Cinque Terre from Livorno Port? Suggestions welcome

[Moxiefurball]

We have been to Florence, so when our Princess ship stops at Livorno, I’m thinking of a tour to Cinque Terre.

 

has anyone taken a ships excursion ( Princess does have one to Cinque Terre) or was there a private tour  company you’d recommend .

Edited July 17, 2022 by Moxiefurball

[steamboats]

You can either take the train or the boat to Cinque Terre without any kind of tour (ship or private).

 

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[PurpleTraveller]

I took a Princess shore excursion from Livorno to Cinque Terre in 2014. It was a long but wonderful day. We drove from the ship to Manarola where we walked through the town and had some free time before getting a ferry to Vernazza. There we had free time to have lunch. We then got a ferry to Monterosso where we had more free time. From there we got a train to Levanto where we were picked up by the bus and returned to the ship. The towns are beautiful but it was very crowded with hoards of tourists. The ferry was great with wonderful views of the coast.

 

Edited July 18, 2022 by PurpleTraveller

[euro cruiser]

Unless you have an unusually long port day, it's difficult to DIY from Livorno to Cinque Terre unless you rent a car and drive, or use a car service.

[carlmm]

Normally I recommend public transportation for Europe but Livorno is not that close and involes a couple of steps already from ship to train station. Thus a ship's excursion might be better.

Yet, make sure it really visits the real five villages and not eg Portovenere.

[steamboats]

Ups, sorry, I didn´t realize you´re in Livorno. I was automatically thinking of La Spezia.

 

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[trinitygirl]

I am planning a small group ship tour from Livorno for next year. It’s ten hours and goes to three of the five villages in a mini bus.  There is another tour that includes a 30 minute boat trip.  It all looks wonderful.  After the cruise I have a week based in Genoa and it seems like I can go back for a day trip by train if I wanted to.

[Amafro]

On 7/19/2022 at 4:21 AM, trinitygirl said:

I am planning a small group ship tour from Livorno for next year. It’s ten hours and goes to three of the five villages in a mini bus.  There is another tour that includes a 30 minute boat trip.  It all looks wonderful.  After the cruise I have a week based in Genoa and it seems like I can go back for a day trip by train if I wanted to.

Can you tell me what company you are using?

[trinitygirl]

On 12/6/2022 at 1:29 AM, Amafro said:

Can you tell me what company you are using?

It’s a Princess Tour, so I don’t know which operator it is.  If you go to the Princess website, the excursion is LI1160A.