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While the are physically connected, the basilica and the Doges' Palace are two different places. Here is the basilica's web site, with a link to the reservations center: Basilica San Marco Reservations For the Doges' Palace, see here: Tickets | Doge's Palace, Venice (visitmuve.it) The Secret Itineraries tour is worth the extra time and money. Also note that it is way too far in advance to book tickets for sites in Italy in 2024.

It depends on the cruise line, each have their own policies. Check with them.

There is some luggage storage space, but not a lot. It's first come, first served (and all self-service). Note that if you select Civitavecchia Porto as your destination they will add 6 euros to the fare to cover a bus from the train station to the port.

Yes, the port shuttle serves all ships, all lines. There is no way to book in advance. There are two shuttle options, the free one to the Largo della Pace exit, or the pay one (6 euro per person) to the train station. For the later you can pay the driver on the bus.

You can try posting on the roll call for your sailing to gather together a small group interested in the same thing.

I would expect you'll get more replies by posting on the Carnival board, and naming the specific ship you'll be on.

I've used Bob's Limos: Rome Limousine Tours | Civitavecchia Shuttle | Rome Limo Transfer (romelimousines.com)

There is also a bus option, that eliminates the need to get from the shuttle bus drop off to the train station and back. It's much more expensive than the train, however (19 euro round trip vs. 5,60 euro) Transfer service to Pisa from Livorno (shore-experience.com) There is also a public bus (CTT Nord line #10) but it only goes as far as the train station. It's slower than the train, so only useful if there is no train service for some reason: Linee extraurbane (cttnord.it)

I've never heard of a shuttle at Livorno going to a port entrance, they all go to Piazza Municipio.

I know this is very old school of me, but I always encourage travelers to take a paper copy of the regional train and metro network with them to refer to. ATAC has a great one on their site you can download and print: mappa ferro e tram (giu 2022) (atac.roma.it) It's especially helpful since the directions in the metro stations are given by end points, so if you know where you are and where you want to go, following the line to see the name at the end tells you which side of the tracks to be on.

Public transit isn't for everyone, and it's especially trying if you don't use it at home (an issue for many Americans, who live in places without much mass transit). It sounds like you maybe used two different train stations, one upon arrival and another for departure? At any rate, even in the same station, it's easy to get turned around when you approach it from a different direction than you did before. In the afternoon, trains leaving from Rome to Civitavecchia can be as frequent as ten minutes apart, to accommodate commuters heading home after work. The trick is to know which ones are regionales, vs. Frecces or ICs, because you could get on any regionale with your ticket.

Yes, the United/Lufthansa code share uses FRA as the connection while American uses FCO. You will pay significantly more for the one-stop flights vs. two stops on Delta/KLM code share (Altanta, FCO) or ITA (JFK, FCO). If you purchase directly from the airlines vs. through a third party they are obligated to get you on the next flight if you miss a connection they booked. At FCO that sometimes means, in my experience, someone meeting you at your first flight, escorting you through passport control and on to the next flight in order to make it. That was almost the norm with Aliitalia, it may be that ITA has carried on that tactic.

From the Hotels in Rome thread at the top of the page

Which means I was correct, they are describing Villa Comunale.

You can take the train, Trenitalia. It will require at least one change en route, and the total travel time will be at least two hours. Once at the station in Chioggia you'd still need to get about a mile and a half to the port area. By car from Venice would be about an hour. This is one situation where I'd look carefully at what transfer options your cruise line offers or, failing that, at a car service. Perhaps you can find fellow passengers to share the cost of a private transfer.

Naples has several large parks but given the odd translations so far, I'm guessing they mean the Villa Comunale: Comune di Napoli - La Villa Comunale di Napoli

Basilica Reale Pontificia San Francesco da Paola Basilica Reale Pontificia San Francesco da Paola, Naples (tripadvisor.com)

That's an odd translation - what you're looking for is the Cloisters of Santa Chiara: English – Chiostro di Santa Chiara (monasterodisantachiara.it) This is one of my favorite places in Naples, an oasis of peace and quiet in the heart of the city. There's a lot to see there beyond just the cloisters as well, see the information linked above.

None of your options are furthered by going to Termini, that just wastes time. If the Colosseum is your first stop get off at Roma Ostiense and take the metro two stops to Colosseo. You'll be on the metro or even at the Colosseum before the train you got off pulls into Termini.

For some gates, yes, but not all. The issue is getting through security and passport control, those are the pinch points. From there to the gate may be a hike but it's not going to take that long.

Just as an example, Alilauro runs ferries from Naples Beverello, which is adjacent to the cruise port, to Amalfi. There is one that departs at 8:30 and arrives to Amalfi at 10:05. The fare is 28 euro. For comparison, if your ships arrives at 7 AM and you want to get going sooner, you could take the train from Naples to Salerno departing at 7:50 and arriving at 8:30. If you run and are very luckly you might make the 8:40 ferry to Amalfi (arrives 9:15), but odds are you will have to wait for the next one, departing at 9:40 and arriving at 10:15. This option is less expensive (1,40 euro metro to the Naples train station, 5,10 euro train fare, 10 euro ferry) but there are a lot of moving parts and considerably more stress. After all that you'd arrive in Amalfi ten minutes after the direct ferry. Alilauro: Napoli > Amalfi - Amalfi > Napoli - alilauro Travelmar Amalfi coast ferries: Orari traghetti Travelmar - Traghetti veloci in Costiera Amalfitana Trenitalia: EN - Trenitalia

Are you comparing two ship excursions, or looking at something else? There are lots of DIY options as well, including ferries directly from Naples to the Amalfi Coast, or to Sorrento.

Yes, you can purchase it the day before. It only becomes "life" when you validate it.

Doubtful, and in my experience even if there is one, they tell you not to use it (but I have no experience with Royal Caribbean shore excursions, I'm speaking generally of hired buses in Italy). I would not expect a stop on a 90 minute ride.

Why fly from Venice? Bologna is much closer. If you're flying into Venice a few days prior to the cruise in order to see the town, look into open-jaw flights into Venice and out of Bologna.