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For any guest arriving by cruise ship to Civitavecchia you can still enjoy the sights of Rome. Various cruise lines such as Carnival, Celebrity, and Princess offer a stop over in the port of Civitavecchia, which allows passengers a full day to explore Rome and the surrounding area.
Rome is a 60-minute drive from the port of Civitavecchia, which will take about an hour. To ensure you can enjoy the highlights of Rome before returning to your cruise ship you can reserve a shore excursion tour.
When your ship docks, remember one thing, not all limousine services and taxicabs are tour guides. It Italy, a driver is a driver and a tour guide is a tour guide. In order to perform the duties of a tour guide the individual must be licensed by the Italian Government. Ask to see their license if you plan to use guide at the dock.
For your own safety and enjoyment, you can reserve a shore excursion tour with Ancient Rome Tours. Ancient Rome Tours offers private and exclusive tours for cruise ship passengers that only have a short amount of time to visit Rome and wish to get in as many sites as possible before departing on the rest of their cruise.
The professional staff at Ancient Rome Tours also offers custom-made tours so you can choose the various sites you want to include in your tour.
An example of a tour would be to visit Vatican City where you can embrace the mesmerizing Sistine Chapel and the marvelous artwork of Michelangelo and then after a scrumptious local cuisine lunch off to ancient Rome the place of gladiators and emperors.
With Ancient Rome Tours, you will be greeted at the dock with an official driver in an air-conditioned Mercedes Benz and then be driven to meet with your licensed official tour guide. Once you meet your tour guide, you will be able to see many of the highlights that you have only dreamed about seeing.
A few of the magnificent sites include inside the ancient walls of Vatican City, the Vatican Museums including the Sistine Chapel and Saint Peter’s Basilica; in ancient Rome, the highlights could be Capitoline Hill, the Coliseum, and Trevi Fountain.
course, you can choose the locations you wish to explore as long as time allows.
Do remember, if you wish to visit Vatican City or churches in Rome, there is a dress code. No shorts, mini skirts, and no bare shoulders are allowed.