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Italy Guides
20 destinations · 97 guides
Our Italy guides cover the cruise ports of the Tyrrhenian, Ligurian, Adriatic and Ionian coasts: Bari, Catania, Civitavecchia, Genoa, La Spezia, Livorno, Messina, Naples, Ravenna, Salerno, Savona, Trieste, Venice. Each port overview explains where ships dock, how far the town and the main sights are, and what fits the hours ashore.
Start with the port on your itinerary, then use its linked guides for shore excursions, transport into town, day trips and embarkation logistics.
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CivitavecchiaCivitavecchia is the port of Rome, roughly 80 km from the capital, and your call here is…NaplesNaples rewards a short call: ships berth downtown within walking distance of the historic…RavennaRavenna berths ships at Porto Corsini on the canal, roughly 12 km from the mosaic-filled…BariBari rewards passengers who stay local: the New Port terminal is a 15 to 20 minute walk…BariPick a Bari hotel by how you will reach the ship on embarkation morning, not by the view.CataniaCatania rewards a short call as easily as a long one: the terminal sits a stroll from…CivitavecchiaCivitavecchia rewards a well-chosen pre-cruise night: a seafront room, a table near…GenoaGenoa gives cruise passengers a working port, a UNESCO-listed old town and the Italian…GenoaA pre-cruise night in Genoa works best when the hotel is chosen around the morning…La SpeziaLa Spezia puts the Cinque Terre, Pisa and even Florence within reach of a single port…LivornoLivorno is Tuscany's rail gateway, but the ship docks inside a working commercial port…MessinaMessina puts you alongside the city center, so a town day needs no transport at all: the…NaplesMatch your Naples hotel to your sailing: waterfront rooms steps from Molo Beverello…RavennaRavenna's cruise terminal at Porto Corsini sits on the Adriatic, so the hotel decision is…SalernoShips berth alongside at Salerno's waterfront terminal, with the old town a 10- to…SavonaSavona is one of the easiest Italian Riviera port days you will get: ships berth at the…TriesteTrieste puts the cruise terminal on the edge of the historic center, so most hotels near…TriesteMost Trieste calls berth at Stazione Marittima, a two-to-five-minute walk from Piazza…VeniceVenice rewards passengers who choose a hotel by transfer logic rather than by view.VeniceVenice is not one cruise berth but several, spread between the historic waterfront and…