Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy Port Reviews

We left our cruise to spend 4 more days in Rome. I’m glad we took the opportunity to do this. Rome is huge! It’s a big city that grew up around a large amount of Roman ruins. If you get to do this, make sure you plan months in advance of you trip there for the tours, as the tour places buy up all the tickets to do their tours. Trying to book a tour when you get there can be done, but it is more difficult to do. Must see attractions; The Trevi Fountain, the Colosseum,(of course), Piazza Popolo, Villa Borghese, Piazza Navona, the Pantheon, Piazza Veniza, the Jewish Ghetto, Castel de Angelo, and Saint Peter’s Basilica. The Trevi Fountain is very crowed, so try to get there early in the am to get close enough to take pictures. Anything with Piazza in front of the name usually is a large park like plaza, which Rome is replete with. Piazza Navona is the biggest, I believe. Great place to stop and eat. Piazza Veniza is very near the Colosseum and has a huge architectural masterpiece in that one. The Pantheon was spectacular! Make sure to look for Rafael’s tomb there. Castel de Angelo is huge defensive fort that’s a must see. The Colosseum tour is awesome, but four hours long as you go to Palatine Hill and the Roman Forum. Lots of walking, so bring a hat, suntan lotion, sunglasses, and good shoes. If you want to go underground you must book this months before you go. It’s a separate tour. Be prepared to spend 80-100 euros for that tour. Finally there is St. Peter’s Basilica. We booked with “The Roman Guy”. Great tour! I highly recommend them, but go early! I can’t stress this enough. Right when the Vatican opens for business. Make sure you see, St Peter’s tomb under the Pope’s altar, the Pieta by Michelangelo, Bernini’s colonnade, the Sistine Chapel, (no talking, no pictures, & zero tolerance! After the tour, if you’re in shape go to the top of the church’s dome. The views of Rome from here are amazing! Be prepared, if you are claustrophobic you may not want to do this. Lots of people too. The tour also included the Vatican museum. Priceless works of art, sculptures, and tapestries. Finally, go under the church to see where all the Popes are buried. Make sure you take videos of the Swiss Guards. Villa Borghese is a huge park with art museums, a zoo, you name it. There are art museums in Rome, but very expensive to get a ticket, 100 plus Euros, per person. Food is amazing. I recommend food at Piazza Navona, restaurants near the Colosseum, particularly Ristorante de Angelo. The Jewish Ghetto also has good food too, recommend “Ba, Ghetto”. We saw all the sites above, and still did not see everything. Rome has great treasures, that they are racing against time to preserve for future generations. I hope none of these treasures succumb, because to lose them, we would lose our humanity. As with any big city take precautions against pickpockets and be aware of your surroundings.

We walked to the train and got off near Vatican City. Went to the Forum, the Colosseum, and Trevi Fountain. So great to see these awesome places!

Visited: Jun 04, 2017

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Spent the day at the Vatican, went to the top of the dome, well worth it

The Colosseum, Arch of Constantine, and Historic ruins of Rome were a remarkable experience.

Visited: Apr 02, 2018

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No words can describe how beautiful Rome is and would love to go back❤️ck ❤️

Visited: Apr 22, 2018

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So much fun...the history...the arts...the people, just amazing!!! The restaurants and the cuisine are incredible. Cant wait to experience more in the near future.

Stayed 3 extra days in Rome! Highlight of the trip! Used MyBestTour in Rome and saw the entire city by golf cart! Only way to visit Rome!!

Visited: Mar 29, 2019

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Hello?! It is Rome! History, architecture, fashion, food...it has it all! If you can't find something in Rome, do you have a pulse?

Visited: May 11, 2019

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How can you not love Rome.

Always interesting reading other comments. This was my 3rd Med cruise and it didn’t disappoint. All three were trips of a lifetime and all places have their charm. Yes the port was an hour from Rome so we planned to stay in Rome for 2 days before cruise and so glad we did! We stayed in Bed and Breakfast 10 mins from Vatican and was amazing! I wish I would have done more research before we went to Rome as there was so much to see! We had a wonderful tour of the Vatican and explored on our own. Rome is amazing, so much history and beauty on every corner. I find beauty in so many mundane things to others. I would say it would take 5 days to really see Rome. We saw a lot in 2 days. The fascinating thing is Rome offers so much culture, ballets, operas, fashion shows, great shopping, amazing restaurants, beautiful ancient ruins and so much more. The only small issue we had was figuring the airport out and the trains were on strike so the taxi line was confusing but we figured it out after some time❤️ Amazing trip!!