naples beginning of December

We will be cruising on Queen Elizabeth in early December, we have visited sorrento and the amalfi coast, what do you recommend? We are not very mobile is there a hop on bus that comes down to the port ?

Edited October 10, 2014 by den21

We will be sailing into Messina in early december is there much to do there or do we have a ships trip to taormina ?

We will be cruising on Queen Elizabeth in early December, we have visited sorrento and the amalfi coast, what do you recommend? We are not very mobile is there a hop on bus that comes down to the port ?

 

About a 5-minute walk from the dock there's the main terminus for the ĥop-on hop-off buses - there are 3 routes, and you can buy a ticket that lets you ride all of them. More info here: http://www.city-sightseeing.com/tours/italy/naples.htm

Have you considered maybe a private tour, that you could post on your roll call to see if others want to join? Even with 4 people it can be affordable.

That way you can be picked up right outside the terminal. Tours like wine tastings, lunch at a farmhouse, or even pizza making are available from private tours, which wouldn't involve a lot of walking.

Thanks everyone for your help.

I really enjoyed Naples and found it very easy to get around. The main tourist areas are rather compact. The city felt more "real" than many of the other typical cruise ports. The churches are also quite impressive.

 

We took a public bus to the anthropology museum and had no issues (although I saw reports of pickpockets on the buses).

Expect a lot of shops to be closed along the Amalfi Coast.

We will be staying in Naples this visit, we had a week in Sorrento earlier this year so did the Amalfi coast. It was more a question about what to do in Naples.

We had a driver for 8 of us to the Amalfi coast that we very affordable.

Naples has so much to see.

There is a castle just in front the Cruise Terminal (Maschio Angioino). Then if you want walk a short distance you can take over the castle, where you see Galleria Umberto I, S.Carlo theater, the royal Bourbon palace and Piazza del Plebiscito. Via Roma (or via Toledo, it's same street!) is a pedestrian street famous for shopping and if you are in Naples you can't miss PIZZA! Wherever you are in Naples pizza is always delicious! That's an example of how to spend a day in Naples, otherwise you need a driver to reach the museums, the cathedral and the most panoramic view points!

That's only for keep to stay in Naples, because with a driver there are so many other alternative excursions!

Edited October 31, 2014 by FrecciaTricolore

Thanks for that Freccia

The Piazza de Plebescito is very impressive. The area from Gesu Nuovo to Duomo along Via Tribunali was our favorite. We felt like there was a different church to pop our heads into every block. We also had some great pizza on Via Tribunali (although I can't remember the name of the restaurant).

 

The city is a little run down, in an almost romantic sort of way. Really quite pretty.

Edited October 31, 2014 by blinking202

Naples is very nice, but If you decide to go along the historical center it's better if you do with a guide and avoids to dress jewels and precious watches. It is not dangerous but better if you are careful and it worth in all big towns!

 

 

Tony - Sorrento (Italy)

Thank you for your help.

Naples has so much to see.

There is a castle just in front the Cruise Terminal (Maschio Angioino). Then if you want walk a short distance you can take over the castle, where you see Galleria Umberto I, S.Carlo theater, the royal Bourbon palace and Piazza del Plebiscito. Via Roma (or via Toledo, it's same street!) is a pedestrian street famous for shopping and if you are in Naples you can't miss PIZZA! Wherever you are in Naples pizza is always delicious! That's an example of how to spend a day in Naples, otherwise you need a driver to reach the museums, the cathedral and the most panoramic view points!

A driver would be an unnecessary extravagance in Naples, the archeological museum is only a little over a mile from the cruise port. If you don't want to walk there are several different buses that will take you there or a taxi with the fixed fare of just €7. Edited November 10, 2014 by euro cruiser

Wherever there are public transportation a private driver is an unnecessary extravagance!

In Naples I would not trust in buses, metro or trains timing, especially for the way back to the ship, because that means to plan with large times just in order to be safe.

You can reach the Archeological Museum in less then 2 miles if you know the street along the historical area but Naples has many different museums as Capodimonte or Bellearti.

 

 

 

Tony - Sorrento (Italy)