Rome (Civitavecchia) Colosseum Excursion Reviews

I definitely recommend arriving in Rome a few days before the cruise starts. If there's a problem with the flight you won't worry about missing the ship. It also gives you a day or two to get over jet-lag. We arrived Wed. morning from Atlanta. We had plenty of Marriott reward points, so we stayed there for free. There's a shuttle that takes you to the center of town (10 Euro). We were lazy on Wednesday. Thursday was dreary so we stayed at the hotel. Friday we took the shuttle in with a couple we met on the transfer to the hotel. We went on a city bus tour (open top). We arranged for a tour of the catacombs where the early Christians buried their saints, popes and martyrs. Then we just did some exploring. We had seen the major attractions on a previous trip. We went to the port Saturday morning clean and refreshed and ready.

Provider: Independent Operator

This tour was interesting and the value was there. We were taken by a walking guide to the 'Colosseum' as well as the 'Trevi Fountain, the 'Forum' and 'St.Peter's' square.

Provider: Princess Cruises

If I dont get back to Rome thats ok with me. The tour guides are in a hurry and we could only hear 50% of what they were saying. The streets are beyond full with tourest like me. We really couldnt enjoy the city as there were just tooooooooooo many people ... so I have seen the highlights and checked Rome off my list

Provider: Norwegian Cruise Line

WOW - it is breathtaking.

Provider: Independent Operator

The Colosseum was impressive, but we only had 45 min. to walk in (with pre-purchased tickets so we didn't have to wait in line) and through the place. Basically enough time to see the ground floor, walk up to the second level, then back down and out the exit.

Provider: Independent Operator

my favourite stop in Rome, I couldn't believe I was actually standing amongst the ghosts of the past.

Provider: Independent Operator

Brought the movie "Gladiator" to life. Worth the money to get skip the line tickets otherwise you will spend a couple of hours just trying to get in.

Provider: Independent Operator

Not enough time to enter the colosseum, queues were huge.

Provider: Royal Caribbean International

Inspiring. Don't miss it. Would have like to spend more time there. We took the connesiur tour and saw so much. Intensive day with lots of walking.

Provider: Princess Cruises

The ancient wonders are worth sitting through a biased long winded tour guided talk!!? Our guide talked wy to much sometimes I wonder if she saved money on the audio phones for herself and tried to give a "better narration" by herself.

Provider: Princess Cruises

well worth the visit

Provider: P&O Cruises

Our tickets for the Vatican were for 9:30 am, so that was our first stop. It was at this time that I realized the major benefits of touring with Rome-in-Limo. Not only did we have our own private driver to get us to and from everything but our driver also has VIP access for everything! We had booked a private tour guide to take us through the Vatican, which was 150 euros for our group of 8. Our guide was Cecelia and she was amazing and provided a wealth of information! She took us right inside! The line at the Vatican was very long for people who had previously purchased a ticket! I can't even imagine how long the line was for people without one. Cecelia escorted us everywhere, answered questions for us, and explained things to us so that they were very interesting (even for those not interested in art!). We were able to see the entire museum, the Sistine chapel and St. Peter's Basilica just as scheduled. The Vatican is very strict and does not allow anyone to wear shorts inside (knees can't show nor shoulders). They do take this rule very seriously! Photos are NOT allowed to be taken inside the Sistine Chapel and talking is not allowed either. They are VERY strict about this and all you hear is "shhhhhhh..... QUIET! No photos!" And lots of whispering.

Provider: Independent Operator

Too, too crowded!

Provider: Royal Caribbean International

We arrived in Rome early morning and as our flight home wasn't until the evening we booked a ship's excursion that took us into Rome and then onto the airport. We did try to find a private tour for this but were unable to get people to join us to make it viable. While we're often happy to DIY things, with having our baggage to take care of we felt we couldn't do that. The city centre is about 45 mins from the airport, and also about an hour from the port We had a guide on the coach who talked us through our journey into Rome itself. The Coliseum was our second stop having earlier visitied St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. We bypassed the queues and firstly had a talk about the place itself before being taken up to the 2nd tier. We had quite a bit of time to take plenty of photos, though as with the Vatican, it would have been easy to spend twice the time there. After leaving the Coliseum we did a bit more driving tour round the city though we had no free sightseeing time, the only disappointment. We were back at the airport at about 1pm, though I don't think anybody had a flight until around 5 or 6pm. On the basis of what we saw, we are planning to pop back to Rome for a long weekend if not more. There is so much to see and I'd recommend anyone doing a cruise that starts or ends in Rome to make sure you get some time to spend in the city

Provider: Celebrity Cruises

Excellent tour with fantastic guide! This was the Imperial Rome tour through Celebrity. Colosseum is very, very, very crowded.

Provider: Celebrity Cruises

We didn't have the chance to climb the colosseum. We only stayed at ground level. That was a major disappointment for us. We also had to wait before entering the colosseum because of someone hadn't bought the tickets in advance.

Provider: Norwegian Cruise Line

Too many people selling fake designer goods, too many beggars.

Provider: P&O Cruises

Just saw it from the outside and no photo opportunities

Provider: Royal Caribbean International

only saw the outside of the Colosseum, Basilica was incredible, i thought more impressive than the Sistine chapel.

Provider: Norwegian Cruise Line

Our tour guide was phenomenal. Her knowledge was amazing. Everything about Rome was fantastic, can't wait to go back.

Provider: Celebrity Cruises

A port used as access to Rome very busy but more than adequate, you really need to take a tour from this point, the town is busy but only an hour or so from Rome.

Provider: Cunard Line

A brief 45 minute stop to walk around and take pictures.

Provider: Norwegian Cruise Line

Tons and tons of people! Our guide was realy good and kept us all together while telling us all about the Colosseum

Provider: Norwegian Cruise Line

Superb but very very crowded

Provider: Cunard Line

The Colosseum was awesome. The view of the ruins around the Colosseum was breathtaking. That was the highlight of our day.

Provider: Royal Caribbean International

This was the trip of a lifetime for my husband, my daughter and myself. I just loved it. It was first class the whole way, and I mean that in every way. The ship was stunningly made & well appointed. The cabins were tasteful & comfortable, with unbeatable views of the world's most scenic vistas. The food was GOURMET all the way, and the service was wildly great. I learned so much and saw so much. Truly I could not have dreamed of a better trip.

Provider: Azamara Club Cruises