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Here are a few local car service companies to reach out to for quotes: https://www.naplesairporttransfers-italy.com/ http://www.transferelax.com/our-services.html http://sorrentocars.com/ https://www.guemartravel.com/

Maybe you can make the train possible. Could you pack in such a way that you only need to take a small bag to Sorrento? If so, you can check your luggage at the train station in Rome and be able to deal with the train with only a small carry on. Upon return hire the car service to pick you up at the train station and take you to the port. That seems a lot less cumbersome than the flying option. As for the other possibilities, when you add up the cost of a car service from Sorrento to Naples (about 100 euro), plus a car service from Rome to Civitavecchai (about 150 euro), plus the flight it's starting to get close to the fee for the car service door to door. How much more would you pay for the ease?

Flixbus offers a combination, bus to Naples followed by a bus to Rome Fiumicino airport, which is better if you're going to the cruise port than going all the way into the city of Rome. This option takes forever, however. It's 1:40 from Sorrento to Naples, then a two hour wait, and a three hour ride to Rome. It is cheap, however. Only 22 euro.

Unless you are willing to pay hundred of euros for a private car transfer, then a transfer through Rome is your only option. You can take either Marozzi or Flix bus from Sorrento to Rome, followed by either a bus, taxi, car service or shared shuttle from Rome to Civitavecchia.

Here you go, from the Ravenna tourism website: Luggage storage - Ravenna Turismo

I know everyone has heard a horror story, because for some reason we humans love to catastrophize, but there are ways to accomplish this on your own leaving plenty of room for a safe and timely return. We can help you with that if you're interested. As to the credit, I don't think they can legally limit your refund if they have cancelled the service. I would argue that point.

Yes, the airlines will wait as long as they can, hoping for a resolution of the strike. This does happen, strikes are called and then rescinded all the time. If going a day earlier is possible for you, I would get on the phone with the airline and see if they will move you to a flight on June 19th. If they won't, I would be prepared with a list of alternate flights you want if/when the flight is actually cancelled. I would consider flights into other parts of Italy or to contiguous countries from which you can get a train into Italy. While full flights are great for the economics of airline companies, they leave them with little flexibility when something goes wrong.

For what it's worth, the beaches on Capri aren't great and they're crowded. For about the same money you would have spent on the RC excursion you can get to Capri on your own via fast ferry, then rent a private boat to circle the island, stopping to swim whenever she likes. If you are interested in this plan I would research and nail down the boat rental ahead of time, the crowds so far this year have been staggering, I wouldn't risk waiting until on island to make the arrangements. Some options here: Capri: the most popular boat tours. 2023 prices and special offers

Tickets will be required for the Pantheon every day starting July 1st. Here is an article on the original announcement: 5 euro ticket for Rome's Pantheon introduced - English - ANSA.it The July 1 date was announced this week at the same time a direct train to Pompei was announced but I can only find that in Italian: Sangiuliano: "Dal primo luglio si paga l'ingresso al Pantheon" - Italia - ANSA.it

There is no problem getting on at S. Pietro, even if the ticket says Ostiense. Same price either way anyway.

MSC does list port times, you just have to work for it. Look at the itinerary then click on details and page through port by port, the time will pop up.

MSC is famous, or really infamous, for weird port times. I looked at one of the Europa itineraries and it shows the stop at Naples from 1 PM to 8 PM.

Everyone waits on line to get through security, regardless of what kind of ticket you have or where you purchased it. Usually the security line moves pretty quickly, but it can back up.

I've stayed there several times and recently posted about a place I've stayed before and will be staying again in November: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2756652-hotels-in-rome/?do=findComment&comment=65430021 It was the first place I stayed in Rome, more than two decades ago, and I keep going back because I like the atmosphere. For the most part, once you get away from the main drag (Viale di Trastevere) it's pretty quiet. Trastevere covers a lot of ground, for a tourist the areas closest to the Tiber river are most convenient. I personally avoid the area around John Cabot University and Ponte Sisto, I'm well beyond the years when I found drunk, loud college kids humorous. Other folks aren't bothered by that atmosphere, to each his/her/their own.

Guides are not a problem, they are guaranteed to be available until 2 PM every day. It's very easy to get to Pompei on your own from the port. While taxi is an option (fixed fare of 100 euro includes a two hour stop at the ruins, if you want to stay longer you'd have to negotiate that with the driver), the bus is cheap and easy. It leaves from a depot with a ticket office at Piazza Immacolatella, just 650 meters/four tenths of a mile on foot from the cruise port, and costs just 3 euro each way. You could also take the local train but it takes longer and requires a longer walk (one and a third miles) to the station, or a tram ride from the port to the station. Another option is the private bus service run by city sightseeing: Audioguide in 5 languages (city-sightseeing.it)

Rome to Florence is one hour and forty minutes by high speed train. Rome to Venice is four hours by high speed train. Whether to move around or not is up to you and your travel style. Relocating does waste a great deal of time, which is a precious commodity on vacation, but for those who get restless or bored it's better than being unhappy.

There's a lot to see and do in Rome, it's good to know what your options are for day trips but I suspect you'll find your time consumed by Rome itself. Other fast and easy day trips include Naples (about an hour and a quarter by high speed train), Caserta (for the royal palace and gardens, a little over an hour by high speed train) or Tivoli (about an hour by bus or train).

Termini is a large station but not particularly difficult to navigate. They don't post the track assignments until about fifteen minutes beforehand, so there's not a lot of value in getting there very early. On the other hand, there's a relatively new food court that may be interesting to wander through. Mercato Centrale Rome | Mercato Centrale

It's a very easy day trip, I've done it several times (in both directions, when staying in either city). The benefit of purchasing in advance is a lower fare, and knowing that you have it taken care of for those who aren't comfortable with last minute travel decisions. There are two train companies operating high speed trains between Rome and Florence, always check both to find the best combination of pricing and time for your trip. You might want to consider purchasing your outbound (morning) train in advance and enjoying some savings, but waiting until you're there before deciding on your return time. You may find you want more time in Florence, or you may be wiped out earlier than expected and want to head back. All seats on high speed trains are assigned. Personally, I don't think paying for "upper" classes is worth any money, if you happen to find a deal where one is the same price as the base, grab it and see for yourself. Here are the two train companies: EN - Trenitalia Italy high speed train tickets| Italotreno.it - Official website

The reason you can't find a tour that includes both the Amalfi Coast and Capri is that it's not reasonable to try and do both. You could physically get to both and back to Naples but you'd have almost no time to actually be at either one, so what would be the point? We went through the specifics on the other thread you posted on earlier this week. On your own you could pay for a car service transfer from the ship to Salerno, which would put you there in plenty of time to get the first ferry of the day from Salerno. Or you could take the train from Naples to Salerno. Either way, ferry is the most convenient way to see the Amalfi Coast. The road is so heavily congested that you mostly sit and crawl through traffic all day. At the other end of the day you could take a ferry directly from Amalfi (or Positano, if the dock is fixed and operating by then) back to Naples. There is one at 16:55 (4:55 PM) that arrives back to Naples Beverello (adjacent to the cruise port) at 6:45 PM, too close for comfort but a decent fall back option in a pinch. The target return departs Amalfi at 15:55 (3:55 PM) and arrives to Beverello at 5:45 PM. NLG » Official website

It is apparently a Royal Caribbean excursion, so if you're scheduled on one of their ships look for it under shore excursions (or whatever RCI calls them) on their web site.

So a little over 50 euro, for comparison with other options. The train on your own is a lot less expensive (21 euro return), but the cost of getting to/from the ship and the train station can be exorbitant and could more than cover the gap between the two. On your own you could get to Florence an hour earlier but would need to leave at around the same time in order to safely get back to the ship. All in all it seems like a reasonable alternative.

Yes, there will be taxis available in the parking lot for trips to Sorrento or Positano, but if the weather is bad enough to cancel ferries, I question whether you'd want to spend the money to go to Sorrento or Positano. I would look at things to do in Naples as a back up plan, and there are many.

Is this a ship's excursion? What did they charge for it?

Check out this thread just a couple down on the front page: