Pre-Cruise Packages

• 1 nt Before, Rome Discovery
• 2 nt Before, Rome Discovery
• 3 nt Before, Rome Discovery

Post-Cruise Packages

• 1 nt After, Rome Uncovered
• 2 nt After, Rome Uncovered
• 3 nt After, Rome Uncovered

Itinerary

Day 1, Rome arrival, Highlights of Rome

Upon arrival into Rome airport you will be greeted outside customs and immigration with signage by our local representative. You will be taken to your hotel for check-in, rest and relaxation.

In the afternoon, join your local expert for a discovery of Rome's highlights. Today you will make efficient use of your time by visiting the most famous and notable places in Rome with your private guide. Your personal guide will take you through the maze of Rome’s narrow alleys and streets to discover the highlights of this historic and amazing city.

The main sites visited on this tour will include the Trevi Fountain (the largest Baroque fountain in the city and one of the most famous fountains in the world), Pantheon (temple to all the gods), Piazza Navona (city square in Rome), Spanish Steps and Castel Sant’Angelo (Mausoleum of Hadrian). Along the way, you will learn of Rome's colorful and sometimes dark history. Other amazing and monumental treasures will also be within view as you walk through the cobbled streets of the Eternal City.

(Tour Duration is approximately 4hrs)

Overnight in Rome.

Day 2, Rome, Vatican, Sistine Chapel, Raphael’s Room & Castel Sant’Angelo

Following a leisurely morning, you will be met in the lobby of your accommodation by our local expert. A private guided tour of the most significant sites of Ancient Rome follows, including: entrance to the Colosseum, Palatine Hill and the Roman Forum.

Avoid the lengthy queues and explore one of the world's most extensive art collections with our expert local guide on this fascinating tour of the Vatican. Your guide will share the stories and secrets contained within the Museums' walls, pleasures originally meant for the exclusive enjoyment of the Pope.

Experience Michelangelo's famous Creation of Adam with your own eyes as you explore the Sistine Chapel and wander Raphael's Rooms. After taking in the Museums, be humbled by the imposing beauty of Saint Peter's Basilica, where you will encounter another of Michelangelo's masterpieces, La Pieta. You will stop to admire the magnificent Saint Peter's Square, as your guide points out Bernini's ingenious use of optical illusion.

Your guide will escort you to Castel Sant’Angelo, also known as the Mausoleum of Hadrian, a Papal fortress, residence and prison. The castle is linked to the Vatican by an underground passage, known as the passetto del borgo. The passage was used by the Popes in times of trouble to escape from the Vatican to the safety of the castle.

(Duration of tour is approximately 5hrs)

Meals: B

Day 3, Rome departure, The Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill

Following breakfast, you will be met in the lobby of your accommodation by our local expert. A private guided tour of the most significant sites of Ancient Rome follows, including: entrance to the Colosseum, Palatine Hill and the Roman Forum.

Start with a panoramic view of the Colosseum from Colle Oppio before skipping the queue to enter the most symbolic of Rome's Landmarks. Tales of gladiators, mock sea-battles and executions will bring the bloody past of the amphitheatre to life. Built of concrete and stone, it was the largest amphitheatre of the Roman Empire, and is considered one of the greatest works of Roman architecture and engineering. It is the largest amphitheatre in the world. The building ceased to be used for entertainment in the early medieval era. It was later reused for such purposes as housing, workshops, quarters for a religious order, a fortress, a quarry, and a Christian shrine.

Continue for a stop at the Arch of Constantine before entering the complex of the Palatine Hill - the most famous of Rome's hills. Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of the city, were said to have been found here by the she-wolf who nursed and raised them.

The last stop of the tour is a walk along the "Via Sacra" inside the Roman Forum. It was for centuries the center of Roman public life. Many of the oldest and most important structures of the ancient city were located on or near the Forum, including the ancient former royal residence, the Regia (8th century BC), and the Temple of Vesta (7th century BC), as well as the surrounding complex of the Vestal Virgins. The Forum today is a sprawling ruin of architectural fragments and intermittent archaeological excavations attracting numerous sightseers. Our tour ends at the Temple, which houses the altar were Julius Caesar was cremated. A short ride takes us to your comfortable hotel.

After your tour, return to your hotel to retrieve your luggage and board your private vehicle for your journey to the port of Civitavecchia. The driving time from your Rome hotel to the port will take approximately one hour and thirty minutes.

(Duration of tour is approximately 4hrs)

Meals: B

Discovery Option 2

Itinerary

Day 1, Rome arrival

Upon arrival into Rome airport you will be greeted outside customs and immigration with signage by our local representative. You will be taken to your hotel for check-in, rest and relaxation for the rest of the day.

Overnight in Rome.

Day 2, Rome, Ancient Rome & Catacombs

Following a leisurely morning, you will be met in the lobby of your accommodation by your private guide.

The tour starts with a panoramic view of the Colosseum from Colle Oppio before avoiding the queue with preferred entrance to enter the most symbolic of Rome's landmarks. Our expert local guide will bring the bloody past of the amphitheatre to life as you listen to tales of gladiators, mock sea-battles and executions.

You will then stop at the Arch of Constantine before entering the complex of the Palatine Hill - the most famous of Rome's hills. Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of the city, were said to have been found here by the she-wolf who nursed and raised them.

Walk along the "Via Sacra" inside the Roman Forum. Many of the oldest and most important structures of the ancient city were located on or near the Forum. It was the central area of the city around which ancient Rome developed and where commerce, business, prostitution, cult and the administration of justice took place.

After free time for a short lunch, your personal guide will escort you to a Roman Catacomb. Different catacombs are open on different days of the week; therefore your guide will make arrangements to visit a catacomb open on the day of your visit.

(Duration of tour is approximately 6hrs)

Meals: B

Day 3, Rome departure, Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & Raphael’s Room

Following a leisurely breakfast, you will be met in the lobby of your accommodation by our local expert. Avoid the lengthy queues and explore one of the world's most extensive art collections with our expert local guide on this fascinating tour of the Vatican. Your guide will share the stories and secrets contained within the Museums' walls, pleasures originally meant for the exclusive enjoyment of the Pope.

Experience Michelangelo's famous Creation of Adam with your own eyes as you explore the Sistine Chapel and wander Raphael's Rooms. After taking in the Museums, be humbled by the imposing beauty of Saint Peter's Basilica, where you will encounter another of Michelangelo's masterpieces, La Pieta.

To end your half-day tour with a fascinating finish, you will stop to admire the magnificent Saint Peter's Square, as your guide points out Bernini's ingenious use of optical illusion.

After your tour, return to your hotel to retrieve your luggage and board your private vehicle for your journey to the port of Civitavecchia. The driving time from your Rome hotel to the port will take approximately one hour and thirty minutes.

(Duration of tour is approximately 4hrs)

Meals: B