The Centre of Rome

Depending on the hotel, they may have a preferred service they use. I don't know how the prices compare to booking yourself, there are several that folks here recommend and you could easily check. Uber in Italy is not the model you are accustomed to (amateur driver with a personal car), Each city negotiates its own deal with Uber, in Rome it is simply a connection to a professional car service. It will cost more than just booking yourself.

Has anyone, ever, talked to a cruise line rep who actually knew what they were talking about? What awful advice! Taxis are available but for a ride like this, which is well out of town (about 45 miles), you'd do better with a car service or a shared shuttle. There are plenty of both of them, we used a shared shuttle in November that charged 80 euro per couple and picked up at the hotel. As for hotels, Rome is covered with them. When are you trying to go, and what is your price range (in euros)? The cruise lines tend to use hotels that are outside of the center to save money, with only two days you really want to be right in town so you're not wasting time going back and forth.

What do you consider "all of the main sites"? There's no way to see all of them in a one day tour, especially not one that spends hours going out to Burano and back. Which are you most interested in?

I have a strong bias here, but this is your trip and should fit your interests. My personal opinion is that the Amalfi Coast is wildly overcrowded, to the point that it's often not enjoyable to be there. I would avoid it anytime in July and August, and weekends from May through the end of October. Plus it's a lot of effort and time to get there. Naples, on the other hand, is chock full of art, history, culture, food, shopping ... pretty much anything you might be interested in other than small villages and those famous views. One huge benefit of staying right in Naples is that you can pretty much walk everywhere and there's no need for a guide. Some of my favorites in Naples include: * The cloisters of Santa Chiara, an oasis of calm and beauty in the middle of the city: Home - Chiostro di Santa Chiara (monasterodisantachiara.it) * Museo and Cappella Sansevero, for the amazing Veiled Christ and other stunning sculptures: The Sansevero Chapel | Sansevero Chapel Museum (museosansevero.it) * Teatro San Carlo, a gem for music lovers (esp. opera): Teatro di San Carlo - Napoli (teatrosancarlo.it) * The Archaeology museum, one of the best in the world: home – English|mann napoli (mann-napoli.it) * San Martino certosa and museum, great location overlooking the port, it's worth it just for the trip up there (funicolare and public escalators) but especially for the collection of presipi, the nativity scenes Naples is famous for. This is not the official website, which only works during Italian working hours for unknown reasons, but this gives you some info: Museo e Certosa di San Martino - Musei di Napoli (museinapoli.it) * Underground Naples - there is a rich history undergound, from thousands of years ago right up to WWII, when residents lived down there during bombing raids: Home - Napoli Sotterranea

You shouldn't have a problem finding a salon for a wash and blow out. If you are staying in a hotel, ask them to recommend someone and make the call for an appointment.

For which option? In the past there was no need but tourism has been so crazy the last few years that I would make a reservation if you want a private boat. The ATVO bus or the Alilaguna water bus should be okay without a reservation.

Here are a few of the bigger pharmacies that have websites, maybe page through and see if you can find your brands: Farmacia Centrale | Dott. Di Gioacchino (farmaciacentraledigioacchino.com) Farmacia online autorizzata dal Ministero della Salute - Farmacie Mariani Igiene E Cosmesi (farmaciamacedonio.it) FARMACIA INTERNAZIONALE - Piazza Barberini ROMA (farmaciainternazionaleroma.it)

When I was in Rome in November I discovered that my go-to store for all personal care products (and a lot more) for more than twenty years had closed!! They're putting in yet another restaurant. Here's what I'd suggest, go through your things and separate out the items that are very specific and hard to find and carry those, then buy the more common items once in Rome. Unless you are leaking money out of every orifice, don't count on buying anything at all in Amalfi. The few people who actually live there don't, so what is stocked is for tourists and priced accordingly.

Easiest and least expensive are rarely the same, unfortunately. The main transit options are: * Private motorboat, about 140 euro * Alilaguna public waterbus, 15 euro * Land taxi to Piazzale Roma plus vaporetto, 40 euro plus 9,50 euro * ATVO express bus to Piazzale Roma plus vaporetto, 10 euro plus 9,50 euro List of motorboat companies on the airport website here: Water taxi Venice Airport - Water Taxi to and from the Airport (veneziaairport.it) Alilaguna: Linea Rossa | Alilaguna Taxi: Taxi Venezia e Mestre: Cooperativa Radiotaxi a Venezia, i principali taxi autorizzati (radiotaxivenezia.com) ATVO: Venice Airport bus service (atvo.it) I've arrived to (or departed from) Venice just about every way possible, while many wax on about the romance of the private boat, I go for the Alilaguna. The private boat is nice, but to me it's not worth the cost unless you have a group (as we did) to split the cost.

If the tour ends in the Sistine chapel, and if you cannot exit from there into the basilica, you'd have to walk back to the entrance which takes about 30 minutes, due to crowding in the museums. That means you'd hit the street around 6:30 PM facing a half hour walk to the Roma S. Pietro station (1.9 km/1.2 miles), so the earliest train you could count on making would be 7 PM. There is one at 19:02 (7:02 PM) that arrives to Civitavecchia at 20:00, too late for you.

There are some ferries in November, but the schedule is drastically scaled back and they do cancel in the case of bad weather and/or high seas. Many of the stops are not docks, but simple landing platforms, you would not want to try that on a high weather day. If you happen to have a nice day during your stay, go for it. There's no need to book anything in advance so you can make a game-day call.

Six of one, half dozen of the other. Both stations have multiple tracks but both also have elevators at each track.

If you want to depart right from the ship, the only options I'm aware of are a ship's excursion, a private car service, or renting a car from one of the agencies that bring them to the port (do they still do that? It's been a few years for me.) The car service would be the most expensive, but also the fastest and easiest option. You could post on the roll call thread for your sailing to see if you can find others to share the car (or minivan) with you, to reduce the cost per person.

The Colosseo web site only shows two ticket offices. We used to get tickets at the Palatine hill ticket office, that was always faster but they don't list it here. From these two, I would expect Largo della Salara Vecchia to have fewer people. If Palatine Hill is still a possibility that they're just neglecting to mention here, I'd go for that one.