TravelerInez

On 11/4/2022 at 8:09 AM, IWantToLiveOverTheSea said:

I've been to Taormina (via Giardini-Naxos) but don't remember how I got there.  I didn't save any info from back then other than a map and a bus schedule for "Interbus - Etna Transport" between Giardini-Naxos and Taormina.  I vaguely remember a short walk to the bus station.  I think we did tender, but don't remember for sure.  But I would guess that first you would tender to G-N, and then perhaps there will be a shuttle provided (and paid for if necessary) by  Oceania. Oceania DOES arrange/ask for/pay for shuttles in most places as long as you're not in port for embarkation/disembarkation. When in Taormina, if you have extra time, you may want to take a short bus up higher to a little town called Castelmola.  We did that and enjoyed it.

 

I've been to Nice, but I forget the details. 

Thank you very much for this information!

One of our ports in April 2023 on the Riveria is in Taormina, Sicily. It looks as if we have to tender, I am assuming to Giardini-Naxos. Does anyone know if Oceania provides a shuttle from there to Taormina which is quite close? Also, do they provide a shuttle to Nice from Villefranche? What's in Port says that cruise lines sometimes provide shuttles in both of those ports.

Thank you very much!