donandphy

I would definitely do the full day if you want time for lunch and a little shopping in the Plaka district and I personally think the semi-private is fine. When we went, the small bus held about 18 people so a nice size group 

Check out Rome Cabs. They have a 4 hour pre-cruise tour to the Roman countryside - pick up at hotel and drop off at port. You can customize also. We chose not to do the lunch

Thank you - sounds like a good plan! I will check out Kultours also

May I ask who you did your tour with?

On 9/19/2019 at 2:15 PM, CruiserFromSC said:

We have been looking at tours with Rome In Limo for our B2B cruises next year.  The question I have is concerning payment.  I understand that they want cash (euros) at time of tour.  How do you all handle carrying that much cash around especially if you are planning on several tours with them in multiple locations?  I understand that most would say to stop at an ATM but I'm concerned about finding ATMs that are convenient to our locations and having to find one every day to pay for our tours or getting enough euros to pay for all tours and having to carry it around.  Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.  😃

We purchase euros from our bank before leaving home and I prepare an envelope for each tour day including tour info, tour amount, tip and a little extra cash. Once on board, all the envelopes go into the safe and we only take the one with us for that day. No worries about finding an atm or walking around with a lot of cash - just enjoy the tour. This has worked well for us - hope it helps!

Thanks - that’s what I was looking for !

We cruise in 2 weeks. Was able to book a few shows a month out but not all

Tried searching but didn’t see anything on this topic, so please forgive me if it’s been answered too many times!

We booked Harmony just recently and only a few shows were available to book online. Last time we sailed her, we were able to book as soon as we embarked in one of the lounges I believe and the availability (along with show days) was totally different.

Is this still an option? What’s our best option at this point?

Thanks so much for your replies! We’ll definitely rethink this one!

Thinking of booking Allure out of Barcelona for May 2020, after she leaves dry dock, as a honeymoon cruise for our children and just read about the azipod issues she’s having and now we’re questioning the decision. Are the first cruises out of dry dock a good idea or does it just depend on what is being done? Thoughts?

We were in cabin 8154 this past April (not one of the large balcony cabins) and I would definitely warn anyone against this cabin or any close by. Being just steps from the Brewhouse was one of the only positive things I can say about it😕

There was really no way of knowing when we booked that it is situated directly above the shuffleboard court and was noisy most of the day. We also heard booming theatre noise on at least four evenings.

Farther down (I'd say maybe 8144 and forward) should be far enough away from shuffleboard. Not sure how they don't get the theatre noise though!

Loving your review (and sense of humor)! We're on the 4/22 sailing 😀

This is the tour company we're using in late Sept. - great reviews!

Majorca-tours.net

We have one booked for late Sept. with Provence-connection-tours.com

95€ per person and it's a tour share (they fill the group) They require payment in advance, but you can cancel up to 2 days prior for full refund. Many good reviews - the only thing it doesn't have that we wanted is a boat trip through the Callanques

Also check provence-connection-tours.com.

They have tour shares and good reviews!

We're on the September25th sailing! Looking forward to your review!

I've done a long day by day review on the main NCL boards entitled cruising from Venice with walking difficulties where have reviewed private tours for all ports.

Santorini is day 4 with details of cost and itinery-well recommended Santorini taxi tours with Kostas S -also well reviewed on trip advisor

Just started reading your blog - so entertaining and informative! Thank you!

Ugh! I just checked with NCL and they go to Enosis Winery:(

We wanted to visit Santos for the view not the wine! Lol!

So anyone know about transportation to Santos?

We have finally decided on the ship tour also, and although I don't like the idea of a large bus (if it is that) I like the fact that the tour leaves at 2:00 so we would be off the ship quickly.

We are on the Jade Oct. 4 departure and this is the port I have gone back & forth on. Driving is not an option and we don't want to take the chance of the "speedboat" not being full and cancelling.

Santos Winery and Oia are our "must sees" and we would DIY but not sure if the bus goes to the winery? So thinking we would just take a bus back to Fira on our own if we want to stay longer. Now I'm wondering if the winery that NCL visits is the Santos?

We are interested in visiting the Santos Winery in Santorini.

Does anyone happen to know which winery is included in the NCL Oia & Winery tour?

Thanks!