MommyJamiex4 Posted October 11, 2014 #1 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Our flight will be landing around 9am and the ship doesn't depart until 6. Are there any tour operators that will show us around a little before taking us to the port? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted October 11, 2014 #2 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Sure. Just ask any of the many recommended here, like the wonderful Rome in Limo. If it can be done, Jany at Rome in Limo will make it happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvtheships Posted October 12, 2014 #3 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Rome cabs will definitely arrange a day tour for you Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meliebelly Posted December 21, 2014 #4 Share Posted December 21, 2014 We are 4 people with two different departure times from Rome . 5:30 & 9 pm. What to do for the day... Is it better to get a day room in hotel Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvtheships Posted December 21, 2014 #5 Share Posted December 21, 2014 (edited) Well you will need to get to the airport 3 hours before your flights... Just an FYI If it were me I would book romecabs for a day tour from the port ending at the airport The Etruscan/ castles/ lake bracianno tour would be perfect and if you book ASAP you should be able to get stefano costantini the owner of romecabs himself as this particular tour it is his personal specialty We enjoyed it immensely A pickup at the port at 8:30 A drop off at fco at 2:30 aprox Only problem here is the second group They won't even be able to begin checkin until 6:30 so they are truly stuck actually standing around until then as they will be able to do nothing at all at the checkin due to the geography of fco and could find themselves actually sitting on the floor next to the luggage!🙀 Of course as an alternative you can lug your stuff from ship to hotel in civitavecchia and have a relaxing day in the town and then have a transfer pick up group A about 2 pm and another transfer about for group B around 5 pm. This would be relaxing for the most part. Or Plan c which is to transfer from ship to airport hotel for the day and then individually arrange to get to fco at the appropriate times ... But staying in civitavecchia is much more quaint than the fco Marriott lol Does your group really need to stay together all day? Maybe 2 individual plans of action might work best? Costly though any which way and they 9 pm group IMHO would be best served taking a day tour of the outskirts of Rome area with a drop off at fco at 6 pm. Ostia antica the Etruscan tombs ... Lots if great stuff to do..... But then again there is the earlier flight people to consider so that us why I suggested splitting up that day Many here will of course make much better suggestions than I have and will rip my suggestions apart.... But that is the nature of cc... Lol... Good luck with whatever you decide Sent from my iPhone using Forums Edited December 21, 2014 by luvtheships Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meliebelly Posted December 21, 2014 #6 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Thanks for the suggestions, I think the idea of a hotel for the day in civitavecchia would be good... Is there anything to do there or would we be able to just related by a pool... Would we be able to get a taxi easily from the shop to hotel... Would this be a cheaper option then a day room in centre of Rome Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisemom42 Posted December 21, 2014 #7 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Thanks for the suggestions, I think the idea of a hotel for the day in civitavecchia would be good... Is there anything to do there or would we be able to just related by a pool... Would we be able to get a taxi easily from the shop to hotel... Would this be a cheaper option then a day room in centre of Rome Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I'm not sure that any of the commonly recommended hotels in town (in Civitavecchia) have a pool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slidergirl Posted December 21, 2014 #8 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Since the poster is from the UK, they won't need to be at FCO 3 hours ahead of time. They won't be doing the T5 thing that passengers on nonstop flights from FCO to the US/Canada have to do. But, it's not an intra-Schengen flight, either, so they may want to contact their airline to see how much time they need for processing. If not going into Rome, you may want to try to secure a day rate at one of the hotels around FCO (if that is the airport you are departing from). I believe the Hilton Garden Inn has a pool…You'll most likely have to contact the hotels directly to find out about the possibility of a day rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meliebelly Posted December 21, 2014 #9 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Thank you for the suggestion of the Hilton, I'll look into that. Is it far from the airport Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvtheships Posted December 21, 2014 #10 Share Posted December 21, 2014 (edited) Since the poster is from the UK, they won't need to be at FCO 3 hours ahead of time. They won't be doing the T5 thing that passengers on nonstop flights from FCO to the US/Canada have to do. But, it's not an intra-Schengen flight, either, so they may want to contact their airline to see how much time they need for processing. If not going into Rome, you may want to try to secure a day rate at one of the hotels around FCO (if that is the airport you are departing from). I believe the Hilton Garden Inn has a pool…You'll most likely have to contact the hotels directly to find out about the possibility of a day rate. In my post # 5 I was answering the poster in post #4. There is no indication in their post where they are flying to Not sure there is any reference from original poster in post #1 where they are from either I only respond to the info in the post and do not bother or see anything else about them like cruise history and the like Sent from my iPhone using Forums Edited December 21, 2014 by luvtheships Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meliebelly Posted December 21, 2014 #11 Share Posted December 21, 2014 We are flying to London. But I can take a taxi it transfer to hotel near airport early morning and spend the day at the hotel... Or do you think it will be better to find hotel in the centre and have more to do there although we have all been to time before so will not need to do any sight seeing - kist thought we could have lunch out and relax in hotel Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted December 21, 2014 #12 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Thank you for the suggestion of the Hilton, I'll look into that. Is it far from the airport Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk The Hilton Airport is part of the airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meliebelly Posted December 21, 2014 #13 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Does it have an outdoor swimming pool area Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisemom42 Posted December 21, 2014 #14 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Does it have an outdoor swimming pool area Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk This indicates that they have an indoor pool with an outdoor deck: http://www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/italy/hilton-rome-airport-ROMAPTW/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meliebelly Posted December 21, 2014 #15 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Which hotel - Hilton garden Inn or Hilton airport hotel. We only need it for the day, no overnight stop.. Please recommend !! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted December 21, 2014 #16 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Which hotel - Hilton garden Inn or Hilton airport hotel. We only need it for the day, no overnight stop.. Please recommend !! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk The link in cruisemom42's post is to the Hilton Airport. As mentioned before, and from the pic in the link, it is actually part of the airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meliebelly Posted December 21, 2014 #17 Share Posted December 21, 2014 That's right, it's the Hilton at the airport.... But there is also the Hilton Garden Inn which I believe is by the airport, I would like to know which is the preferred hotel please Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted December 22, 2014 #18 Share Posted December 22, 2014 That's right, it's the Hilton at the airport.... But there is also the Hilton Garden Inn which I believe is by the airport, I would like to know which is the preferred hotel please Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk The Hilton GARDEN Inn is NOT at the airport, it is nearby. The Hilton Airport is AT THE AIRPORT, it is physically built into the airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meliebelly Posted December 22, 2014 #19 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Thank you, my question is which of the two hotels is nicer. I understand Hilton Airport Hotel has a shuttle to the city and is only a short walk to terminal 3.. My main reason for looking for a hotel post cruise is to use the room just for the day as we will be departing Rome in evening. Somewhere just to off load our luggage and move about more freely or perhaps sit by a pool . Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisemom42 Posted December 22, 2014 #20 Share Posted December 22, 2014 You've been given some good options -- only you can decide which is best for your own family and situation. Both hotels have numerous reviews on TripAdvisor, both have websites you can review..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slidergirl Posted December 22, 2014 #21 Share Posted December 22, 2014 (edited) In my post # 5 I was answering the poster in post #4. There is no indication in their post where they are flying to Not sure there is any reference from original poster in post #1 where they are from either I only respond to the info in the post and do not bother or see anything else about them like cruise history and the like Sent from my iPhone using Forums I wasn't responding to the OP, but the poster from "London" who asked about where to go…I didn't look at cruise history, either. Just where they are from in their header information… There are TWO Hilton family hotels at FCO: the Hilton and the Hilton Garden Inn. I did get them confused: The Hilton has the pool, but the HGI is half the price…The Hilton is built connecting to the parking structure which you walk through from the train terminal. The HGI is a few kilometers away, but "within" the boundaries of airport property. That's why they say they are at the airport… I've only stayed at the Hilton - I honestly never saw the pool. I got in there in the evening and left in the morning. It is a business-class hotel - not a vacation hotel. Unless you take a taxi somewhere (or the shuttle into Rome), you are pretty limited in any food options; eat at the hotel or walk over into the terminal and see what is available landslide. Edited December 22, 2014 by slidergirl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meliebelly Posted December 22, 2014 #22 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Thank you for your help Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted December 22, 2014 #23 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Thank you, my question is which of the two hotels is nicer. I understand Hilton Airport Hotel has a shuttle to the city and is only a short walk to terminal 3.. My main reason for looking for a hotel post cruise is to use the room just for the day as we will be departing Rome in evening. Somewhere just to off load our luggage and move about more freely or perhaps sit by a pool . Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk The Hilton Airport is the nicer hotel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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