sboh Posted May 1, 2023 #1 Share Posted May 1, 2023 (edited) We’re on the Enchanted Princess from Rome to Athens in June and have two pre-nights booked through Princess in Rome. We arrive at 7:45am on a Thursday and sail at 7pm on Saturday. On arrival we plan to take our bags to hotel and just explore on our own - Pantheon, Trevi, Spanish Steps, etc. On Friday we have a morning tour of the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill booked with Walks of Italy. May do Borghese Gallery in afternoon. On Saturday we have an early entry (7:15am-11:15am) tour of the Vatican also booked with Walks of Italy. A few questions: do we need to or can we pre-book entry into the Pantheon on Thursday afternoon? does anyone have any recent experience with Walks of Italy? (I had thought to book Through Eternity Tours but Walks offered a cash refund up to 24-hrs before so I went with them.) best way to get Borghese tickets? our two hotel nights are booked through Princess so they provide transfers but nothing I have shows what time we will leave for the port on Saturday. Does anyone know? Thanks in advance Edited May 1, 2023 by sboh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted May 1, 2023 #2 Share Posted May 1, 2023 Princess will tell you closer to the date...perhaps even when you check in at the hotel. It will most likely be 10 or 11am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisemom42 Posted May 1, 2023 #3 Share Posted May 1, 2023 There is no such thing as pre-booking entry to the Pantheon as there is no entry fee. It's just a matter of waiting in line. Lines can be long during peak season. The official Borghese Galleria website appears to be down right now, but I would suggest it as the best place to buy tickets -- you can get either an admission-only ticket or a guided tour. I have used the admission only option and rented an audioguide onsite; it worked well for me. galleriaborghese.beniculturali.it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princeton123211 Posted May 2, 2023 #4 Share Posted May 2, 2023 38 minutes ago, cruisemom42 said: There is no such thing as pre-booking entry to the Pantheon as there is no entry fee. It's just a matter of waiting in line. Lines can be long during peak season. Currently yes, but they will be charging 5 euros per person starting soon-- was just announced. No timed tickets but there will be an entrance fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisemom42 Posted May 2, 2023 #5 Share Posted May 2, 2023 1 hour ago, princeton123211 said: Currently yes, but they will be charging 5 euros per person starting soon-- was just announced. No timed tickets but there will be an entrance fee. Several years ago (pre-Covid) they first announced a fee for entry of 2 euro. However, it was never implemented. Recently they again said there would be a fee (this time 5 euro) but as far as I know the specifics of when and how this will happen have yet to be decided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borninrome Posted May 2, 2023 #6 Share Posted May 2, 2023 March 23 of this year was signed the decree fixed in 5 euros the entrance fee to the Pantheon, which will be allowed only outside the hours reserved for liturgical functions. The under 18 free, the under 25 only 2 euros. Worth them all, the Pantheon is beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euro cruiser Posted May 2, 2023 #7 Share Posted May 2, 2023 (edited) There is still no announcement on either Turismoroma or the official website here about a date when the fees will begin. Nothing mentioned yet on their facebook page either: (20+) Pantheon Roma | Facebook Edited May 2, 2023 by euro cruiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare fishiecrackers Posted May 3, 2023 #8 Share Posted May 3, 2023 I think you do need a timed reservation at the Pantheon on weekends, but since OP is going on a Thursday, it doesn't matter for them specifically, but if anyone is reading this thinking about a weekend, I believe you do need to reserve now for Saturdays and Sundays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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