June 3rd sailing—Arrived a few days early in Rome. After flying all night, we chose to not take a nap upon our 8:00am arrival. This proved to be a great choice. Stayed at Residenza Cellini, and we could not have asked for a better place and better service.

Every single inch of Rome is spectacular. Started with Hop On/Hop Off tour then walked back to each site to spend more time. Make sure you get tickets in advance to The Vatican—this saved us about a 3 hour line plus our guide was brilliant. We got lost by the Vatican, and a Nun took the time to walk us to where we needed to be—a TRUE servant. Take time to see the Trevi Fountains, Coliseum, Pantheon, Forum, Sistine Chapel, etc. I won't go into these as we all know how great they are.

Embarkation was easy and quick after our struggle to get to the port. Elena at www.rome-shuttle.com failed to pick us up which caused us a two hour delay and 50 euro more just to get to the ship. I was very disappointed as I had booked this in November and reconfirmed in March and the week prior to leaving. When we got on the ship, luggage was delivered quickly and we were able to unpack and get ready for the duration of the trip. Read more