Our cruise embarked and disembarked at Civitavecchia but due to a problem with the ship engine it meant that we arrived in to Civitavecchia a day earlier than we were meant to as a port of call to Livorno was cancelled as we wouldn’t make it back to Civitavecchia in time for disembarkation. The port… Continue reading Port Guide: Civitavecchia
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Port Guide: Athens
On our cruise of Greece and Italy we docked at Piraeus which is where you dock to go to Athens. To get from the port of Piraeus to Athens we decided we would get on the hop-on hop-off tour bus which took you from the port to the Acropolis where you then have to change… Continue reading Port Guide: Athens
Port Guide: Helsinki
A port of call at Helsinki made it my first time visiting Finland. There are two different areas to dock in when visiting Helsinki, at the port where we docked there was a hop on hop off tour bus to take you around the city. Due to our visit falling on a bank holiday in… Continue reading Port Guide: Helsinki
Dubrovnik: A Cruise Port Guide
Dubrovnik was both a short and early port of call for us as we docked at 7:00 and then left at 13:00. The ship offered passengers the chance to buy a ticket for a shuttle bus to Old Town for $15 per person but we chose not to get a ticket. Once we docked at… Continue reading Dubrovnik: A Cruise Port Guide
Mykonos: A Cruise Port Guide
Mykonos was a tender port for our ship as the port only allowed one ship to dock at a time and there was a Costa ship already docked once we reached the Island. It worked out to be a good thing that we were tendered as it meant the tender boat took us right to… Continue reading Mykonos: A Cruise Port Guide
