04 Aug 2019
This tour was customized a bit by the other members on cruise critic, and we joined up and are so glad we did. Us and two other couples spent the morning in Florence, seeing the main highlights. Then we went for a wine tasting in the Tuscan countryside, and then we spent some time in San Gimignano before heading back to the ship. It made such an impression, we are already talking about going back to Tuscany for a week or two to see and do more.
Our driver did an excellent job of keeping us on schedule so we could see everything we wanted to see. He was very knowledgeable and friendly and managed somehow to fit everything in to our day despite large driving distances.
The wine tasting which included lunch was an absolute highlight. It was a small extra fee but very much worth it. Also, we can’t imagine missing San Gimignano, which was absolutely lovely, to go to somewhere like Pisa like most of the bigger cruise ship tours do.
All in all, we probably spent similar or just slightly more money than if we’d booked direct through the ship. Our experience was 1000 times better, I have no doubt. Would book again with this company in a heartbeat.