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No need for any of that but generally speaking I would bring a Photo ID and at least a copy or take a picture of your passport just in case.

Thank you so much! You videos help a lot! We are going in June, I have already booked the Sorrento excursion😊 just wondering if the disembarkation smooth? We are planning to join a local shore excursion for Pisa and Florence, the pick up time is 7:45am. The cruise schedules to dock at 6:30, do u think it will work? Cos I am afraid the cruise will give priority to those who join its excursion….. thanks a ton!

Hello, it is not a tender port so whoever gets in line to disembark will get off accordingly. I would get in line very early. That is my general knowledge with Royal. As to specific smoothness of the disembarkation process in La Spezia port, I think it is. As you see in the video, shuttle buses were already lining up for us. Don’t know where you all are meeting up for your excursion but if you need to take the free shuttle to the terminal it should not be a problem. We didn’t get off until almost 9am. I hope your excursion includes taking a train to Florence and Pisa. I hate to think that if you all will be transported in a bus you will hit traffic and will miss the ship. That always scares me. Sorry I don’t mean to scare you. Otherwise have fun on your trip.

Train ride is about an hour. I believe train leaves every hour as well. You can actually go online at trenitalia.com to look at the schedule and purchase tickets. We didn’t buy online because we weren’t sure what time we could depart. Have fun.

I don’t remember the train number but the number is posted all over the train station . Just buy round trip ticket to Pisa and back to La Spezia Centrale this video shows you exactly what station to get off to go to Leaning Tower of Pisa.

If only I can remember how much, so sorry but it wasn’t expensive. I think it was about an hour train ride each way.

Thanks very much

I believe it is continuous all day . I noted in this video the time of the last trip back to the ship.

Yes this was an excursion with Royal. Can you explain your last question further ? What group and port do you mean? If you mean to find the excursion group, most Royal Caribbean excursions including this one, everyone meets at a certain place on the ship like the Royal theatre or lounge. They give you a sticker and you all disembark the ship together and get on the shuttle. Hope this helps.

@@Breakawaywithnoreen Yes, that is exactly what I was asking, so thank you! For the ports where you had to purchase a ticket to use the bus (Barcelona and Palma), was it cash only or could you use a credit card? Your videos are extremely helpful! I am doing the same ports as you did, but on Symphony in July.

We used cash both in Palma and Barcelona. I’m not sure if you can use CC in Palma but in Barcelona, I remember we paid directly to the driver when getting on the bus so I advise bring cash. Have a great time on your cruise.

@@Breakawaywithnoreen Thank you SO much! This is very helpful to know.

@@samanthaweigle1061 You’re very welcome.

I’m not really sure if taxi cabs take credit cards. I learned that there’s Uber in Barcelona. That’s probably your better option if you want to use CC. There were however plentiful of taxi cabs in Barcelona that’s what I noticed early on after disembarking. Have a wonderful cruise.

My short answer to this is Yes. There’s a train change to go to Florence . It is doable if one walks fast. Disembark as soon as that gangway opens. I recommend going to Florence first which is farther and work your way back. Go online on Trenitalia or Italiarail and look at the train schedule so you can budget the time you’ll spend in Florence. You don’t need to spend a lot of time in Pisa. Remember to give yourself extra time going back to the ship as you may have to walk from La Spezia Centrale train station to the Cruise terminal and then take that free shuttle back to the ship. Good luck and Have a great time.

Hello Caroline. Our embarkation port was Civitavecchiae (Rome). We explored Rome before and after the cruise. We rented a car from our hotel in Rome to Civitavecchiae for 60 euros and there were 4 of us so I think it was a good deal. We were dropped off right where the shuttle was that took us straight to where the ship was docked.

They sell the tickets at the cruise terminal where everyone pass through after disembarking from the ship. That’s where we bought the tickets. The shuttle is waiting right outside the building. You’ll see it in the very first part of this video.

Mmm good question but what I’m sure of is, it took about 12 minutes from the cruise terminal (which as you can see in this video is very near the ship) to the drop off area near the Cathedral. I guess it also depends on which part of the city you’re heading . Hope that answers your question.

We did not go to Naples but according to my research it is a bustling place , birthplace of pizza and there are also museums. It is not a very safe place as I’ve read , you just need to be very careful. According to our tour guide it was just about 10 minute walk from the ship. In my video, I showed the people walking towards Naples. Have fun on your cruise.

If you look at the fence , the other side is the train station. We just walked out from the station. From there all the way to the end of the fence is just a minute or so walk, make a left and walk like 3 minutes to the end of the block where you make a right and you’ll see the tower of Pisa. We didn’t go through a tunnel. Let me know if you have more questions.

Hi thank you. I paid more attention this time. At Pisa S. Rossore, it looked like you did go through an elevator? for a short underground walk to go to the other side and start heading your way to leaning tower?

I see what you meant. Yes, all train stations in Italy have underground walkway to access the different platforms. You go up the stairs where you need to board your train. Same way, you may have to go through the same underground walkway and find the exit. Have fun on your cruise and exploring Italy.

@@Breakawaywithnoreen @ Thank you. Cheers!

Fantastic video and helpful tips thanks

Please read my response in the general comment section. I meant to write it here.

Yes there was fee . We booked online way before our trip. I don’t remember where Rizal’s apartment was . We met a Filipino while dining in La Rambla and he drove us around and back to our ship. Let me know if you have more questions. Thanks for subscribing.

Where is the free shuttle located? Are they going to pick up also on same drop off location? Is there specific timing like every hour or half an hour?

The Barcelona shuttle was right outside our terminal very near the ship. I did make a correction in the video description that we paid a fee ($3 pp- price can change). I realized that after I posted the video. It was a one way ticket unlike Palma De Mallorca shuttle. I noted in the video where we were dropped off, just a walking distance to La Rambla. As for the return, we took another mode of transportation. We didn’t take the shuttle back. You can probably ask the driver before you leave if pick up is same as drop off.

Yes, you’re right we didn’t walk from Pisa. We couldn’t find a taxi from the train station back to the cruise terminal. It was a 25 minute walk which wasn’t bad if we didn’t have an 83 year old in our party. We took the train back from Pisa same way we went. We got a round trip train ticket to and from Pisa from La Spezia train station. And yes there was a free shuttle back to the ship from the terminal , same one we took from the ship to the terminal. Enjoy your cruise.

Thank you!

I’m pretty sure they won’t charge a toddler. Have fun on your vacation.

@@Breakawaywithnoreen thank you.

Yes with Royal Carribean.

Yes you can buy a round trip ticket and just validate them going back. That’s what we did. Have fun on your trip. You’ll love Symphony. We were on her on a Carribean cruise. Awesome ship. Let me know if you have more questions. I also have videos on the other cruise stops.

@@Breakawaywithnoreen hehehe yes i noticed! I didnt notice any videos on your Naples stop though. DId you partake?

@@Breakawaywithnoreen Thank you for getting back real quick! Your videos are super helpful!

The Sorrento video is the Naples cruise stop. Naples tourist area is just about less than 15 minutes from the port. I mentioned a little bit about that in my Sorrento video.

I was reviewing my raw videos to answer your question. We were there less than 2 hours. Even from the get go, our guide Valerie promised us that we will be back in Naples at a certain time , I believe at 2pm. We passed by the lemoncillo plant and we hit traffic as well. I’m sure she adjusted the free time she gave us to go around Sorrento. Take note, once we got to Sorrento, our guide took the group to this store that made wood carved products. It was nice but we did spend a good half an hour there for the demo and then shopping at that store. In hindsight, we could have broken away from the group and started going around on our own. It’s your call. Have fun on your trip.

You’ll have a great time in May.

@@Breakawaywithnoreen thanks. Look forward to putting up all the videos on our channel. 😀

That’s a great idea and a big help to future travelers. Prior to our trip I searched for shuttle information on all cruise ports as we had an 83 year old in our group.

Sorry for the confusion. We embarked in Civitavecchiae . Barcelona was one of our cruise stops thus we didn’t stay in a hotel there and that’s why we took a shuttle from the ship to the city to explore. The menu shown were from few restaurants lined up in La Rambla not just one . I appreciate your comment .

The 10 euros is for 2 tickets round trip. One ticket to ride the shuttle from the ship to the city center and another ticket to ride from the city center going back to the ship. Does that answer your question? Let me know if you have more questions.

You’re welcome. No I didn’t go up the Cathedral as I had to stay behind with my mother in law who couldn’t walk up the Cathedral. Sorry. Have fun though. I suggest you go online and pre purchase/ book your visit. Generally, that’s always a good idea.

@@Breakawaywithnoreen Thank you for your advice!

Have fun on your cruise.

About an hour.

Thanks.

Thank you for your feedback. I actually am in search of better music.

I did not notice any shuttle for a motorized wheelchair. I suggest a foldable wheelchair. My mother in law used one in Sorrento and Marseille .