LilTink13

I really enjoyed the Hubbard Glacier! I thought it was beautiful and I was so impressed with how CLOSE the Captain got us to the glacier. So many times we were like "okay, this is as close as we are going to get." The roar of the calving was amazing.

This is fantastic info! We have never done the drink package before but are definitely doin it on this cruise coming up! ;) Thanks everyone for writing about your experiences... certainly what makes CruiseCritic so fabulous!

I did this excursion back in March 2011 and it was fantastic! We had a great time and I would definitely do it again.

The lobster was delish, the champagne was fab, and the views/tour was incredible. The people that gave the tour were really nice and knowledgeable. :p

We used Rome in Limo and it was the best amount of money we spent on our entire stint in Europe! It was so helpful Nikola was our guide and he was fabulous. We didn't go to the Vatican though and can't imagine seeing all the incredible things we did if we went there (ie Knights of Malta keyhole, catacombs, etc.) We did a separate tour for the Vatican on a separate day (through Eden Walks tour) which was just as fabulous. You won't have the opportunity to poke into all the churches, go outside the city limits to the Appian way, etc if you visit the Vatican on the same day.

For the Vatican: It took around 2-4 hours, can't really remember but it was also super worth it and made the experience so much more amazing. I wouldn't have known what I was looking at without them there. At the end we toured through the Vatican catacombs (separate from the ones I mentioned above) on our own. Hope that helps! ;)