25 Aug 2025
My family and I were on an extended cruise with stops in Livorno (VIP Tour Florence/Pisa) and Civitavecchia (Rome/Vatican). We booked our VIP excursions through Discovery Guided Tours and we were extremely happy with our tours.
First stop was Livorno. Our driver, Sabrina, was an absolute GEM! I would highly recommend her to anyone. She was full of information and wonderful. She stopped along the way to allow us to take pictures of the countryside, since we were on our own private excursion. In Florence we met with our tour guide, Francesca, who was fantastic in her own right. She was extremely knowledgeable and was very patient and kind with our inquisitive boys (10 & 7).
Our next stop on our cruise was Civitavecchia (VIP Tour Rome/Vatican), where we met with our driver, Gilberto. He was also a wonderful driver who filled us in on the history of the port, the drive into Rome. There we met our guide, Pelin, who was tasked with giving us thousands of years of history in a short time. She did an excellent job of it by providing insight into the Coliseum, the rich history of Rome and then, of course, the Vatican and the Sistine Chapel. An amazing lesson in history!