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Please, please only use this as a starting point for ideas. Sometimes they are right but there are so many glaring mistakes and gaps in their data that you cannot count on it. Everything you learn from Rome2Rio should be verified by other sources.

As an added benefit, if I fall asleep with my mouth hanging open no one will know.

Yes, that's what I meant about the airline, they're the ones who enforce it. For years I would see passengers on planes wearing masks (always Asian passengers, as I recall) and thought to myself that it was odd/paranoid. Now I'm thinking that they had the key all along. It's such a minor inconvenience and if it means preventing an illness during my travels, I can do that. Who wants even a common cold during vacation?

Ask the airline, they are the ones who decide what the rules are on their plane. Note, however, that the US government sets the rules for testing prior to return, so if you test positive the airline can't help you. Wearing a mask might help you avoid a long quarantine in Italy at the end of your vacation.

A drive along the Amalfi Coast is really only possible in the very off season or at dawn during the summer months. Everyone else in the world, it seems, has heard how beautiful it is and wants to experience it. Somedays it seems like they all arrived at the same time. The ferries are a great way to enjoy the coast in the summer.

Naples is an embarrassment of riches for a one day port stop, there is so much to choose from. It helps to define what you like and are comfortable with. Naples is a very big city, Sorrento is a large town, Amalfi is a small town and pretty much everything else is villages. There are times in Sorrento, during the tourist season, that you could think you were in an English resort. This is appealing to a lot of travelers, it's very comfortable and easy. I know Naples well and I'm very comfortable there, but I don't know that I'd ever use the words "comfortable" or "easy" to describe Naples. It is a big city with all of the good and not-so-good that implies. Then there's Capri, Pompei, Vesuvio, Herculeneum, Caserta, Baia, and the entire Amalfi Coast. It's a lot to choose from.

? The drive along the Amalfi Coast, when not mired in traffic, is beautiful but the drive from Naples to Sorrento, not so much. A lot of it is through tunnels to deal with the mountains. There are a couple of places along the drive with beautiful views of the bay, Vesuvio and Naples, but maybe three or four minutes out of an hour drive.

I like the golf cart idea, I've never done it but it sounds like a great solution, the comfort of being driven around but still able to get close to things. I don't understand the lunch part, you can certainly do that on your own without paying them. Are there no tours that are just the tour, without the add-ons? (As I've said before, I'm really not a tour person so not the best to comment.)

Yes, that makes a lot of sense. I wouldn't do a car tour, however, as they can't get close to many of the main sites, and because the historic center of Rome isn't all that large.

That's good news, glad it worked out for you and thanks for the update.

The fortress gate isn't on your map, it's just south of that area. It will be a little confusing to try and compare the two maps, but the port map found here (Map of the Port | Port Mobility Civitavecchia) gives you a fuller view of the area. Unfortunately, it's not oriented like a typical map with north at the top. In this map the top is actually west. So, where your map says "the rock of Civitavecchia" is #4 on the port map. If you look to the left on the port map, which would be just off the bottom of your map, you'll see "varco fortezza". That's the pedestrian exit. Years ago this was a vehicle entrance as well but not anymore (other than emergency vehicles). You can see that what the buses do is drive you in the opposite direction of the train station. Prior to Covid there were two different shuttle bus runs from the Vespucci cruise terminal (at pier #12), one direct to the Largo della Pace exit and one that stopped at several points within the port, one of which was the fort so you could get off and walk from there. I don't know if the shuttle bus that stops at the fort is running again. The last time I was there (a few years pre-Covid) we walked from the ship to the station, bypassing the shuttle bus altogether. We were berthed at #12 (I think) and it was about a mile walk. Since then, in May of 2018, the Vespucci terminal opened.

It's a minimum of four hours by train from Ravenna to Milan Malpensa, with at least two changes en route. Best case to Rome Fiumicino is four and three quarter hours, with two changes. Since it's kind of a toss up in terms of time to the airports and number of changes along the way, I'd look for the best combination of plane and train fares and make the decision that way. Both of these include trains all the way to the airport.

If you tell a car service what time you need to be back on board, they will tell you what time they need to be on the road to accomplish that goal. These are professionals who drive these roads every day, they know the traffic and keep updated on road emergencies. If for some unexpected reason you need to leave earlier than planned they'll text you if you're not with them when they find out. If they didn't consistently do this the reviews would be blistering and they'd never get cruise passenger business. This fear of missing the ship is fanned by the cruise lines who want to sell over-priced excursions. Responsible adults using professional services make it back to the ship in plenty of time. And, for that matter, responsible adults using public transit make it back as well, you just have to build in more pad time to account for buses/trains running late and/or missed connections.

Well, it's up to you but Civitavecchia is pretty dull, and you can't get on the ship in most cases until after noon, so there's no real need to sleep there the night before. You can use the links above to see the train schedules and lay out your options.

Okay, so you're staying in Civitavecchia the night of the 4th? Do you have to? It would be more pleasant to add that night to Florence, or split your travel and have a night in Rome. If you must stay in civitavecchia the night of the 4th, what time can you leave Florence?

I just looked at the schedules. On Sunday, June 5 2022 you can get two Trenitalia Frecces as follows: Depart Florence Santa Maria Novella at 9:48, arrive Rome Termini 11:22, depart Termini at 11:57, arrive Civitavecchia 12:44. Current price 48,80 euro. The second option: Dep. SMN 11:59, arrive Rome 13:35, depart Rome 13:57, arrive Civitavecchia 14:44. Current price 60 euro. I would go with the earlier train, on the small chance that it's late and you miss the 11:57 connection you'll still have that second high speed train to Civitavecchia at 13:57. Rome Termini station has a great food court to spend time in if you need to. There are plenty of other high speed trains between Florence and Rome if you want to force a greater gap between trains, there are also all of the Italo trains.

You can get to one mile from the port entrance by train. The station nearest the port is Civitavecchia. From Florence you would take a high speed train to Rome (usually Rome Termini) and change there for a train to Civitavecchia. Some things to note: * Most trains from Rome to Civitavecchia are regional trains. These are not capacity controlled and there are no assigned seats, as well as minimal room for luggage. Additionally, the tracks for these trains are a three city block walk from the tracks the high speed trains use. * You can take a high speed train to Civitavecchia from Rome, there just aren't very many each day so the timing may be an issue for you. Would you be willing to make the Florence to Rome trip on the 4th, spend the night in Rome, then the Rome to Civitavecchia leg on the 5th in order to get a high speed, seat reserved train to the port? * Once at Civitavecchia you'll need either a bus or a taxi to the port. There is a new bus that is supposed to take you directly to your ship for 3 euro, I haven't used it but another recent poster said it worked well for them. * There are two companies running high speed trains between Florence and Rome, check both for the best combination of price and timing. The service offered is pretty much the same. * Only Trenitalia runs high speed trains from Rome to Civitavecchia. EN - Trenitalia Italy high speed train tickets| Italotreno.it - Official website

It might be a better solution if you're on a mega ship/docked at pier #25 but if you're at 10 - 13 it would be faster to walk. On foot you can walk out the fortress gate right to the station, the bus must travel to the other end of the port and exit there, tripling or quadrupling the distance covered. If you're out at the end of the long quay, at #12 or #13 you can use the free port bus to the fort exit, the walk from there is only 600 meters/four-tenths of a mile.

Here is the information on the PortLink shuttle bus to the station: Civitavecchia Servizi Pubblici Srl - Portlink (civitavecchia-servizi-pubblici-srl.it)

No, not in the terminal. If you have a car service, why not ask them to stop on the way in at one of the locations I gave you?

The beauty of a DIY day is that you can make this a game-day call. If you're enjoying Pompei, stay and simply come back the way you arrived. If you're done and ready to push on, head to Sorrento. I haven't been down to check out the port area since before Covid so I don't have any recent insight about ticket purchase, unfortunately. Just ask around, it won't be hard to find.

There are two train companies running high speed trains, Trenitalia and Italotreno (Italy high speed train tickets| Italotreno.it - Official website). They offer very similar service, there is no reason to pick one over the other except for which one has the best combination of timing and pricing for the trip you want to make. Only Trenitalia runs slower service but I see no point in that, personally. There's nothing particularly scenic between Rome and Florence and when it gets really pretty in the mountains the train goes through tunnels. If you are set on the dates and times you want to travel (and therefore are unconcerned about the inability to change or get a refund for the tickets) you can do much better than the senior fare. Italo in particular offers great promotional fares. For example, right now I'm seeing tickets from Rome to Florence on Italotreno for 9,90 euro per person (this is in August, they aren't selling tickets for November this early).

Unless you have an unusually late fight out of Milan (Malpensa) you can't do it. The fastest way to get there is by car, about four to four and a half hours. That means if you can be off the ship at 6:30 you'd be at the airport 10:30 - 11:00. That means a flight time no earlier than 1:30 or 2 PM. By train you really can't get there before noon, which means a flight after 2:30 or 3 PM. Pisa is a little closer, about a three to three and a half hour drive. Train isn't realistic to Pisa, too many changes. You could be at the Rome airport (FCO) by 12:37 by train, that might be a possibility for a late flight. Driving to Rome isn't realistic.

I've been to Castel Sant'Angelo at least a half a dozen times, I've never even seen a guided tour there. They do offer a fair amount of information in each room and a little bit of research ahead of time is really all you need to get a pretty thorough understanding of the place.

Yes, see a couple of options here: