Dis / Dreams Viking Sea Cruise around Italy 3/24 - 3/31/2018

Yes, here's the Vatican Tour info:

DarkRome
Vatican Sistine Express and St. Peter's Basilica
Group - English - 07:20 AM
24 March 2018
Thanks, we will check availability. The B&B we are staying at has a 10:00 checkout, so we are waiting to here if we can leave our luggage until noon or so.
 
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Welcome!
Yes, A lot are arriving earlier in the week to explore Rome.
After reading through the posts we decided to book a room at Sina Bernini Bristol. Seems to be a good location and many of the cruisers are staying there. We've gotten a ton of information from here and can't wait to meet the people that have provided such help along the way. My husband Joe and I haven't been on a cruise before and are definitely the newbies!
Jenn
Looks like are place is only a 2 min walk away. So we should have no problem meeting up with the cruisers at the Bristol!
 
We are looking into transportation to the port. Was wondering if anyone else is still looking. The place we are staying will schedule the transfer for us. She quoted

The pick up service by normale car/ Max 3 people + luggage
TOTAL PRICE: 130 EURO

The pick up service by MINIVAN /Max 7 people + luggage
TOTAL PRICE: 160 EURO.

Much cheaper for the van even with 4 people. You pay the driver, so no up front payment, but Payment must be in cash.

We are only 400ft from the Hotel Bernini Bristol. So if anyone interested in sharing a van let us know. We haven’t any set plans for when we are leaving for the port.
 


We are looking into transportation to the port. Was wondering if anyone else is still looking. The place we are staying will schedule the transfer for us. She quoted

The pick up service by normale car/ Max 3 people + luggage
TOTAL PRICE: 130 EURO

The pick up service by MINIVAN /Max 7 people + luggage
TOTAL PRICE: 160 EURO.

Much cheaper for the van even with 4 people. You pay the driver, so no up front payment, but Payment must be in cash.

We are only 400ft from the Hotel Bernini Bristol. So if anyone interested in sharing a van let us know. We haven’t any set plans for when we are leaving for the port.
Would love to get in on a ride to the port- we are staying at the Bristol and were hoping to leave after lunch or so?
 
Would love to get in on a ride to the port- we are staying at the Bristol and were hoping to leave after lunch or so?
Great. We were thinking of the same thing. Some time after lunch. Still trying to decide if we want to do an early morning tour or just wonder on Saturday morning.

Still room for 2 more. The more merrier. If we had 6 people that would make it only €27/person
 
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Welcome!
Yes, A lot are arriving earlier in the week to explore Rome.
After reading through the posts we decided to book a room at Sina Bernini Bristol. Seems to be a good location and many of the cruisers are staying there. We've gotten a ton of information from here and can't wait to meet the people that have provided such help along the way. My husband Joe and I haven't been on a cruise before and are definitely the newbies!
Jenn
What time does your flight get in and how are you getting to the hotel?
 


We're be staying over in Venice Saturday the 31st. Any suggestions on a nice hotel in the city?

The Luna Baglioni is a beautiful hotel within a very short walking distance to Piazza San Marco. It's the hotel that Disney used to use for the ABD trips.

We've stayed there twice. I believe there are several people from this cruise staying there as well.
 
Has anyone given any thought to getting Croatian $ for the day in Sibenik ??

Their currency is the : Kuna

I'm concerned that if we shop in a small local shop or try to get lunch in town that they won't take our credit card...

Any thoughts :scratchin
 
For those who were also on the Alpine Magic ABD trip in 2016, Miki who was one of the Adventure guides on that trip lives in Rome. I've contacted her and she would live to meet some of us for dinner the night of March 22nd. Please let me know if you are interested so we can plan a convenient time/place.
 
For those who were also on the Alpine Magic ABD trip in 2016, Miki who was one of the Adventure guides on that trip lives in Rome. I've contacted her and she would live to meet some of us for dinner the night of March 22nd. Please let me know if you are interested so we can plan a convenient time/place.

Sorry to miss that. We have the Trastevere Food tour that evening. Tell her hi for us! We could try to stop by after the food tour, but it may be a bit too late.
 
I also will be on the Thursday tour with Kevin. Please tell her I said hello. Depending on the time and place we may be able to come before the tour starts.

Chandra
 
Yes, here's the Vatican Tour info:

DarkRome
Vatican Sistine Express and St. Peter's Basilica
Group - English - 07:20 AM
24 March 2018
Can I ask why everyone is booking the Express 7:20 am tour of the Vatican? Isn't there plenty of time for a tour later in the morning or early afternoon? Do we need to be at the ship way earlier than I am thinking? I know the ship leaves at 11 pm. We would like to enjoy Rome for a majority of the day and head out to it around 5 pm. First cruise so not sure if we are missing something.
 
Can I ask why everyone is booking the Express 7:20 am tour of the Vatican? Isn't there plenty of time for a tour later in the morning or early afternoon? Do we need to be at the ship way earlier than I am thinking? I know the ship leaves at 11 pm. We would like to enjoy Rome for a majority of the day and head out to it around 5 pm. First cruise so not sure if we are missing something.

I can’t speak for anyone else, but we chose that one because we wanted to get in to the Sistine Chapel before it opens to the public.
 
What time does your flight get in and how are you getting to the hotel?
Our flight gets in Friday morning at 10:30 am. Truthfully we haven't addressed land transportation details as of yet. We would be up for sharing transportation if our flights arrival around the same time.
 
I also will be on the Thursday tour with Kevin. Please tell her I said hello. Depending on the time and place we may be able to come before the tour starts.

Chandra
I will also be on the same food tour. Interested in meeting before or after if not too late. Tell her hi.
 
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We are looking into transportation to the port. Was wondering if anyone else is still looking. The place we are staying will schedule the transfer for us. She quoted

The pick up service by normale car/ Max 3 people + luggage
TOTAL PRICE: 130 EURO

The pick up service by MINIVAN /Max 7 people + luggage
TOTAL PRICE: 160 EURO.

Much cheaper for the van even with 4 people. You pay the driver, so no up front payment, but Payment must be in cash.

We are only 400ft from the Hotel Bernini Bristol. So if anyone interested in sharing a van let us know. We haven’t any set plans for when we are leaving for the port.

@Malia78 was coordinating transportation for a few of us from the Bernini Bristol to the port Saturday morning; I'm not sure if our plans are set, maybe you can be added it? Not sure. :-)
 

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