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1 hour ago, LACruiser88 said:

This morning we left the ship at 9:00 am and took the free shuttle to the center of Livorno.  As we exited the free shuttle, the below tour company was selling three separate bus/tour options.

#1- To Pisa
#2- To Pisa & Florence
#3- To Florence

We choose the bus to Florence, 39€ pp, and made the 9:30 departure.  There was at least one prior departure.   Because there were two ships dropping off passengers at the same location it was quite hectic and I was not able to find out the cost of the other two tours.
 

 

The ride to Florence took 90 minutes each way.  Our scheduled return directly to the ship was 5 pm.  All onboard for the ship was 6 pm. 

Once you arrive in Florence you have two options.  You can stay with the guide for a walking directed tour or go off on your own.  We went off on our own.  The bus left Florence for Livorno at 3:30.

The drop off/pickup location was a 5 minute walk north of the Florence train station.  This was a very convenient spot.  The location is at the top left of the map marked in green.

We had a very nice sunny,  warm day. 

Debbie got her shopping fix.

 

 

And I got to shop for vino at the Grand Central Market.

 

We also had lunch at our favorite Trattoria, right around the corner from the Grand  Central Market.  We shared a Caprese salad and pizza.
 

 

 

 

The view from our table inside the restaurant. 

 

The two new members of our omboard wine club!

 

This is great information because we will be embarking Enchanted Princess for the 15 day Transatlantic Cruise on November 23rd, from Civitavecchia, Italy to Ft Lauderdale, Fl, December 8th. We will arrive in Rome a few days earlier so that we can visit the historical sites.

Thank you so much for sharing your travel log!