Good service (with cost cutting) and very rude customer care staff
I used this website to book a transfer from a cruise in Civitavecchia port to FCO airport. On a positive note, the customer care team were quick to answer a call when we had to change the time the taxi turned up for us. However, things go downhill from here. Since we were a group of 10, we received an email telling us that we needed to take a shuttle bus to outside the port. This was questioned by many members of staff at the port, who told us that this did not make sense, and that it was likely due to the driver not wanting to pay a fee to enter the port. In fact, most other taxis (including vans and mini buses) did drive into the port. When we called the customer care number to confirm, the operator was very rude, and when we told her about the other vehicles in port, she arrogantly shouted 'listen to me'. So, we wasted half an hour taking a shuttle bus to the pick up point, which was not well described on the email. Later, we realised that after the trip (which was actually quite nice and comfortable), we were charged 40 euro extra, which was an honest mistake on the driver's end. So, upon calling customer care, it took 4 explanations, and a load of rude questions in an arrogant tone of voice like 'so what?' and 'what is your problem?' for her to finally give in. The driver then returned, and gave us back the extra 40 euro, and sincerely apologised. 5 stars for the driver, but I will never use the service again, due to the poor and rude customer service helpline and cost cutting measures.
September 11, 2018
Unprompted review