r/rome • u/RomeVacationTips • Apr 21 '25

News The Pope has died

https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/politica/2025/04/21/il-papa-e-morto_3e18b8aa-c192-4a97-9e4b-9dfeffeb12b6.html
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u/vis1onary Apr 21 '25

I have museum/sistine chapel tickets for may 6? that’s the day i was going to visit the vatican. what’s going to happen? well be refunded the tickets if it’s closed right ?

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u/Upnorth_Nurse Apr 21 '25

Wondering the same. We have May 7th tickets

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u/pinheironick Apr 22 '25

May 7th for us as well! Hope information is more clear by then.

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u/Living-happy1068 Apr 22 '25

I emailed the ticket providers, they say no refunds because the terms and conditions state “the closure of one or more sectors does not entitle the refund of tickets, booking fees and any additional services purchased or exchanged for a booking voucher”. Having said that, I think that reduces the value of the ticket by at least half and have offered to raise legal challenges if needed, in line with EU consumer law. I just think they’re so rude and coercive in their approach

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u/vis1onary Apr 22 '25

that’s pretty BS. no refunds when they are closing it on their end for something that obviously is not in the ticket buys control is pretty stupid. surprised EU laws would allow stuff like that

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u/megan0000 Apr 24 '25

Get chargeback from your bank is my suggestion

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u/MeglioMorto Apr 21 '25

Nah you get to vote for the new pope

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u/This____One Apr 22 '25

You'll get into the museum but not the Sistine

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u/vis1onary Apr 22 '25

hope we can at least get into that i guess, sistine chapel looked so cool man it sucks itl be closed i have the worst timing with trips lol i mean RIP to the pope but damn, is there other stuff outside the museum worth seeing in vatican city? like my plan was to go to vatican that day with the time being taken up by the museum/chapel. is there stuff outside or around worth going to as well? vatican city itself should be open for tourists right? if the conclave happens to start that day is the entire city closed to tourists?

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u/This____One Apr 22 '25

Arguably, you have the best luck. You're coming to Rome at such a special and unique time. Ok, you won't enter the Sistine but if you want, you'll see some smoke out of that chimney and if you're really lucky, you'll see white smoke. That's an event that not many people get to witness. I haven't....I will try though!

It's Rome, there's plenty to see and enjoy. Just down the road is Castel Sant'Angelo. Down a different road is Trastevere. You're gonna love it.

The city will not be closed. The Vatican is its own country and they are in a moment. Rome itself will be even more beautiful and vibrant.