MSC port shuttle cost

[daisy-mae]

We are about to embark on our first MSC cruise; this one will be in the Mediterranean. I remember reading that MSC provides shuttles from the ship to the town, but at a cost; apparently in some ports there are free shuttles provided by the municipality. I can't find a reference to the shuttles or the fare on the MSC site, but seem to remember that it was rather steep. 

Would anyone have a list or at least an idea of which Med ports offer an alternative to the cruise line shuttles?

 

Thanks in advance.

[carlmm]

Which ports are you interested in?

 

Places I know about:
Livorno MSC €5 to the city centre, free shuttle to the port exit

Marseille: MSC €15,99, free shuttle but very inconvenient, terrible port location

Palma: MSC offers shuttle to city centre, no free shuttle but once you leave the terminal you are already at the promenade, it is possible to walk or take a public bus

Ibiza: MSC shuttle available, no free shuttle but public bus and ferry available

Edited August 19, 2019 by carlmm

[Patricia91pinto]

carlmm did you know about the transfer to florence city center in Livorno port?

I'm interested in excursion "florence on your own", because we can do all we want withouth a guide, but i'm not shure about that.

[daisy-mae]

Thanks carlmm.

 

I was mostly interested in Civitavecchia; we will not be taking a ship's excursion and would like to go into the town and walk around. We were there once with Celebrity and I remember having to take a bus to the port entrance; just wondering if there will be a charge with MSC. 

 

Our other ports are Valencia, Cagliari, Palma (thanks for the info), Genoa and Palermo (embarking in Marseille).

[Viccarol]

Genoa is walkable into the lovely marina area - we did the excursion with the ferry transfer and aquarium but it really wasn’t worth it for the ‘ferry’ - we walked back to the ship it was about a 10/15 min walk - mainly on the flat and felt very safe.

[2013cruiser2013]

2 hours ago, daisy-mae said:

Thanks carlmm.

 

I was mostly interested in Civitavecchia; we will not be taking a ship's excursion and would like to go into the town and walk around. We were there once with Celebrity and I remember having to take a bus to the port entrance; just wondering if there will be a charge with MSC. 

 

Our other ports are Valencia, Cagliari, Palma (thanks for the info), Genoa and Palermo (embarking in Marseille).

No charge for the shuttle out of the port in Civitavecchia on Seaview in April. We were able to walk into the center of town in about 10 minutes from where the shuttle had dropped us. 

[daisy-mae]

Thanks 2013cruiser, that's very helpful.

 

[Traveler-14344]

On 8/19/2019 at 2:03 PM, daisy-mae said:

Thanks carlmm.

 

I was mostly interested in Civitavecchia; we will not be taking a ship's excursion and would like to go into the town and walk around. We were there once with Celebrity and I remember having to take a bus to the port entrance; just wondering if there will be a charge with MSC. 

 

Our other ports are Valencia, Cagliari, Palma (thanks for the info), Genoa and Palermo (embarking in Marseille).

We disembarked in Civitavecchia in 2015. There is a free shuttle from ship to port gate. If you are planning to go to Rome, there is a city bus to the train station. I don't remember how much was the fare (€2, maybe). If you don't have big bags, you can walk to the train station.