Ports of call

[teeceew]

Can anyone suggest area's of interest that are within walking distance of ship when in the following ports of call , la Coruna , Mallorca , Barcelona , Saville,  and Marseille  .

[Izzywiz]

You might get more relevant information if you post your question on the ‘Spain Ports’ section for La Corona, Mallorca, Barcelona and Seville and the ‘French Ports’ section for questions about Marseilles. 
This section is basically for questions about the British Isles and Western Europe (mainly Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and western France).

You will find the Spain and France forums in the ‘Europe’ section below this forum.

I can, however, give you a little information about some of your ports as an introduction…..

La Coruna.

Ships dock very close to the centre of the city and it is a short walk to the main square where there are cafes and shops.

The city is built on a peninsula and there is a pleasant, scenic walk from the port that takes you around the headland to the beach area at the other side of the city from the dock.

Mallorca (Majorca). 
The ship docks in Palma, the capital city of Majorca. 
The city is very picturesque with a huge marina, gothic cathedral, castle and old town as well as more modern areas. 
It is probably a mile walk along the sea front from the port exit to get to the cathedral and old town.

 

Barcelona.

The port area is huge so it is quite a long walk to the start of La Ramblas and the Gothic quarter.
There are shuttle buses from the ship to the port exit where it is possible to get one of the Hop on, Hop off buses or walk across the very busy main roads to get to La Ramblas.

 

Unfortunately I can’t help you with Seville and Marseille.

 

 

[John Bull]

3 hours ago, Izzywiz said:

You might get more relevant information if you post your question on the ‘Spain Ports’ section for La Corona, Mallorca, Barcelona and Seville and the ‘French Ports’ section for questions about Marseilles. 
This section is basically for questions about the British Isles and Western Europe (mainly Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and western France).

You will find the Spain and France forums in the ‘Europe’ section below this forum.

 

 

 

 

Just to clarify, Spain ports is listed on Cruise Critic under Europe > Mediterranean ports.

But @Izzywiz and I and other regulars know that's where you'll find more info about all Spanish ports. 

 

Learn how to use the search facility.

On the Spain ports in the blue banner type into the Search box the name of a port, leave "this forum" as it is, & click on the little spyglass at the end of the box.

Give the magic a few seconds to work and it'll come up with all the posts which mention that port.

I've started you off with La Coruna

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/search/?q=La Coruna&quick=1&type=forums_topic&nodes=465

 

Do the same with the other ports.

Then do the same on this British Isles/Western Europe forum, cos there will be a few posts here. 

For Marseilles (spelling !) you only need to search Europe > Mediterranean > France Ports.

 

You won't find all the answers that you need, so as per izzy's advice ask on those Mediterranean forums.

 

Complicated, innit 🙄

But well worth persevering, Cruise Critic is by far the most useful cruisers' website

 

JB 🙂

 

  

[edinburgher]

20 hours ago, teeceew said:

Can anyone suggest area's of interest that are within walking distance of ship when in the following ports of call , la Coruna , Mallorca , Barcelona , Saville,  and Marseille 

la Coruna port location is very central so very easy to explore this rather ordinary town, although the reason for the stop here is to visit Santiago de Compostela which is usually offered as a shorex, or can be done as a DIY excursion using the train, or presumably with a private tour.

 

By Mallorca, I assume you mean the capital, Palma.  At the very  top of the Spain Ports forum there is a pinned thread full of info re the city. It is a long walk into the old town and Cathedral area of the city, but there are taxis and public buses, and once at a central point there is much to explore as Palma is a very attractive city. A  pinned thread (pinning means it is so full of info it is kept there as a handy reference and does not move even when more info is added) can be useful even when long.

 

Barcelona. There is a port shuttle bus which will run you to a central point and from there you can easily DIY as public transport is very good and taxis are plentiful and reasonably priced.  Barcelona is amazing and offers so much that you could easily spend a week there.  You need to thoroughly research Barcelona  Tourist Information and past threads to decide which places of interest are of most interest to you personally and which would fit your time in port. Do remember that if wanting to visit the Sagrada Familia, it is essential to pre-book a timed entry, and once you have that you can plan your other city sightseeing around it.

 

Seville. (note spelling, see below) Sorry to disappoint, but this is a "headline" rather than a "destination" port and Seville is approx 1.45 /2 hours distant from where most ships  dock in  Cadiz, unless that is,  you are on a small  ship which can navigate up and down the river and dock in Seville itself.  As you did not say, you will need to research your docking location.EG Is it CADIZ with Seville in brackets or Seville with Cadiz in brackets?) If it is Cadiz there are many many past threads for you to read, you only need follow the advice of JB above which explains how to find them. If it is Seville, use the same method to find these threads. Be aware that if you spell the names incorrectly you will get no results. Cadiz. This docking location is actually in the heart of the city.  Cross the main road to access the old Town, or turn right for the waterfront walk past little gardens and squares.

 

Marseille.  Again use the search tool to find past threads. Ships dock at Fos several miles out of the city and where there is nothing at all to see or do. The good news is that most offer shuttle buses which run to and from the area around the Vieux Port, very central and with a number of sightseeing options within a very easy walk.

 

 You should really research your ports to find the options of most interest to you in each.. Useful resources include past threads, the official Tourist Information websites for each city, YouTube, Tripadvisor, guide books (can you borrow from a library?) Rick Steves, and other resources such as Frommer's, Fodors and any others which appear when you google eg "(name of town or city) tourist Information". And even should you not want to book any, check which shorex are being offered by your ship as they usually visit the highlights, and will also give you an idea of what can be accomplished in your time frame.

 

Another port to help you access past threads quickly and easily.

 

Marseille

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/search/?q=marseille&quick=1&type=forums_topic&nodes=462

 

Edited March 22 by edinburgher