Y'know, I've thought about that. I spent some time on the web researching to see if I could find any place that rents bikes in Tuscany, as that would definitely be a place I'd like to ride. I found one place in Florence, actually, and it looks like I could get a decent race bike for 33 Euros for a full day. And I may be able to find them at some of the other locations as well, so that's a distinct possibility.

The only thing that's giving me pause is that it might be a hassle to get myself to the bike rental places, and go through all the rigamarole of renting, returning etc. If I had my own bike with me, I wouldn't have to worry about that -- I could just roll it off the ship and take off. On the other hand, then I have to deal with transporting it pre- and post-cruise. What to do??<a href='http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008_ZSXXXXXXXXUS' target='_blank'><img src='http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/29/29_1_12.gif' border=0></a>

I'm going to continue to try to get an answer from RSSC, and if it's a big NO, I'll do some further digging into the rental possibilities. Thanks for the suggestion!