Help on Mediterranean ports of call

[fat lass]

Going on P&O Truly Mediterranean. We do not like doing the organised excursions and would welcome guidelines (e.g. distance from port, best transport, etc.) on seeing the following ports on our own:-

 

Malaga

Katakolon

Dubrovnik

Venice

Korcula

Corfu

Palma

 

 

Thank you

[agabbymama]

I think this guy does a wonderful job. Put a lot of work into this website, and it's in plain English with some great photos.

 

http://www.europeportreviews.com/Naples.htm

 

This particular page is Naples, but scroll down the left hand side for all the different ports.

 

Have a great time!

[Andee]

We've only been to a few of these places, but found them easy to do on our own. I generally read several guide books, and find self-guided walking tours. If you go to the Ports of Call board, you may find additional information.

 

Dubrovnik: Walk the city walls with the audioguide

Venice: Cathedral, Jewish Ghetto tour, Doges Palace Secret itinerary tour.

Corfu: There's a trolley that goes to some of the places that are a little too far to walk.

Palma: Arab Baths, Cathedral, Bus Turistic

[cusyl]

Check out the information on the ports of call posts here:

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=234

[AF-1]

The three ports I can help you with are Dubrovnik, Venice, and Corfu

Dubrovnik-the ship will either dock at the city wall or a few miles from the wall; depends on how many ships in port. It's like a first come first served basis. If u dock at the city wall u will take a tender to the walled city. You can spend the day walking inside the city wall; there is a monestary that was shelled by the Kurds during the war in the early 90's. There are shops, resturaunts, and other neat things to see. If the ship docks by the bridge then the cruise line will have buses taking you to and from the walled city. The Croatian gov't is really trying to build up their tourist industry so they love when cruise ships come to town.

Venice- You can take the Vaperreto water taxi from the ships pier to the downtown island, St. Marks Square, the Rialto Bridge, Bridge of Sighs, etc. Check with the shore excursion desk or attend one of the shore excursion briefings and u should be able to find out about taking a vaperreto taxi. Don't take a private water taxi, they will charge you too much. I was in Venice two weeks ago and you can buy a one day Vaperreto water taxi pass for 15euros.

Coru- all the cruise ships dock at the same port which is about 1-2 miles from downtown. They will provice a bus to and from the city for a nomial charge; check with your shore excursion desk about getting a bus ticket. Downtown Corfu is nice and u can sit along the waterfront and have lunch. Taxi's are available outside the cruise terminal so if u wanted to hire someone u can. I took a tour to a Greek monestary and Achilleon Palace. The monestary was great with awesome views of the Adriatic Sea; the place was just ok

[boating girl]

After you are finished in the walled city of Dubrovnik, walk out to the rear and you can take boats to Cavtat about 30 minutes away. It is a lovely little city. The round trip should cost around 12 E each. I agree that the vaporetto is a good way to travel in Venice. It gets very crowded during their commute times so try to avoid rush hour if possible. You can take the vaporetto to Murano and Burano. Burano is a lovely step back in time. Cute cafe's and old women doing needlework in doorways of shops.

Have a great trip.