Percymom Posted February 21, 2023 #1 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Anyone know where the Florence on your Own bus drops one off in the city? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeedToChill Posted February 21, 2023 #2 Share Posted February 21, 2023 (edited) Slightly off topic, but FYI you can get very reasonably priced trains from Livorno Centrale station right to the heart of Florence, Firenze Santa Maria Novella station. €41.60 for two tickets return. Versus a lot more for the excursion. But I get that many people want the excursion through the cruise line to guarantee they'll be back in time. The value of that is ephemeral but significant. It's about a 40 minute walk from the cruise dock to the Livorno Centrale train station. Or I'm sure a brief cab ride is available. If you're not docking in Livorno then this is not relevant of course. https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html --Julian Edited February 21, 2023 by NeedToChill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakes47 Posted February 21, 2023 #3 Share Posted February 21, 2023 It was a long drive in but at the time we didn't want the worry of public transport - plus it included a visit to Pisa. Sorry - I can’t remember exactly where the bus dropped us but I know it was easy walking distance to the tourist centre. They did give us a map and we easily found our way back to the pick-up spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssawjo Posted February 21, 2023 #4 Share Posted February 21, 2023 We are visiting Florence on the Vista in October 2024. I was wondering, since it is a distance from the port, if Oceania would allow us to stay overnight in Florence and take a train to Rome (Civitavecchia), to board the ship the next day. We have been to Rome a few times, so no need to go again. This would allow us more time to visit the area. Thoughts? Thanks, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roberts2005 Posted February 21, 2023 #5 Share Posted February 21, 2023 You get dropped off at a spot about 600 meters from Santa Croce church, where you meet up again at end of day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted February 21, 2023 #6 Share Posted February 21, 2023 1 hour ago, ssawjo said: We are visiting Florence on the Vista in October 2024. I was wondering, since it is a distance from the port, if Oceania would allow us to stay overnight in Florence and take a train to Rome (Civitavecchia), to board the ship the next day. We have been to Rome a few times, so no need to go again. This would allow us more time to visit the area. Thoughts? Thanks, Bill Contact Oceania & ask if that would be allowed ..get the answer in writing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osandomir Posted February 21, 2023 #7 Share Posted February 21, 2023 1 hour ago, ssawjo said: We are visiting Florence on the Vista in October 2024. I was wondering, since it is a distance from the port, if Oceania would allow us to stay overnight in Florence and take a train to Rome (Civitavecchia), to board the ship the next day. We have been to Rome a few times, so no need to go again. This would allow us more time to visit the area. Thoughts? Thanks, Bill We’ve been in Italy many times on the land trips and used the trains often. Please keep in mind that their train system isn’t 100% reliable. Delays and even cancellations due to strikes happen some times. Read the news and give yourself plenty of time to return to the ship. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Percymom Posted February 22, 2023 Author #8 Share Posted February 22, 2023 On 2/21/2023 at 12:30 PM, roberts2005 said: You get dropped off at a spot about 600 meters from Santa Croce church, where you meet up again at end of day Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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