OK, here is the scoop on the ports you are going to visit.
Barcelona...easy to do on your own. Take the local sightseeing double deckers for an orientation and then walk to whereever you want to spend time.
Livorno...Easy train ride to Florence. Take a taxi to the train station from the ship (you can walk it, but it is a pretty good distance.)
Civitavecchia...train station is within easy walking distance of the port. Once in Rome, take taxis where ever you want to go.
Mykonos...walk into town from the tender port (great shopping) and then taxi to the beach if you want to go
Kusadasi...Don't miss Ephesus!! Either take a ship's shore excursion or grab a taxi and negotiate for 3-4 hours to go to Ephesus.
Piraeus...DO NOT TAKE A TAXI!!! Walk to the train station in Piraeus and then take the train to the Platka. From there, walk to the Acropolis.
Santorini...easy to do on your own. Excellent public bus system to the beach
Naples...train will take you right across the street from Pompei, or take the ferry to Capri for the day.
Check out
www.EuropePortReviews.com on each port for detailed information about what is there.
Have a great cruise!
Tom
forties and have booked a Mediterranean Cruise on 9-9-2005. It is a 12-night cruise and we are very excited as this is our fisrt cruise! My husband is skeptical of excursions and ports since we normally travel to beach countries and stay the duration. This gives us a lot of flexibility. I decided on the European cruise so we could see a few countries in a shorter period of time. How easy is it to explore on our own at ports? via train, taxi etc? We are very adventuress. For instance if we were at port in Livorno could we conceivably get to the Tuscany region and tour on our own? I would appreciate any feedback I could get.
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