Private Shore Excursion: Rome in One Day

For cruise ship passengers arriving in Civitavecchia - with only a single day to see the best that the beautiful city of Rome has to offer - Private Shore Excursion: Rome in One Day includes a dedicated, personal tour guide to show you all of Rome's highlights as well as ensuring you make it back to the boat at the end of the day. And by booking ahead, you won't waste any time waiting in line!

Meet your private air-conditioned vehicle at Civitavecchia and transfer directly to Rome's religious core, a tiny country all in itself - Vatican City. Your private guide will greet you as soon as you arrive in Rome and you'll be skipping the line into the Vatican Museums in not time! The guide will introduce you to some of the most precious and famous art in the world, as well as the must-see Sistine Chapel. Next, take a peek into St. Peter's Basilica (you'll skip the line here too!), Michelangelo's Pieta, as well as St. Peter's Square.

Be whisked away to the heart of historic Rome for a lunch break at a traditional Roman restaurant we can recommend, or wherever your taste buds lead you! Your private, dedicated guide will be at your side for the entire day to answer all your questions, provide you with the best advice, and take you to all of the most important fountains, piazzas and monuments which include the Pantheon, Piazza Navona, the Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps and much more.

No trip to Rome is complete without a stop at the Colosseum. Skip the long queues yet again and explore the interiors and bloody history of this infamous monument! You'll even have time to purchase a gelato before the end of the day - when you will be comfortably transferred back to Civitavecchia in time the catch your boat.

Please list any special interests you have (art, architecture, history, culture) at time of booking to alert our guide, so that he or she can better prepare for your private tour.