euro cruiser

Here is the information for the Trenitalia app: Mobile ticketing - Trenitalia

Just a further note about the BIRG ticket (12 euros). It's a great deal IF you are going to Rome AND back in the same day, so it's perfect for a port day visit. If you are transferring to Rome, it's a wash vs. paying for the individual units. The regional train fare (the BIRG ticket is only good on regional trains) is 4,60 euro and the Roma 24 ticket (unlimited use of buses, metro, trams for 24 hours) for 7 euro. The difference is that the BIRG expires at midnight of the day used, while the Roma 24 ticket is good for 24 hours from first use, so if you don't use it until 11 AM it will be good until 11 AM the next morning. For most people this is a distinction without a difference, but if you're moving on by train the next morning the Roma 24 would get you to the train station while the day before's BIRG will not.

Not getting any response where? I agree, reach out directly to the cruise line. I would imagine that this must be pre-arranged, you can't just show up and expect to get on the bus. With 50 people, you might also look into chartering your own bus.

I would cross post this on the Carnival board to increase your chances of a quick response.

Via Cogorano is at Piazza del Municipio, this is the drop off point that has been used by cruise ships in Livorno for years. From here you can find tour buses going to Pisa and Florence as well as other local tours. The train station, Livorno Centrale, is 2.5 km/1.5 miles away on foot. You could also get one of two buses from Via Cogorano to the train station, LAM Blu or LAM Rossa. LAM Blue: LAM_BLU.pdf (amazonaws.com) LAM Rossa: LAMROSSA.pdf (amazonaws.com)

It wouldn't help you even if you could translate it, as the "word" fields tend to be abbreviations and lists of trade unions, which wouldn't mean much to you. Right now I only see one other planned transport strike in October, on the 2nd, and as it's cleaners it won't stop the trains. Remember when you look at the list that dates are styled day-month-year. Ricerca Scioperi | Commissione Garanzia Sciopero

This is a one-day strike, with firm starting and ending times by sector. There will be no impact on transportation the next day, much less several days later.

Ferries are capacity controlled, they can only sell the number of tickets that they have seats for, so purchase your ferry tickets in advance to avoid getting shut out.

I found the Afar article, unfortunately they don't identify their sources other than "the Italian government recently announced". I've been digging around looking for more information, because this is great news, but so far no luck. The projects listed for 2023-2027 by RFI don't include anything about Pompei, but I did see something about improving the line between Pisa and Florence to allow higher speed trains, which is great news for cruisers. Per la lunga percorrenza (rfi.it) I think you're right about the date being slippery.

The shuttle bus service at Civitavecchia is very specific, you walked to an internal stop that doesn't pick up passengers going to cruise ships. The only way to get a bus to the ship is to start at Largo della Pace, which is presumably where the first bus dropped you off.

Is it your assumption that a new station will be needed, or did you read that somewhere?

Here is info on the Rome-Pompei train in English: Meloni inaugurates direct Rome-Pompeii rail service - English - ANSA.it

This train has already started but it's very, very limited. Right now it only runs once a month, on the third Sunday: Inaugurato il nuovo Frecciarossa diretto tra Roma e Pompei - MetroNews Right now it goes to the existing Trenitalia Pompei station, then a bus takes you to the excavations. Here is the official announcement, but it says nothing about a new train station nearer to the site: MiC e Gruppo FS: da Roma a Pompei in Frecciarossa dal 16 luglio parte il nuovo collegamento diretto (fsitaliane.it)

For a 7 PM departure you'll need to be on board by 6:30, and dinner isn't served in Naples until 7 or later. It might be better to try for lunch. As for the cannoli, Italian food is very regional and cannoli are Sicilian. Sfogliatelle and zeppole are more Neapolitan specialties. Gran Cafe Gambrinus is walking distance from the cruise port (three-quarters of a mile), maybe take a look at what they offer? Website here: Pasticceria | Gran Caffè Gambrinus (grancaffegambrinus.com) Another possibility is Gran Gusto, a big gourmet store also within walking distance of the port (a little over a half mile): Pizza bread and desserts - Gran Gusto (gran-gusto.it)

You can still use the app, even at the station, if you find the backup for in person purchases too long. We missed a train several years ago because both the ticket windows and the machines were completely backed up with cruisers. The app can be used to purchase tickets up to five minutes prior to the train departure time.

Only purchase directly from the train operator, in this case Trenitalia. To purchase on-line: EN - Trenitalia App information: Mobile ticketing - Trenitalia

These are regionale trains, which means they cannot sell out. You may wind up standing in any case as they are not seat assigned trains. The difficulty with purchasing day of is the lines at the station, since hundreds of your fellow cruisers will be doing the same thing, struggling with the machines to figure out the language, etc. To speed things along, I would use the app to purchase the tickets but you can do it the morning of the trip.

That's plenty of time if it is a domestic flight (within the Scengen zone) but it's not enough for an international flight, they require three hours.

Venezia Santa Lucia is the station in Venice proper, so that's the only you'll want. As this is a terminal station (all lines end here), all tracks are accessible. The transfer will not be difficult at all, Ferrara Centrale only has six tracks so it won't be far from one to another. There is an underground passageway to move from one track to another as well as elevators. Station info (in Italian only): Ferrara (rfi.it)

The good news is that you are wrong, private companies rarely participate in the strikes, as they are not unionized. It's the public transportation companies only, most of the time. One exception to that is Italotreno, they occasionally participate in strikes. A strike does make it more challenging, I would do my best on the roll call for your sailing to impress upon people the impact of a strike, in order to get a group together to share private transport into town and back. Once in town almost everything is pretty walkable. You may need to scale back what you try to accomplish, but you'll still have a great day.

Check with the hotel if the services they used are authorized to enter the port. If so, you'll be dropped off at the terminal (or at your ship if in berths 25 or 26). If they are not authorized to enter you'll be dropped off at the Largo della Pace shuttle bus stop, where you'll get a free bus to your ship or terminal.

I'm not arguing with you, I'm a big user of trains and public transportation in general, but it's important to be truthful about what people may encounter. Many cruisers, especially on longer trips to Europe, have a lot of luggage to deal with and that's not always compatible with public transit, especially for folks who don't use it often.

I love your color-coded timetable! It's very easy to read and understand. I don't love all the programmed tours, but that's me. You know how you and your husband like to travel and experience a place, so it if works for you, it's perfect.

Rome2Rio is a good start, to give you the lay of the land, but it's not complete and sometimes not updated so always double check what you find there. The train is a great budget option but you must be able to deal with your luggage yourself, there is no help with that. This includes climbing up and down steps on the train (not all trains have steps, but some do), finding a place to stow the bags, lifting them over your head onto a rack.

Taxis are different than car services, which are pre-booked. When I said taxis are easy I meant a traditional taxi, on the meter, not a car service.