Private Tours in Rome From Cruise Ship
Fall in love with Rome on this custom Tour by private car with driver. Choose the route and enjoy an must-see sights
Arriving at the Civitavecchia Port with a cruise ship? One of our Civitavecchia tours could be the right way to visit the most beautiful places in Rome!
Choose our private tours in Rome from cruise ship a car if you have up to 3 people or a mini van if you have up to 8 people. Make the most of your time by visiting the city’s highlights and return to the port of Civitavecchia in time for your ship’s departure.
You will be picked up directly from the ship’s dock, just below the boat. The driver will be holding a welcome sign. No walking around looking for the way forward. Our drivers will be there waiting for you as you make your way down to the coast. Sit back and we’ll take care of the transfer with the Rome tour.
Take an exclusive tour of Rome with a private driver for 4 hours. Take advantage of expert attention and the chance of a personalized private tours in Rome from Cruise Ship based on your interests.
The number of attractions in Rome and the Vatican is enormous and to know all or most of them you need to be energetic and organize yourself so as not to waste time. There are historic sites, such as the Coliseum and the Roman Forum, museums, such as the Vatican Museums/Sistine Chapel, squares and churches, such as St. Peter’s Basilica, in short, very interesting places that hold priceless treasures.
Piazza Navona
The place is a beautiful Roman square built on the site of a stadium better known as the Circus Agonalis. Super wide, this famous tourist spot in Rome houses no less than three fountains, the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi being the largest of them. Located in the center of the square, the fountain created by Bernini was inaugurated in 1651 and has giant statues that symbolize four of the largest rivers in the world: the Nile, the Ganges, the Danube and the Rio de la Plata.
Other highlights in the square are also the Church of Sant’Agnese in Agone — with its theatrical facade and rich, domed interior, the fanciful church is typical of Francesco Borromini’s baroque style — and the Pamphilj Palace.
Trevi Fountain
The Trevi Fountain is one of the most famous sights in the Eternal City, and for that reason it is always full of visitors. In addition to going to the place to see the masterpiece that was once a movie scene up close, many people follow the tradition of throwing a coin in the water. Legend has it that the act guarantees the visitor the return to the city.
The world-renowned fountain is actually the facade of a building decorated with statues and other elements; in the center, for example, Neptune drives a chariot driven by seahorses. The tip for those who want to avoid the crowd, which crowds the square with the same name, is to visit the place very early — as soon as the sun rises — or late at night.
Pantheon | Rotonda Square
Right in the center of the city, more precisely in the square of the Rotonda, is the temple of all the gods: the Pantheon. An imposing classical architectural monument that has withstood not only time, but also the various transformations undergone over the years; in 609, for example, the site became a Christian church.
The magnificent interior is 43.40 meters in diameter. A kind of “eye”, through which light and air enter, at the top, draws the visitor’s attention; in addition, the beautiful floor of the temple — where the bodies of personalities such as the painter Raffaello and the first king of Italy, Vittorio Emanuele II of Savoy, rest — is almost entirely original.
Visiting the Pantheon doesn’t usually take much longer than an hour and the best time to go there, if you want to avoid the crowds, is earlier. The temple is open from Monday to Saturday, from 8:30 am to 7:30 pm, and on Sundays, from 9 am to 6 pm, admission is free.
Colosseum
The Colosseum is one of the main tourist attractions not only in Rome or Italy but in the whole world. The phrase “It’s like going to Rome and not seeing the Pope” also applies to the Colosseum — there’s no way to take a trip to the Italian capital and not visit the Colosseum. Also called the Flavian Amphitheater (Amphiteatrum Flavium), the place fascinates for its complex architecture, it is considered the largest amphitheater in the world!
What was the Colosseum?
It is an ancient Roman arena, like a modern-day stadium, where gladiators fought. It is one of the must-see sights in Rome and represents much of Italy’s history. The place was built in the 1st century as a space where people from different social classes could have fun and entertain themselves, especially with fights between gladiators or between gladiators and wild animals. It was built to hold up to 80,000 spectators.
The construction of the Coliseum in Rome is impressive, not only for its size and the huge stone blocks juxtaposed in its structure, but also for what is known about its construction, carried out at the time of the Roman Empire.
It was built in AD 72 by Emperor Vespasian and completed by his son Titus in AD 80. It is 187 by 155 meters and up to 55 meters high on the outside. The arena itself, where the events took place, was made of wood and covered with sand — in this area there was a kind of elevator and ramps that provided access between the lower part (where the animals were) and the upper part of the arena, where fights took place.
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Elliptical arena, popular at the time to host entertainment events among the Romans, had arches through which people accessed the place and 4 main entrances, one of them dedicated to the Emperor. The entire building had several arches and dozens of columns, made in different styles, and adorned with statues. Built with materials such as marble and travertine, it is believed that the building was truly magnificent in its most glorious period.
Spectators who would watch the shows received a kind of ticket that indicated the person’s position within the amphitheater. Even though tickets were free, the visitor’s position within the stadium depended on their social class.
In 438, with the abolition of the gladiatorial games, the Coliseum ended up suffering a slow decline and over the years it was used for various purposes, including space to keep animals, a fort and a cemetery, until periods of complete abandonment. The earthquakes that occurred at the end of the Empire also contributed greatly to the decay of the building and the marble that coated it was largely reused during the Renaissance. When taking your tour, you will notice that dozens of stones in the structure have holes, because in these spaces there were stones and ornaments that were part of the decoration of the Coliseum.
Visit to the Colosseum
The so-called Flavio Amphitheater is open to the public, who can visit it internally on tours on their own or with an accredited guide. We highly recommend that you visit the Colosseum accompanied by a guide, who will be able to give you details of the construction, gladiator fights and all the historical context that surrounds it. Guided tours can be hired privately or through the Colosseum itself, which offers guided tours in different languages.
Especially in summer, the Colosseum tends to be very crowded, often with long queues to buy tickets, which you can avoid by purchasing your tickets in advance online – go here to buy your Colosseum ticket.
The Colosseum Archaeological Park
The Colosseum is part of an archaeological site called “Parque Arqueológico del Coliseo”, which includes other tourist attractions in Rome. In fact, it is important to know that this area of the Colosseum and its surroundings were a very important part of the city in ancient times and, therefore, some of the important constructions of the Roman Empire were carried out there.
For this reason, the Colosseum is close to other Roman attractions, such as the Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill. The Roman Forum is the place where the main buildings of the civic and political life of Rome in antiquity were, while the Palatine Hill was the place where the sumptuous palaces of ancient emperors were.
These three attractions (Coliseum, Foro Romano and Palatino) are part of a single tourist ticket, which combines the three attractions and can be divided into two consecutive days of tours.
The Colosseum ticket costs €16 + €2 (optional by booking online).
Arch of Constantine
Located between the Coliseum and the Palatine Hill, the Arch of Constantine is another incredible point of this archaeological complex that deserves to be highlighted. It was built in AD 315 and celebrates a Senate tribute to Emperor Constantius. Who had completed 10 years as emperor and won triumph at the Battle of Milvian Bridge in AD 312. The arch has several images that celebrate the political moment of the time.
Roman Forum (Foro Romano)
Like the Colosseum and Palatine Hill, the Roman Forum is one of the must-sees in the Eternal City. This is because the ruins that inhabit the site today were the center of civic and economic life in Republican Rome. Located between the Capitoline and Palatine Hill. The Forum was built at the end of the 7th century BC, with the Via Sacra as its main street.
The attraction opens daily (except Christmas and New Year holidays),
from 8:30 am ticket €12 (full)
€7.50 (half)
still entitles you to entry to the Colosseum and Palatine Hill.
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