VA Emily

VIP Rome Golf Cart Tour With Eating Europe - it is a great food tour.

We had a shore excursion from the port of Livorno to Florence and Pisa for six family members with Italy tours.eu in December 2023. We had a marvelous time on this shore excursion! Our driver, Diego, was wonderful! He was an excellent driver, entertaining, informative and very helpful. My husband had some mobility issues and Diego always made certain my husband was accommodated. We loved Diego! The tour guide in Florence was excellent. In spite of the inclement weather, lots of rain, she made Florence come alive for us. The visit to Accademia was fantastic! There were few of us in the area around Michelangelo’s David so our guide did a 360 degree explanation of the impressive sculpture. She noted that it is rare to be able to see David’s backside! What a view! Our guide directed us to more sights before she left us and suggested a nice cafe where my husband could settle in while the rest of us wandered around Florence. He thoroughly enjoyed people watching as well as drinking expressos! Diego gave us many interesting facts about Pisa and the leaning tower on the drive to the famous landmark. Diego was able to get us very close to the tower and told my husband about a cafe where he could still see the view but not walk. The rest of us wandered around the site to view the tower from all sides. All too soon it was time for the return trip to the ship. Diego shared so much more about Livorno and Tuscany during the drive. He had us laughing uproariously when he told us stories. Everyone of us were sorry we had to leave Diego at the side of the ship. What a driver and guide - he’s one in a million!

We try to take food tours wherever we travel. While in Rome in December, 2023, we had a fantastic food tour via a golf cart. Our English speaking guide made Rome come alive through food. We booked the tour with Eating Europe. I discovered this tour on TripAdvisor.com. This is a “can’t miss” tour!

We will be staying in Rome in December 2023 for two nights pre cruise. The cruise is an NCL transatlantic. NCL booked us in The Hoxton Hotel. Is anyone familiar with this hotel? After reading most of this thread, I’ve come to the conclusion that we might have better rooms if we independently book them and use Rome Cabs or Rome Limo for our transfer to the pier in Civitavecchia.