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Okay, I'm looking for some opinions here, especially from folks who have taken this itinerary before...
We're on the Celebrity Millennium August 2 and I just found all of the shore excursions finally up on the website...
Now, we've been to most of these ports before (everywhere but Santorini and Dubrovnik), but it's been somewhat of a long time...9 years since we were in Barcelona or Nice/Monaco, 21+ years on the rest...
My general opinion on Shore Excursions is that , if it's merely a matter of saving a few dollars (like within 25% of the cost or so), I'll go with the ship's excursion since they stand behind it, won't strand you, it avoids confusion and you share it with fellow passengers...I generally like to use the full day in port and don't like to do a half day unless it leaves you in town and it's easy to get back to the ship on your own...
Anyway, the following seem to be my top choices in each port based on the descriptions. If anyone's been on these or have an opinion, I'd really appreciate as much input as I can get. Thanks.
Dubrovnik, Croatia...in port from 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
First choice as of now: Seaside Resort of Cavtat & Dubrovnik--4 Hours 15 Minutes--$46.00--tour of Dubrovnik with added visit to neighboring resort town
Second choice: Panoramic Dubrovnik--3 Hours 45 Minutes--$38.00--Sounds a lot like the first without the side trip to Cavtat...
There's also one that visits the town of Ston...
Corfu, Greece 7:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
1) Paleokastritsa, Lakones, Kassiopi, Nissaki & Kerkyra--7 Hours 30 Minutes--$90.00--Covers pretty much the whole island
2) Achilleion Palace, Paleokastritsa & Old Town--4 Hours 30 Minutes--$43.00
Piraeus (Athens), Greece 7:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.
1) Argolis Region With Lunch--10 Hours--$99.00--Lots of archaelogical sites, Mycenae, etc. but no Acropolis/Parthenon
2) Athens Sightseeing--4 Hours 30 Minutes--$50.00--Acropolis/Parthenon
Santorini, Greece 7:00 a.m. 11:59 p.m.
1) Akrotiri (Prehistoric) Museum & Santorini Island With Wine Tasting--3 Hours 30 Minutes--$56.00--
2) Village Of Oia & Santorini Island--3 Hours 30 Minutes--$56.00--
Naples, Italy 7:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.
1) Pompeii, Sorrento--10 Hours--$177.00--also includes visit to Capri
2) Taste of Sorrento & Excavation of Pompeii--8 Hours 45 Minutes--$142.00----no Capri
Cvitavecchia (Rome), Italy 7:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.
1) A Walk in Renaissance Rome--9 Hours 30 Minutes--$128.00--includes visits to Piazza Navonna and Trevi...I love those places
2) Imperial Rome--10 Hours 30 Minutes--$148.00--Forum, Coliseum
3) A Taste Of Rome--9 Hours 30 Minutes--$99.00--limited tour, time on your own
Livorno(Florence/Pisa)Italy 7:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.
1) Florence & Pisa--10 Hours--$157.00--Been to Florence twice, love it, but want to do something different at least in part...not sure how much of tour is spent in Pisa
2) Tuscan Countryside - San Gimigano & Volterra--9 Hours 45 Minutes--$145.00--Would be different, I'm sure
Villefranche, (Nice), France 7:00 a.m. 11:59 a.m.
1) Best Of The French Riviera--8 Hours 30 Minutes--$152.00--Cannes and St. Paul de Vence
2) Nice, Eze & Monaco--8 Hours 30 Minutes--$155.00--
Barcelona, Spain 7:00 am
1) City of Barcelona--4 Hours--$35.00--We have the day here on the overnight, back on the ship for the night, then two nights in a hotel...not crucial to do any tour, but since we've never had a guided tour here and it's only $35 a piece, why not?
Love to hear everyone's opinions. Thanks.
Post Edited (02-21-03 19:10)
We're on the Celebrity Millennium August 2 and I just found all of the shore excursions finally up on the website...
Now, we've been to most of these ports before (everywhere but Santorini and Dubrovnik), but it's been somewhat of a long time...9 years since we were in Barcelona or Nice/Monaco, 21+ years on the rest...
My general opinion on Shore Excursions is that , if it's merely a matter of saving a few dollars (like within 25% of the cost or so), I'll go with the ship's excursion since they stand behind it, won't strand you, it avoids confusion and you share it with fellow passengers...I generally like to use the full day in port and don't like to do a half day unless it leaves you in town and it's easy to get back to the ship on your own...
Anyway, the following seem to be my top choices in each port based on the descriptions. If anyone's been on these or have an opinion, I'd really appreciate as much input as I can get. Thanks.
Dubrovnik, Croatia...in port from 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
First choice as of now: Seaside Resort of Cavtat & Dubrovnik--4 Hours 15 Minutes--$46.00--tour of Dubrovnik with added visit to neighboring resort town
Second choice: Panoramic Dubrovnik--3 Hours 45 Minutes--$38.00--Sounds a lot like the first without the side trip to Cavtat...
There's also one that visits the town of Ston...
Corfu, Greece 7:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
1) Paleokastritsa, Lakones, Kassiopi, Nissaki & Kerkyra--7 Hours 30 Minutes--$90.00--Covers pretty much the whole island
2) Achilleion Palace, Paleokastritsa & Old Town--4 Hours 30 Minutes--$43.00
Piraeus (Athens), Greece 7:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.
1) Argolis Region With Lunch--10 Hours--$99.00--Lots of archaelogical sites, Mycenae, etc. but no Acropolis/Parthenon
2) Athens Sightseeing--4 Hours 30 Minutes--$50.00--Acropolis/Parthenon
Santorini, Greece 7:00 a.m. 11:59 p.m.
1) Akrotiri (Prehistoric) Museum & Santorini Island With Wine Tasting--3 Hours 30 Minutes--$56.00--
2) Village Of Oia & Santorini Island--3 Hours 30 Minutes--$56.00--
Naples, Italy 7:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.
1) Pompeii, Sorrento--10 Hours--$177.00--also includes visit to Capri
2) Taste of Sorrento & Excavation of Pompeii--8 Hours 45 Minutes--$142.00----no Capri
Cvitavecchia (Rome), Italy 7:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.
1) A Walk in Renaissance Rome--9 Hours 30 Minutes--$128.00--includes visits to Piazza Navonna and Trevi...I love those places
2) Imperial Rome--10 Hours 30 Minutes--$148.00--Forum, Coliseum
3) A Taste Of Rome--9 Hours 30 Minutes--$99.00--limited tour, time on your own
Livorno(Florence/Pisa)Italy 7:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.
1) Florence & Pisa--10 Hours--$157.00--Been to Florence twice, love it, but want to do something different at least in part...not sure how much of tour is spent in Pisa
2) Tuscan Countryside - San Gimigano & Volterra--9 Hours 45 Minutes--$145.00--Would be different, I'm sure
Villefranche, (Nice), France 7:00 a.m. 11:59 a.m.
1) Best Of The French Riviera--8 Hours 30 Minutes--$152.00--Cannes and St. Paul de Vence
2) Nice, Eze & Monaco--8 Hours 30 Minutes--$155.00--
Barcelona, Spain 7:00 am
1) City of Barcelona--4 Hours--$35.00--We have the day here on the overnight, back on the ship for the night, then two nights in a hotel...not crucial to do any tour, but since we've never had a guided tour here and it's only $35 a piece, why not?
Love to hear everyone's opinions. Thanks.
Post Edited (02-21-03 19:10)