Water Transport from Vernazza to Portovenere at 10:40 a.m.

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I have a question about the Ferry from VERNAZZA TO PORTOVENERE.  (Also thinking of hiring a boat for 8 people, however, not wanting to have to transfer from a little row boat into a larger boat, which is what we had to do in Vernazza before.)

 

If we want to go from Vernazza to Portovenere on Sunday, August 11 on the 10:40 a.m. ferry, is there normally a long line this early in the day? (I've seen pictures of extremely long lines there for the ferry.)  There's only one ship in port at LaSpezia on that day, so it doesn't seem like the cruise passengers would be to Vernazza this early to be in line to go back towards LaSpezia.  (We're taking a cab to Vernazza from the port.  Then wanting to see the Cinque Terre from the water, so thought of the ferry.)  However, I'm not sure how many other tourists may flood the village of Vernazza around 10 a.m. 

 

Any assistance you may have is so greatly appreciated.