Contact Info
Name: Kaylee
Cel. Tel.
Ticket # 55868
Group Size: 20
Special Needs:
Ship Schedule: Independence Of The Seas - sailing date 12 July
Southampton, England (12 Jul d1630);Gibraltar, UK (15 Jul 1000-1600); Cartagena, Spain (16 Jul 0800-1600); Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy (18 Jul 0700-1900);Livorno (Florence/Pisa), Italy (19 Jul 0700-1900); Toulon, France(20 Jul 0700-1700); Cadiz, Spain (22 Jul 0900-1700); Lisbon, Portugal (23 Jul 0800-1630); Vigo, Spain (24 Jul 0930-1500);Southampton, England (26 Jul a0530)
Request: "Rome and Florence and Pisa, Vatican is a priority for Rome"
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Civitavecchia (Rome), Best of Rome excursion (18 Jul 0700-1900)
Group Code: KAYLEE - INDEPENDENCE Tour Code: Best of Rome Pay Here
GROUP PRICE: Least expensive option, group coordinator (you) will be paying a booking deposit + there will be a balance due in cash at travel time. See 2 available options:
1 bus €980.00 with English Speaking Touristic Escort. This option involves extensive walking - 3 and 4 miles (5 to 6 km)
3 vans €1100.00 with 3 eight seats vans with professional English Speaking Drivers. This option reduces walking to a minimum
VATICAN MUSEUM:
Skip the lines entrance tickets: €25.00 (full fare), €17.00 (reduced, 6-18yo)
Optional Vatican Guided tour: 3 hours professional guided walking tour of Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel & S. Peter's Basilica
Group Price: €173 + €3 per person mandatory headphones for the Museum and Basilica
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GROUP CONCIERGE SERVICE (minimum 19 paying people): people pay individually, group coordinator (you) get a 100% discount on tour (will need to pay entrance tickets)
Price per person: by bus €58.00 pp, with vans €65.00 pp
Optional Guide Service: €13.20 per person (+ entrance tickets see above)
Air conditioned transport by bus from Civitavecchia Port
Professional Touristic escort provides commentary while in Bus
OPTIONAL Licensed professional tour guide provides guided walking tours of sites (otherwise visited independently).
EXCLUSIONS: Entrance tickets to Museums or Archaeological sites are not included (can be purchased separately here).
DURATION: approx. 9 hours from pick up to drop off time - additional time €30/h paid to the driver(s)
BUS ITINERARY
This tour allows you to visit all of Rome main sites traveling by bus and being accompanied by a professional touristic escort.
The touristic escort can walk with you but does not have the permit to provide historical and cultural information during the walking part of the tour.
NOTE: Walking involved between 3 and 4 miles (5 to 6 km). Wear comfortable shoes.
Depending on traffic conditions and special events at Vatican or other locations the itinerary may need to be rearranged.
Meet and greet at cruise ship’s pier (representative will have a sign with your name). Drive to Rome, about 1.5h.
Reach the Vatican Area and visit S. Peter’s Square and Basilica free to enter, will need to pass security check which is likely to have a line - 1h 45min approximate time - VATICAN DRESS CODE: The Vatican has a very specific dress code, to be taken quite seriously especially: no exposed shoulders, knees, midriffs, or (for the ladies) cleavage.
Depart from Vatican area at about 12:15 pm.
The rest of the day can be organized in two different ways (coordinated directly with the assistant/guide)
Option 1: Trevi, Lunch, Pantheon, Navona Square and Colosseum and Forum
Arrive at Trevi Fountain around 12:45pm - Lunch break
Walk with assistant and visit Panteon and Piazza Navona (1h and 45 min approximate time)
Walk to bus parking area for 3:00pm departure
Reach and visit Colosseum between 3:15 pm and 4:00 pm. Drive back to port for 5:30 pm arrival
Option 2: Colosseum and Forum, Trevi, Lunch, Pantheon, Navona Square and
Arrive at Colosseum at about 12:45pm, departure at 1:30pm
Arrive at Trevi Fountain around 1:45pm - Lunch break
2:30pm walk with assistant and visit Panteon and Piazza Navona
Walk to bus parking area for 4:00pm departure. Drive to port for 5:30 pm arrival
3 VANS ITINERARY
This tour allows you to visit all of Rome main sites with a professional driver in comfortable minivans of 7 or 8 seats. Your driver will pick you up right at your ship's pier (holding a sign with your name). You will be taken as close as possible to each site of interest, reducing walking to a minimum and providing more time to truly enjoy and visit Rome. No other tour provides you the ability to visit so much in just a day.
Proposed Itinerary (may be reversed or rearranged as needed)
Pick up at cruise ship’s pier (driver will have a sign with your name)
Depart pier and drive to Rome, about 1.5 hours
Reach and visit Vatican Area
St. Peter's Basilica (allocate 1h) - free to enter, will need to pass security check which is likely to have a line
Vatican Museum which includes the Sistine Chapel (allocate 1.5 to 2h) - Skip the lines entrance tickets are absolutely necessary (purchased separately here).
To fully visit the Vatican we highly suggest choosing the licensed guide service
Drive to Circus Maximus for a spectacular view of Palatine Hill
Reach and visit Colosseum and Roman Forum (allocate about 1h to visit, more for interior in depth visit).
The Forum and Colosseum can be visited walking around from the outside. For interior visits skip the lines entrance tickets are absolutely necessary (purchased separately here).
Drive to area near Fontana di Trevi and visit the area (make sure to drop a coin!)
Continue for a visit to the Pantheon, and Piazza Navona
Return to pier in Civitavecchia, about 1.5 hours
Livorno (Florence/Pisa shore excursion), (19 Jul 0700-1900)
Group Code: KAYLEE - INDEPENDENCE Tour Code: Florence and Pisa Pay Here
GROUP PRICE: Least expensive option, group coordinator (you) will be paying a booking deposit + there will be a balance due in cash at travel time. See 2 available options:
1 bus €1205.00 with English Speaking Touristic Escort. This option involves more walking than the 3 vans option
3 vans €1100.00 with 3 eight seats vans with professional English Speaking Drivers. This option reduces walking to a minimum
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GROUP CONCIERGE SERVICE (minimum 19 paying people): people pay individually, group coordinator (you) get a 100% discount on tour (will need to pay entrance tickets)
Price per person: by bus €71.00 pp, with vans €65.00 pp
INCLUSIONS:
Air conditioned transport by bus from Port of Livorno
Professional Touristic escort provides commentary while in Bus
OPTIONAL Licensed professional tour guide provides guided walking tours of sites (otherwise visited independently).
DURATION: approx. 9 hours from pick up to drop off time
Proposed Itinerary (may be reversed or rearranged as needed)
Pick up in the morning from the port reaching Pisa after about 30-40 min. We will stop in Pisa near Miracle Square ranks as one of the world's loveliest squares where you can admire “La Torre Pendente” The leaning Tower Pisa's majestic Romanesque Cathedral and the unusual round Baptistry. You will have an opportunity to climb the Leaning Tower (takes 30 min).
We will continue for a 1 hour drive to Florence.
The tour of Florence starts with the wonderful Michelangelo Square where you can enjoy the most beautiful view of the city.
The tour continues to the historical downtown area.
Your driver will drop you off at the historical area where you will be taking visiting the beautiful Santa Croce Square, the Brunelleschi Dome, Piazza della Signoria and Ponte Vecchio the bridge famous for its unique charming appearance and for the fabulous jewelry shops.
If interested, you will have time to visit the Academy of Fine Arts (purchase tickets here) where the Michelangelo’s David is, or Uffizi Gallery (purchase tickets here). You must have prepurchased skip the lines entrance tickets (not included in the tour price).
Your drive back to Livorno will take approximately 1.5 hours.