![]() ![]() The excursions we hired were private tours meaning you can customize them almost any way you'd like. For Mykonos we took a short boat ride to Delos to visit the ancient ruins (dating back to 3000 BC). For Messina we took a short ferry to Reggio di Calabria. ![]() We, the seven of us, got off Reflection on July 10 and thoroughly enjoyed the ship and private excursions - except Messina and Mykonos which we DIY'ed. How do you join the roll call? Thank you for your advice!! We did the Sorrento' date=' Amalfi Coast and Pompeii tour enough people signed up to have a tour guide with us on the bus for the entire day as well as a tour guide at Pompeii. They are also full of good information.Ĭheck out MondoGuide Shared Tours for Rick Steves for tours out of Naples. I'd suggest downloading the Rick Steves' podcasts too. The advice your were given re: reading the destination boards was on point. The wine tasting was accompanied by cheese, olives and crackers. The best part of our day was the stop at a lovely winery overlooking the water. We shared a private tour on Santorini with two other couples. ![]() We also drive to Mt Etna and stopped at a honey/olive oil factory. We used Rome In Limo and saw Taormina (where we had a couple hours to explore on our own. We took a private tour on Sicily with 3 other couples. It was a very good tour with visits to the Acropolis, Acropolis Museum, Plaka (for lunch on our own), changing of the guard at the Parliament. In Athens, we toured with PK Travel on the full day semi-private tour. We did the Sorrento, Amalfi Coast and Pompeii tour enough people signed up to have a tour guide with us on the bus for the entire day as well as a tour guide at Pompeii. We signed up for a number of small group tours which were wonderful.Ĭheck out MondoGuide Shared Tours for Rick Steves for tours out of Naples. I encourage you to join the roll call for your cruise and look at the excursions that are being organized by folks on your cruise. If you share with us some of the other ports on your itinerary we may be able to give you advice from our personal experiences that you may find useful It is very easy to get around by public transport in Mediterranean ports and so much easier to do exactly what you want to do. I note that this is your first Cruise Critic post so wonder if you are new to cruising. I want to try the food, the wine, the beaches, beautiful blue water/caves and if there are any archeological/historical sites.Īny suggestions that aren't a waste of time/money? We don't really want to spend the day driving around and stopping in random places in the city to see the people. I feel like everything that is offered is long, drawn out touristy stuff. I would like to go to some beaches but see only one beach excursion and nothing really for Santorini. We are going on a Celebrity Reflection Mediterranean Cruise August 2017 but having a hard time selecting excursions. ![]()
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