Rome (Civitavecchia) Vatican Museums Excursion Reviews

Vatican museums are priceless. So, so much to see. Our tour guide, Lisa, was excellent.

Provider: Independent Operator

Our guided tour of Rome including the Sistine Chapel and the Vatican Museums was the high point of our tour. We ordered our tickets ahead of time so that we did not have to wait in the long lines for tickets and had more time to see the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel. The Trevi Fountain was also on our tour and we had a scheduled stop there also and the Colosseum was fantastic.

Provider: Independent Operator

It's a lot, too much for one day but for the time we had A++++ to the tour guide and the lunch. Excellent.

Provider: Holland America Line

there was so much to see in two hours that we spent at Vatican that we couldn't possibly take it all in. our guide Max was very knowledgeable and we covered much. One day we'd like to return for a much longer stay.

Provider: Independent Operator

Way too crowded, no controls and no air conditioning but spectacular sights.

Provider: Independent Operator

Saw lots but way too long on our feet in the heat without a break. I suggesst factoring in a morning tea break as we didnt have lunch until 1 and i was nearly collapsing by then. The tour guide knew her stuff but i am sure the majority of people would rather have had a shortened version and had some time to shop

Provider: Princess Cruises

Long queues and a bit rushed through the areas, place is a bit of a maze to find the exit, every where you went there was shop counters to part you from your money. place to visit when there are less crowds. wonderful place though

Provider: Royal Caribbean International

Rudy used an associated to take us around the Vatican Museums. (Massimo) my 10 yr old son found it very interesting. Massimo took his ipad and explained lots of info about the mosaics and paintings in detail. He kept our attention and showed us lots of interesting things.

Provider: Independent Operator

We paid extra to have a private tour guide. The group was small with about 10 people. Our guide was a walking historian. This is a tour one could take 25 times and not see everything. I think that we had a great overview. It was well organized and well conducted.

Provider: Regent Seven Seas Cruises

Excellent tour, guide did a great job describing all the sites we drove by(included stopping, so pictures could be taken). This tour included a drive by all the major attractions within Rome. Due to the high heat when we where in Rome, it was a godsend to be in an air conditioned bus. The tour of the Vatican Museum was a pleasure to see. The Sistine Chapel is a marvel to see(though many ignorant people do not obey the rules of NO VIDEO OR PICTURES, guards constantly yelling at people to stop taking pictures. Luckily they do not carry guns or tasers or it could get messy in there). Tour of the Basilica is amazing, pictures do no justice then actually being inside this marvelous Basilica. Tour ended in St. Peter's Square, with free time after the guided tour finished. We where only given 1-1/2 hours of free time to shop & take in a light lunch. This was due to problems which occurred with the speaker system on the bus being corrected prior to the start of the Rome Tour(lost about 40 minutes fixing, before tour started).

Provider: MSC Cruises

Go at night to beat the heat and crowds

Provider: Independent Operator

Mauro was our very knowledgeable guide to the Vatican- outstanding.

Provider: Independent Operator

Too crowded but beautiful! Rushed thru!

Provider: Royal Caribbean International

Picked the worst possible day to go. There was a religious holiday that day (not the fault of the cruise line, obviously), however, we were not told in advance that this was the case. St. Peter's was an absolute zoo and the crowds were simply stifling. The "skip the line" tour really provided little advantage and because of the number of people in the area, we had little choice but to skip going into St. Peter's itself. We would have at least appreciated a heads up by the operator (Viator) so we would have had the option of picking a different tour.

Provider: Independent Operator

Rome is very crowded which took away some of the pleasure of the excursion. The Vatican museum was disappointing. There were tens of thousands of people taking a tour and you had to keep moving. You really didn't get the opportunity to stop and really look around.

Provider: Royal Caribbean International