7/30/2011 Mickeys FIRST 7 Night Med cruise

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Ah well Monday might bring someone!

 

[scottishwee35]

Ah well Monday might bring someone!

I think too many choice PC, Canada, Alaska and new dream ship...

Scottishwee35

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Scottishwee35

Otherwise I get the ship to myself!!!

Palo booking will be easy.

 

[scottishwee35]

Otherwise I get the ship to myself!!!

Palo booking will be easy.

Every night

Scottishwee35

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Every night

Scottishwee35

Why stop there, I am a twice a night guy!!

And a freind of PJ.

 

[JulieWent]

Booking June 18 on Monday. Sorry we can't join you in July, but I teach school in the Southern US, and we start in early, early August. Besides, we'll be celebrating my 50th birthday on board. (I know, CELEBRATE? 50???) But better to be on a Med. Cruise on your 50th, you know.

We may be asking for lots of help in the planning. I'm pretty sure we'll need your recommendations for private touring in Rome. Also, we're thinking about staying in London for a three or four days before flying over to Barcelona for the cruise. May have lots of questions on that.

In the mean time, I have fewer days than you!

Julie

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Booking June 18 on Monday. Sorry we can't join you in July, but I teach school in the Southern US, and we start in early, early August. Besides, we'll be celebrating my 50th birthday on board. (I know, CELEBRATE? 50???) But better to be on a Med. Cruise on your 50th, you know.

We may be asking for lots of help in the planning. I'm pretty sure we'll need your recommendations for private touring in Rome. Also, we're thinking about staying in London for a three or four days before flying over to Barcelona for the cruise. May have lots of questions on that.

In the mean time, I have fewer days than you!

Julie

Ask away Rome is a repeat for me yes we had a brilliant private tour there, and London is my back garden!!!

 

[JulieWent]

You said:

I would recommend anyone wanting to go to the vatician to book a private tour with an official tour guide who can get you in before the opening time of 10am.

The queus are long but you jump this I was in at 8.40am.

Did the tour company that you recommended for Rome fit this description? (I have seen your recommendations of this company, and I've seen several other people praise them. I'm definitely putting them on my list.) We definitely would like to go to the Vatican. We're also interested in the Coliseum. I'd be interested in allowing the guide to make any other recommendations, but I wouldn't want to make the day too full. I'd like to have a few minutes to just be in Rome.

Julie

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

You said:

I would recommend anyone wanting to go to the vatician to book a private tour with an official tour guide who can get you in before the opening time of 10am.

The queus are long but you jump this I was in at 8.40am.

Did the tour company that you recommended for Rome fit this description? (I have seen your recommendations of this company, and I've seen several other people praise them. I'm definitely putting them on my list.) We definitely would like to go to the Vatican. We're also interested in the Coliseum. I'd be interested in allowing the guide to make any other recommendations, but I wouldn't want to make the day too full. I'd like to have a few minutes to just be in Rome.

Julie

Hello Julie, on the first post I have put up a list of private tour vendors, and who I used, My Rome private tour orgnaised everything for me, the Dirve guide took us to Rome, straight to the vatician, there the expert guide for the vatician took over and got us in early. Seperate fee advised in advance, we paid her at the end. Then at an agreed time our driver/guide picked us up, and we saw the rest of Rome with him.

They knew loads of tricks to avoid queues at places of interest, cant post here, but it helped a lot.

 

[JulieWent]

Okay, so your tour guide arranged the expert tour guide at the Vatican for you (upon your request)? If you are unable to post that, just let me know, and I'll post my email address as well.

Rome is the city that I am most interested in booking private touring of. I think we'll eventually want to return there, and I'd like to get a nice feel for the city. I know I'll love the rest of the ports as well, but Rome is one of the places I've always wanted to visit. I'd like my family's first taste of it to be pleasant and personal.

Julie

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Okay, so your tour guide arranged the expert tour guide at the Vatican for you (upon your request)? If you are unable to post that, just let me know, and I'll post my email address as well.

Rome is the city that I am most interested in booking private touring of. I think we'll eventually want to return there, and I'd like to get a nice feel for the city. I know I'll love the rest of the ports as well, but Rome is one of the places I've always wanted to visit. I'd like my family's first taste of it to be pleasant and personal.

Julie

Yes, that bit is confirmed, and 'public' knowledge, what they do on entry to historicial sites cant be posted. Otherwise everyone would do it.

 

[indigodisney]

Andrew - thanks for posting this information. I just booked the July 20th-2011 Med Cruise and found your first post here very useful!

Hope you have a great trip!!

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Okay, so your tour guide arranged the expert tour guide at the Vatican for you (upon your request)? If you are unable to post that, just let me know, and I'll post my email address as well.

Rome is the city that I am most interested in booking private touring of. I think we'll eventually want to return there, and I'd like to get a nice feel for the city. I know I'll love the rest of the ports as well, but Rome is one of the places I've always wanted to visit. I'd like my family's first taste of it to be pleasant and personal.

Julie

Andrew - thanks for posting this information. I just booked the July 20th-2011 Med Cruise and found your first post here very useful!

Hope you have a great trip!!

For rome if website link doesnt work email Claudio Caponera <claudio@limoinrome.com>

 

[RJAYL]

Bump-anyone?

I would rather do the Electric Slide!

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

I would rather do the Electric Slide!

Thanks I felt rather alone!!

 

[Leanne1972]

A Med. cruise is a dream for me. Not sure if I'll be able to do 2011 but, if Disney does 2012 I think I would like to try for then; celebration for my 40th B-day.

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

A Med. cruise is a dream for me. Not sure if I'll be able to do 2011 but, if Disney does 2012 I think I would like to try for then; celebration for my 40th B-day.

Good luck, it might be Europe and Baltic, in 2012, and we have a big event in London.

 

[BWV Dreamin]

Thank you Andrew!!! I am going on the June 8, 2011. 10 Day Med cruise. I will be reading your thread constantly! This is our first ever Med cruise, first ever to these cities/countries. Your info and experience are invaluable. We disboarders are lucky to have you!!! Thanks again for posting all of your insights and advice

LONDON TO PARIS

Http://www.eurostar.com/dynamic/index.jsp

VIRGIN ATLANTIC
Http://www.virgin-atlantic.com/en/gb/index.jsp;jsessionid=Be766dUM30orSOHgYjbbo4XFjWWqf Iaz4XA1HSuy4UTKIbKP9ACr!-1112292905!174843410!8001!7002
BRITISH AIRWAYS
http://www.britishairways.com/travel/home/public/en_gb
DISNEY UK/ LINK TO DLP

Http://www.disney.co.uk/

BARCELONA HOTELS
Http://www.catalunya.co.uk/
Http://www.netpz.co.uk/hotel_spain_h...ona_hotels.htm
UP THE COAST
Http://www.apartmentspain.co.uk/blanes.htm
DCLS HOTEL (I THINK)
Http://www.grandmarinahotel.com/
SHORE TRIPS IN EUROPE IDEAS
Http://www.celebritycruises.co.uk/pages/home.php
CAR HIRE SPAIN
http://www.carhireinspain.com/index.php?cID=70





TRAIN DLP TO BARCELONA
the train to Barcelona from paris is the Elipsos
Here is a link to a virtual tour - you can tour each type of room. To get a detailed floorplan, click on the little floor plan shown with the tour. There is luggage space located above the corridor. Some of the rooms have a small recessed space that might hold some luggage.

http://www.elipsos.com/flash/paseo/lnkpaseo.htm


Below is links for private tours, I posted one in 2006 but deleted it and cannot find it but this one here is similar and is partly based on a post by MV_Photon who put a lot of work into it.

Barcelona
• www.pepitotours.com/private-tours-barcelona.html Jose Soler
http://wwguides.com/forums/member.php?u=243
• www.gobarcelona.com/
• BCNtour-taxi Armando Panedas
(34) 60-419-756 armandopanedas@vodafone.es
• www.barcelonatourguides.com/ Patrick
• http://www.taxiinternacional.com/eng...ernacional.htm Angie
•


Naples (Pompeii)

• I used www.limoinrome.com/home.htm Claudio Caponera , Fabrizio

• http://driveamalfi.com/ Salvatore Lucibello, Adriano, Roberto
• www.drivesorrento.com/ Nello Russo
• www.seesorrento.com/chi_sono_eng.html Marcello Maresca, Eugiene, Marco
• www.aptours.it/Site/default.asp?Lang=EN Alberto
• www.francescomarrapese.com/excursions.htm Francesco
• www.pleasantravel.com/index.htm Mariano Fiorentino
• www.jackthedriver.com/ Jack, Lorenzo Bianco
• www.benvenutolimos.com/ Giovanni
• http://www.sorrentocardrivers.com/Si...lt.asp?Lang=EN Raffael
• www.cuomonet.it/ Renato
• http://aldotaxi.net/ Aldo
• www.driverinrome.com …but avoid Guiliana
• http://tourofitaly.com/
• www.hiddenitalytours.com/ Mariano Fiorentino

ROME Train station is close to the port

The main train station in Rome is Termini. From there, take the underground (Metropolitana):

Colosseum: take Line (Linea) B to the Colosseo station. The Colosseum is across the street.

Vatican: take Line A to the Ottaviano station. It's a 15-20 minute walk.

I would recommend anyone wanting to go to the vatician to book a private tour with an official tour guide who can get you in before the opening time of 10am.

The queus are long but you jump this I was in at 8.40am.



Civitavecchia (Rome)

• www.limoinrome.com/home.htm Claudio Caponera , Fabrizio

• http://www.drivinguide.com/shore_excursions.htm
• www.driverinrome.com/ Daniele Melaragno, Remo (his father), Pepe, Manny
• http://romeinlimo.com/ Duman & Carlo
• www.romelimousineservice.com/ Max Leotta
• www.romecabs.com/ Stefano Costantini
• www.romeconnection.com/ Marco
• Don’t miss the Scavi Tour (Vatican necropolis):http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/in...040112_en.html
•
La Spezia (Florence / Pisa) –Book the tower of Pisa online in advance Pre-book to Leaning Tower of Pisa (available 45 – 16 days in advance): www.opapisa.it/boxoffice/index.jsp


• I used www.papillonservice.com/ Lisa, Roberto

• www.florencetour.com/ Paola Migliorni
• www.abcwine.it/off shore.htm Carla Giomi
• www.tuscanyinmypocket.com/ Guido
• Marcello Grandini Marcello.tourguide@tiscali.it
• www.tuscanybytaxi.it/ Ricardo
• www.sunflower-tours.com/services.htm Giovanni Sirabella
• www.limoinrome.com/home.htm Claudio
• Giovanni Bassi - architect & urban historian G.bossi@dada.it
• Alessandro Cammilli alecamma@hotmail.com
• Pauline Priore paulinep@tin.it
• Pre-book tickets to Ufizi and Academia Galleria:www.florenceart.it/
Dial 011 (U.S. international access code) 39 (Italy's country code) 055-294-883 during the hours of 8:30 AM -6:30 PM M-F & 8:30-12:00 Sat. Florence time.
•
Villefranche (Monte Carlo / Cannes / Nice)
• I used www.dream-tours.com/layout.php?page=106&lang=us Alain, Frederic, Jean Marc
• Or try this if doesn’t work http://www.dream-tours.com/
• www.revelation-tours.com/cruise.html Michel LeGrand, Isoline
• www.azur-guides-interpretes.com/ Sylvie DiCristo
• www.riviera-prestige-tours.com/ Eva Devemy

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Thank you Andrew!!! I am going on the June 8, 2011. 10 Day Med cruise. I will be reading your thread constantly! This is our first ever Med cruise, first ever to these cities/countries. Your info and experience are invaluable. We disboarders are lucky to have you!!! Thanks again for posting all of your insights and advice

 

[IrishCowboy]

I have added a link to your thread on the main index page. Have a great cruise!