Regents Explorer Rome June 19-2022, will be in Rome June 18 anyone any tour suggestions?

[Reveuse]

We will be in Rome June 18. Regents doesn’t offer pre-cruise tour. Any suggestion is welcome. 

[jbandkb]

On many trips to Rome we have used a private guide who we find to be excellent - Fiamma Passarelli.  I believe she is reachable on FB or IG.

[Reveuse]

Thank you. Will reach out to her.👍

[mrstanley]

Check out Tours by Locals.

They have guides in most major cities worldwide. 

[skybluewaters]

The best days I've ever had in Rome have been walking days. 

Get up early and start walking.  🚶‍♂️

You can see Vatican City, Castel Sant'Angelo, Colosseum, Pantheon, Trevi Fountain and the Spanish Steps in one day if you are in decent walking shape and aren't in need of partaking of the associated indoor museums or tours.  This would include time to rest over a nice lunch and dinner.  If you feel the need, you can always take a taxi back to your hotel at the end of the day.  But walking the city is immeasurably more satisfying than a bus tour, and going with your partner/family/self is much better than with a group.

[PhD-iva]

11 hours ago, skybluewaters said:

The best days I've ever had in Rome have been walking days. 

Get up early and start walking.  🚶‍♂️

You can see Vatican City, Castel Sant'Angelo, Colosseum, Pantheon, Trevi Fountain and the Spanish Steps in one day if you are in decent walking shape and aren't in need of partaking of the associated indoor museums or tours.  This would include time to rest over a nice lunch and dinner.  If you feel the need, you can always take a taxi back to your hotel at the end of the day.  But walking the city is immeasurably more satisfying than a bus tour, and going with your partner/family/self is much better than with a group.

+1!

[UUNetBill]

I always seem to get sidetracked by pasta and wine in Piazza Navona...

[RetiredandTravel]

12 hours ago, skybluewaters said:

The best days I've ever had in Rome have been walking days. 

Get up early and start walking.  🚶‍♂️

You can see Vatican City, Castel Sant'Angelo, Colosseum, Pantheon, Trevi Fountain and the Spanish Steps in one day if you are in decent walking shape and aren't in need of partaking of the associated indoor museums or tours.  This would include time to rest over a nice lunch and dinner.  If you feel the need, you can always take a taxi back to your hotel at the end of the day.  But walking the city is immeasurably more satisfying than a bus tour, and going with your partner/family/self is much better than with a group.

 

+2

 

25 minutes ago, UUNetBill said:

I always seem to get sidetracked by pasta and wine in Piazza Navona...

 

 

+1 

 

The Vatican/ Sistine Chapel is a must see, the lines can be really long.  Do your homework.

 

 

 

[bayonejoe]

Look into context tours. We have used them in Barcelona, London.

we were planning on using them in 2020 in Rome.. Obviously,that didn’t happen

[-Lew-]

If you have time for a food tour, Eating Europe offers tours in various European cities.  We've toured with them in Rome, Prague, and Lisbon.  They offer two in Rome: Twilight Trastevere Rome Food Tour and Taste of Testaccio in Rome Italy.  We've done both and would say we enjoyed the Twilight Trastevere tour more.

[irishwitchy]

12 hours ago, UUNetBill said:

I always seem to get sidetracked by pasta and wine in Piazza Navona...

Totally agree with this observation.  Stayed for five days in a VRBO in that area and everyday we were watching people and drinking wine!   

[cruiseluv]

21 hours ago, -Lew- said:

If you have time for a food tour, Eating Europe offers tours in various European cities.  We've toured with them in Rome, Prague, and Lisbon.  They offer two in Rome: Twilight Trastevere Rome Food Tour and Taste of Testaccio in Rome Italy.  We've done both and would say we enjoyed the Twilight Trastevere tour more.

A few years ago I took the taste of Testaccio and enjoyed it very much, it’s an area in Rome I had not visited previously 

However, my question to Reveuse is, have you ever been to Rome? If not I would certainly get a private tour guide that could show you the main sights in an efficient manner.