Friends,

I am taking my 18 year old niece on the Athens -Monte Carlo cruise in early August (high school graduation present). We land in Athens at 7:00 AM and will leave for theship from the RSSC hotel around 2:00. Does anyone have any recommendations for a brief but nice tour we could ask a cab driver to conduct? If you think we should do something other thn a taxi tour, (given our inevitable jet lag), please let us know.

Also, one of our ports is Civitavecchia. My niece wants to see the Vatican and the major sites but not a ten hour tour. Again, my instinct says, "Hire a cab." Do you agree? Or have a better alternative?

Thanks,
Colleen

Re Rome - grab a cab and tell them what you want to see. I did a whirlwind tour of Rome and saw a lot in a short amount of time including:

Spanish Steps, Vatican, Coliseum, Trevi Fountain and much much more - Karen - Did I miss anything?

In Athens, you would have enough time to go to the Acropolis depending on which hotel. Or for an 18 year old, you could walk around the Plaka.

Todd, I think you covered it all! Colleen, I will try and remember the name of the company that we hired to cart us around.

Editing to add, we used Roma Shuttle and we were quite happy with them except they drive soooo fast but I guess that is the norm in the city.

I don't know where the RSSC hotel is in Athens, but depending on location, you might be better just to do it on foot. You could see the Acropolis, and/or the ancient agora, for example, and have time for a little lunch, or maybe just a souvlaki on the go.

Thanks, guys. I'll have to ask Ngaire if she knows which hotel RSSC is using in Athens so I can plot out a little walking tour. We're bound to be pooped from the flight so, having a plan (made when we are clear-headed) seems like a good idea.

Colleen