We were put in contact with Marco and his "Rome Connection" through our travel agent back home in the USA.When we arrived in Rome he was already at the airport waiting for us and took us to our ship. He was then waiting for us when we came off the ship to travel back to Rome. Then once again he... more

I am one of three college roommates that went on our first Mediterranian cruise in October. We didn't want to use the tours that the cruise ship provided because we thought we could find something that was more personal and less expensive than the jam packed bus tours of the cruise line. Based on some research on the internet prior... more

Marco Tavolo, Rome Connections, gave the three of us a fantastic private tour of Rome with our limited time of one day (8-hr. tour). The agenda of historic sites was extremely well planned, Marco was very informative and personable, conscientious about moving us along to be sure we saw the Coliseum, Forum, Pantheon, Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel, Trevi Fountain,... more

My wife and I were lucky enough to have the pleasure of Marco as our guide when we returned from a 12 day cruise on The Carnival Dream Inagural Cruise. When we were on the cruise, we used Carnival tour bus excersions. The next time we come, we will use Marco's service for all our ports of call! You get... more

Marco provided us a day tour of Rome picking us up at our cruise ship at 7:30 in the morning and returning us to the ship at about 5:30. Everything about the day was fantastic. Marco is very knowledgeable about Rome and its history and does an excellent job of showing you the highlights as well as making the tour... more

Our group of 8 engaged Rome Connection for a one-day tour of Rome from our NCL cruise. Marco picked us up at the boat right on time, drove us into Rome filling the time with great history lessons about the Roman Empire and the Caesars. Once in Rome, he took us to all the good sites in our comfortable, air... more

We were on a Mediteranian cruise for the first time. My travel agent recommended Marco and Rome Connection as our guide in Rome, Naples and Pisa. Our guides (Pietro in Pisa, Marco in Rome and Luigi in Naples) were very knowledgeable , had wonderfuly clean and cool it was summer!) cars, and were willing to cater to our itinerary whims... more

On the recommendation of a friend, we booked a tour with Marco on our June vacation to Italy. We only had 2 days in Rome (before heading up to Tuscany for 5 days) and wanted to squeeze in as many of the major sites as possible, so we opted for Rome in a Day with some of the Angels &... more

Recently, between 11 and 29 June 2009, my wife, 6½ year-old daughter, and I took an 18-day vacation to Europe. The vacation consisted of three main parts: 1) flying to and spending 3 pre-cruise days in Venice, 2) taking a 14-day Mediterranean cruise from Venice to Barcelona onboard the Crystal Serenity, and 3) flying back to the US with a... more