'Rome on your own' excursion question

[Love Cruis'n]

Does anyone know where the “Rome on your own” tour drops you off in Rome?

 

We were thinking of using that to get to/from Rome, and using the ‘Hop On Hop Off’ bus to get around in Rome, but don’t know how easy / difficult coordinating that would be.

 

Really want to keep it simple – would prefer to avoid taking the metro, etc.

 

Thanks.:)

[madforcruising]

Does anyone know where the “Rome on your own” tour drops you off in Rome?

 

We were thinking of using that to get to/from Rome' date=' and using the ‘Hop On Hop Off’ bus to get around in Rome, but don’t know how easy / difficult coordinating that would be.

 

Really want to keep it simple – would prefer to avoid taking the metro, etc.

 

Thanks.:)[/quote']

 

Can´t answer your question about the drop of point of that tour, but if you wantt o keep it simple and save a bit of money - take the train.

 

It´s real simple and easy. The train station is about a ten minute walk from the port entrance (ship to port entrance has a free shuttle running).

The trains run frequently throughout the day and it´s about 8-10 Euro roundtrip per person. It´s a nonstop connection and about an 1 - 1hour15 ride. You can get off at various stops throughout Rome, like vatican city, however if you ride to Statione Termini (Main Station) where the train ends, the hop on/off busses are just outside.

 

From saving money it´s also faster as the bus will probably be stuck in some traffic.

[travellgirl]

We will be doing the "Rome on your Own" in a few weeks. We did it two years ago on Celebrity, but I understand the drop off point is about the same. They dropped us off at right near St. Peter's Square. I have to say last time we did not leave the Vatican the entire day; there was so much to see there. This time we are venturing into Rome to see the tourist sights, eat a nice lunch and just walk around the city. The bus ride is about 90 minutes.

[English Jane]

We were dropped off in the side street immediately to the left of the Vatican (as you look at in from the front) if you see what I mean. It was very central.