Rome Shore Excursion from Civitavecchia
Book a private Rome tour and see the Colosseum, Vatican, Sistine Chapel, and more in just one day!
Arranging tickets for the Colosseum and Vatican, managing transport, and navigating traffic make exploring Rome in a day from Civitavecchia nearly impossible. With luxury transport and a dedicated guide, our shore excursion takes care of everything. Skip the lines to marvel at the Colosseum, explore treasures in the Vatican Museums, and admire the Sistine Chapel. From tossing a coin into the Trevi Fountain to exploring at your pace, this is the perfect one-day Roman adventure.
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Select participants and date
Free cancellation up to 60 days in advance!
Private, English-speaking guide
Roundtrip transportation from Civitavechhia
Skip the line tickets
Vatican museums & Sistine Chapel
Colosseum & Roman Forum
Trevi Fountain
Guide gratuity
Meals
Meet your guide at Civitavecchia Port
Your private driver will pick you up from the port of Civitavecchia and bring you to Rome through one of the ancient city gates, and then you'll meet your expert guide for a day of fun and exploring!
Colosseum
Your Roman adventure will start as you walk into the Colosseum where the secrets of this epic venue will be revealed to you by your guide.
1st & 2nd level
The first level of the Colosseum features towering arches and was reserved for Rome’s elite, while the second level offered a broader view of the arena for the general public.
Roman Forum
Learn all about how this was the heart of ancient Rome, once bustling with temples, markets, and political life.
Trevi Fountain
You only have a day to spare in Rome, so make sure you throw a coin into the fountain! Legend has it that you are guaranteed to return to Rome one day.
For Reference Only. Itineraries are subject to change
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Katie Winckler
July 17, 2025
Rome - was toured in a day
Michael Fluke
July 16, 2025
Guide Eleanora and Driver Stefano were excellent! It’s impossible to see everything in just one day but Eleanora, who is Roman from birth, showed us a huge chunk of history in the short time we had together. We were picked up next to our ship and driven into Rome in a nice air con’d Mercedes van. Our tour then started at the Coliseum. Eleanora orated a brief history lesson outside the massive structure and then we went in for which she had pre-arranged our tickets. Once inside, she continued her fascinating talk about the structure, its very dark and sordid history and explained why it’s in the condition it’s in today as we strolled through the hallways. All the while, Eleanora pointed out the congruency with today’s modern stadiums. After a brief restroom stop, we continued to the interior arena. The feeling of being there looking down onto what was the basement chambers and holding areas was astonishing. To think about what it was like at its peak is almost overwhelming! Our tour guide then took us past/through the Forum, with a short stop on the street to see the ancient city center and old street system. She showed us the Roman expansion across the world over centuries. We then made a stop at Trevi Fountain. The lines to go down closer look intimidating but move rather quickly. Eleanora was awesome pointing out features and sculptures on the fountain and what they signified. As we continued on to the Spanish Steps, Eleanora pointed out a section of the old aqueduct still in existence that had not been demolished to make way for something new. We had a 45 min free time for lunch (Eleanora suggested a few spots to sit down and enjoy food) before entering Vatican City for which we needed to show passports. Again Eleanora had our pre-arranged tickets (which are specific to each person) and we went right to the queue to enter. The line moved in quickly and there we were in view of St Peter’s Basilica and all its beauty! Eleanora was superb, showing us key points on signage outside so we’d know what to look for and what we were looking at once inside the Sistine Chapel and the basilica. It can be overwhelming and with not much time, we were happy to have her show us the most important points for having never been there. No photos/videos allowed in Sistine Chapel so take lots of mental pictures. Gorgeous! We could’ve easily spent an entire day too in just the basilica but alas had to conclude our tour to be back on ship in timely manner. So we took a lot of pictures in the basilica which does NOT do it justice as you witness the magnitude of where you are. We walked down and out of the basilica using the private staircase that the Pope himself uses! Stefano then drove us safely back to our ship. We couldn’t have been happier with our guide(s) and were extremely pleased with the tour - how engaging it was for our entire family and how smooth it all ran!
Justin Furr
July 13, 2025
Rome shore expegg to ornce
ronald stephen goldberg
July 09, 2025
The best tour my group has ever had. Our tour guide Daniel was fantastic , knowledgeable and patient. We were not rushed and always kept pace with our group. Can not say enough good things about this tour and Daniel. Ron Goldberg
Ann Monroe
July 03, 2025
Joseph Morgan
June 29, 2025
Daniel is very enthusiastic!
Ramona Joseph
June 27, 2025
We had a wonderful experience with Daniel. He’s very informative and kept our large group on tract throughout a busy, crowded day. I would give Daniel 5 stars. Communication with the meeting point at Civitavecchia was very poor. We started 40 minutes late because the meeting point was unclear. Overall, the tour was good but started out very rocky because of that.
Excellent!!!
Melissa Rogers
June 26, 2025
The tour company was great at communicating and Paola was an excellent guide! We appreciated the guide through the streets of Rome and her knowledge of the sights was impressive! We will be back in Rome next year for a family trip and will definitely use and recommend Paola again! Thank you!!!
Cassie Rothstrom
June 19, 2025
JOHN HECKEL SR
June 16, 2025
The Tour was great. Daniel was very knowledgeable and was able to get us special access to the sites. We highly recommend him. JD Vance was in Rome to visit the Vatican, and some roads were blocked off. The one suggestion we have is to be mindful of the time it takes to drive back to the cruise terminal. Also, Daniel and the Bus Driver had to be very forceful with the Port Authorities to let them drive us to the Port Shuttle busses. We barely made the last bus to our ship.
Incredible tour and guide
Sean Crain
June 13, 2025
Amazing experience. Unbelievable sites. Will remember the incredible tour forever.
Kimberly Treloar
May 28, 2025
Rome from Civitavecchia
Lee Schraith
May 11, 2025
Manuela was our tour guide for the day! She welcomed us so kindly. She was extremely knowledgeable about the architecture and had thousands of years of history facts and religion and how it was all tied to the city. We really found the visual binder showing architectural changes helpful and the signage within the historical areas interesting as she shared her knowledge with us. . Best of all we weren’t wasting time she is efficient with the schedule, prompt, and she maneuvers the crowds listening ke no other WOW! Since pope Leo was appointed a few days ago we weren’t able to enter the basilica, Sistine chapel and St Peter’s square was swamped with thousands of visitors. We of course were disappointed but Manuela had a great plan of attack for the day and it was superb! She picked a great family run restaurant reasonably priced for lunch just outside the walls of Vatican City and showed us the best picture spots. We did see all that was described and more. The Pieta a special exhibit in the Vatican museum. All 3 of them replicas but, nevertheless each were more beautiful than the next all by Michelangelo. This was once in a lifetime to see them all together. Thank you Manuela for a fantastic day. The next group will be lucky to have such a friendly and knowledgeable guide!!
Jeffrey Burleson
May 08, 2025
Fun in Rome from Texas
Mary Maurice
May 03, 2025
Manuela was a wonderful tour guide. She gave us insights and a great history of both the Vatican Museum and Colliesum. Highly recommend her and the Tour Guy!!
Excellent day
Heidi Senger
April 09, 2025
Our tour was fantastic. Our driver, tiziano was so friendly and professional! Thank you. Our guide, Maricia was wonderful. She was very knowledgeable, patient, got us in and out of the venues with ease. Great day!!! We recommend
Amy Kapka
August 01, 2024
Great guide and driver
Matthew Meurer
July 14, 2024
Our guide Manuela S. was very professional and knowledgeable as well as our driver. We were skeptical that we could see all the highlights of Rome in a day but she delivered. It was very crowded in Rome on our port day and there was no way we could have done it on our own. My only suggestion would be for more communication from the tour company before our scheduled date. Other than that we were very happy with the results. We will use this company again in the future.
Rome Shore Excursion
Glenda Kotara
June 19, 2024
Our driver picked us up at our ship and drove us to Rome. Jon Carlo drove very safely and was friendly. The vehicle was very nice and clean, but the second row of seats faced backwards, would have been much better if forward facing. We met our guide Marco, we had a slow start, he seamed to be giving too much information before we saw any sights, but once we got to the Collosseum things got a lot better. He got us up close and gave us a good tour. Then to Trevi fountain, once again got us up front and explained the coin toss. Finally to The Vatican, we had a very informative and enjoyable tour. We were returned to our ship in plenty of time, no worries.
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Suzanne Cervantes
June 11, 2024
We had such a great tour with pickup from the port and drop off at our hotel in Rome. Manuela was wonderful and we were able to see many sights in the city. Thank you!
Absolutely Amazing…Highly Recommend!!
Kristi McCasland
June 09, 2024
Everything was perfect…our drivers picked us up at the port and transported us to Rome. There we met our tour leader, Roberta. Roberta was amazing…she was very knowledgeable and told us all about the sites we were seeing; coordinated our lunch with a local restaurant; and ensured the vans were there to pick us up and take us to our next destination…everything was flawless! Roberta and the drivers were absolutely amazing! If you are going to Rome on a cruise ship, I highly recommend you book your tour through The Tour Guy!!
Amazing
Summer Chase-Dunn
May 28, 2024
This is an amazing day. Well worth every penny. We took a cruise to Rome & there where places on my bucket list that I had to go to. The Tour Guy made it happen in the short amount of time that we had. It was just three of us for this day trip. The driver picked us up & the port, & along the way we picked up our tour guide. She was fabulous. Being born & raised in Spain she new everything & more. We went to the Trevi Foundation, the Colosseum, a few other stops, had lunch & finished at the Vatican. Front of the line tickets where included which was a must. If I had to do this on my own I wouldn't have been able to in the amount of time we had. The Vatican has 28-30K people a day visiting & the lines are insane. Plus there are lines for everything. With our tour guide we only waited 20 minutes for security check. Same thing in the Colosseum. I am truly thankful for this day. I learned so much history that I wouldn't have from reading a tour guide book on my own. This is the way to travel when you visit places like Rome with little time. I truly didn't feel rushed. Plus I had someone to take our family photos which is a plus. The only negative thing I have to say & it's about The Tour Guy company is their communication. I was told that someone would text me 24 hours in advance with info. I only received email that said your tour starts in 24 hours. I sent 3 emails, a text & called 10 times within 48 hours of my tour (which the line said busy & hug up each time) never heard from anyone. Therefor on my day of my tour I was nervous no one would show up. Now I did speak to the company after I booked my tour to confirm everything. I received email confirmation as well. Though that was over a month before my tour. With that being said I will use The Tour Guy again, it was a fabulous day. My driver was amazing & my tour guide. She was Fabulous.
Rome Shore Excursion from Civitavecchia
Rob Friemoth
May 22, 2024
We had a great time. Eduardo our driver was excellent from picking up to dropping off and everything in between. Our Tour guide Enza was very knowledgeable and made the day enjoyable with stops at the Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Colosseum, and finishing at the Vatican. Highly recommend if your short on time and want to see as much as possible. GREAT JOB Eduardo and Enza!!! Hig
Larry Torres
April 23, 2024
Thomas Wright
September 18, 2023
From our driver to our tour guide, this was the best experience! Cristiana, our tour guide, was so much fun! She is knowledgeable, easygoing, and truly an Italian gem.