Apartment/lodging near Port of Civitavecchia

Just to help you with your search of the web, it is Civitavecchia.

Thanks, Norma. Fixed it!

Civit... is over an hour from Rome and there is really nothing there. It would be very difficult to do day trips to Borghese and Tivoli from there. Check a map. Could do a couple of small, short day trips but that is limited. There are a couple of so so hotels near the port but other It is just a very commercial port city so I don't know why you would want to stay there for three days prior to a cruise. Has little to offer. It would be so much more convenient to stay in Rome.

Ditto to Frank's post: I'd stay in Rome proper.

A place with kitchenette is preferred due to some dietary issues

Julie, I see by one of your previous posts that because you're a celiac that you think you must prepare your own food? No so. There are many gluten-free restaurant options in Italy, as you would discover if you did a browse on that subject in the forums. Same with serious nut and other allergies.

Based on the many threads I've seen about dietary safety, I get the feeling that Italian restaurants take the issue more seriously than they do in the U.S.

Villa Borghese is not a daytrip. Do you mean Hadrian's Villa? Do not sleep in Civittaveccia under any circumstances. Pay for a limo to get there when you are ready. Important note- FEW limos can drive up to the ship on the pier!

Not that I want to get into a debate with previous posters, but in fairness to Civitavecchia, IMHO, it's a peaceful seaside city to walk around and there are enough sites to see to keep one busy for at least a full day or so (if one chooses not to go to Rome). It's not the most charming city, however, the fresh sea air and promenade or beach areas are ideal to get over jet lag, without jostling in the crowds of Rome. Although we did not stay overnight there in a hotel or apartment, we did a cruise turn around and spent a day with a friend from Rome who came out on the train to meet us. We, too, have spent enough time in Rome before, and if there's a "next time" for Civitavecchia, Tarquinia is a place on our easy day trip list (20 minutes away) or maybe to spend a few nights at the coast. Just a suggestion.

Thanks for the feedback; very helpful. We visited Tarquinia last time and really enjoyed it. Based on your input, we will likely stay closer to the city and do day trips, as mentioned, from there. Kathy, as for celiac, yes, I was delighted to find that Italy was way ahead of the US in their understanding and accommodation, but GF breakfasts in Italy, if available at all, often are packaged sugary grocery-store things in lieu of the standard roll (neither of which is healthy, IMO), so we prefer a small kitchen for alternatives.

Julie, my husband has celiac, and we travel with portion size ziplock bags of his GF cereal from home. At the hotel, there is usually milk and banana he can add to the cereal (plus other fruit) . None of the hotels in Italy (or other European destinations) where we stayed have minded us doing this. As the other poster mentioned, Italy is very aware of gluten allergies (we only had a problem in one place in Rome that should have known better - not a hotel).

Thanks again, folks. Happy travels.