This was our 7th X cruise and we had sailed on the Solstice so was very familiar with the ship layout. We flew into FCO the day before the cruise planning on meeting an arranged cab to take us and another couple to the port but the driver did not show up. After waiting for 45 minutes, we carted our luggage over to the train station,and shlepped our bags thru the train transfer. The train was packed as the RCL ship was about to leave and folks were coming from Rome to board so we stood all the way to the port. We finally arrived and walked to the San Georgio Hotel and checked in. In hindsight, I would not stay at the port but rather in Rome as it is so much easier to get to Rome from the airport and also finding rooms in Rome. It's also much easier and cheaper to get to the port from Rome.

We took the hotel shuttle to the port and got to our veranda cabin which was on deck 9 on the "hump". We were traveling with friends who had the adjoining room and had partition on our balcony moved back so we could cross between the 2 balconies which was nice.

I am always very active on the Cruise Critic message boards and highly recommend them to anyone cruising. We had a huge group, about 180 people for our Cruise Connection get together. You can gather so much information on these message boards; can join tours, get travel tips and best of all, meet some really nice people who sometimes become lasting friends (our companions on this cruise were friends we met from a previous trip). Read more