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Civitavecchia Slideshow
Civitavecchia
Travel Blogs from Civitavecchia, Italy
Surprise Visit!!!
This is the port for Rome, but again I was too busy too get there grrrrr.... Although I had the best wake-up call ever when i got out the shower at 9.10am to fiond the lovely Gemma in my cabin!!! For those of you who dont know, I rehearsed with a couple ...
Autumn and Winter deployment 1975
The port of Civitavecchia was north of Rome in Italy, so I was looking forward to visiting this lovely city. The Padre excelled himself with a fantastic city tour including a traditional lunch. We did the 'biz' Colosseum, Forum, Pantheon and the fountain ...
Happy Birthday To me.
... Civitaveccia but what you save in money you will spend in "Schlepping" your luggage. Trains are frequent between Termini and Civitavecchia, do yourself a favor and buy a first class ticket, it is not that much more than a second class ticket and the ...
Start of the cruise
Heading out to sea on my first cruise ever. The cruise ship is amazing they have 5 hot tubs, 3 pools, a slide, a track, a big screen theatre, a putt putt golf course, a spa, a gym...etc thats just the top of the ship. Over the course of the trip i ended ...
First Day Cruise
8th September 2010 Day 37 & our cruise is tantalisingly close.Had a Spartan breakfast ( Spartan because I think that most of the ingredients were from ancient Sparta ) in the hotel then went for a walk to eat up some time, before our shuttle van ...
Disembarkation!
Day 12: LONDON BOUND, or at least we hope. I was up early, 6 a.m. and we are already docked in Italy. I have my coffee, wander around deck, meet up with Michael for breakfast and then back at the cabin to make sure we are ready to ...
We're off to see the Wizard......
Tour of Rome including St Peters Basilica (more soon) The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter (Latin: Basilica Sancti Petri), officially known in Italian as the Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano and commonly known as St. Peter's Basilica, is a Late ...
Relaxing between Cruises
... wasn’t a city I’d rush back to. We found it run down with a lot of graffiti. We returned to the Port of Civitavecchia on Sunday morning and we were off the ship by about 10. James has been in charge of making our ...
day three
... . But it all went very well, and we managed with our backpacks to get the train into Rome and change for the one out to Civitavecchia where it was lovely to walk for ten minutes in lovely sunshine and fresh air along the front to the port where a shuttle ...
Chicago to Civitavecchia Italy
Sept 12 - Chicago Ill to Frankfurt Germany and Civitavecchia Italy - Thur and Friday and maybe Saturday- we are really confused!! Carol and I were up early, Charlie following, Bob came by and after we all talked and 'discussed' my packing Bob headed out, ...
Civitavecchia, Italy
Last stop before home, Civitavecchia in Italy. Our tour took us out into the countryside of the Lazio region and some sampling of local produce, olive oils, wine etc and the ancient town of ...
Commence sea voyage
We finally set sail in the evening. We had dinner in our stateroom. Too tired to face dinner in the dining room. The food arived after about 30 mins we ate and were asleep within the ...
Back on the train
Another small port to jump on another Super Ferry headed fro Spain. This boat ride will take 17 hours...what a drag. I almost got a bit sea sick but than the European Football Final came on the big screen and I forgot all about the rough seas. Seen a few ...
Rome, The Vatican and Roman Ruins
After the ship docked in Civitavecchia, we took the all day tour to Rome. Since Rome is two hours inland, we had a bus ride seeing the countryside before we went to the Vatican City. The Vatican City is the smallest country in the world, ...
Vienna to Civitivecchia - Day 28
We left the campsite just before noon and rode the bikes to the station for train #1, the regional to Spitelau. The carriage floor was a little high but we managed. Then it was onto the U6 to West Bahnhof. We had decided to use separate ...
Ferry from Italy to Spain
Dad said that John and Chels took a "Mediterranean Cruise" (a ferry) from a "smaller town in Italy to Barcelona." (My guess is Civitavecchia - it looks like Rome's main ferry port and seems to have multiple trips to Barcelona.) (post by ...
Silver Wind
Dinner: Casual (dresses or blouses and pants for ladies, sport shirts and slacks for gentlemen) Drink of the Day: Bon Voyage (vodka, apricot brandy, galliano, pineapple and orange juice) Weather: Sunny, High-88 Low-72 Once we arrived at the port, a ...
Civitavecchia, Italy
Oue disembarkation day. What a trip it's been. We have seen and experienced so much in only 4 weeks and all in the comfort of a beautiful ship with great food, great service and I recommend it to anyone. What more can you ask for? You unpack once you ...
At the Gelateria
At about 7am arrived at Civitavecchia which is the gateway to the Eternal City and has served as Rome's seaport since the 13th century. Before that Rome's port was Ostia, at the mouth of the Tiber but it became unusable due to silt and sediment. The ...
Last day at sea
... was a windy day at sea as we headed through the Straight of Messina, past Stromboli, one of the Aeolian islands and in to Civitavecchia very early the morning of the 20th. We chose to deparrt early so we could have the better part of the day ...
Philly to Roma to Civitavecchia! Whew!
... join Bob and Carol aboard the MS Noordam! We are both soooooo excited! Okay, we went walking around Civitavecchia and found a REAL Italian pizza joint on the boardwalk, where Michael and I consumed two equally wonderful pizzas and copious ...
Civitavecchia to Innsbruck by train - Day 40
... for rolls, cheese and fruit and then enjoyed a coffee (Val's first in 4 days). Although we had intended to remain in Civitavecchia for part of the day and travel to Rome in the afternoon, the noise of the 'beautifications with jackhammers' along the ...
Transit day
... . I guess Italy is under more of a domestic threat than an international one. Our driver was waiting and off we were to Civitavecchia, the cruise port. All in all a quick smooth entry into Italy. At our hotel, we had a little siesta, since everything ...
The Colosseum
Sept 11 - Civitevechia, Italy 'Peripezia' - thats Italian for adventure :-) I had my name on the list for the tour "Rome on your own by Private Train' - yea, didn't get it ! NP - I did my own tour by public train :-) A little three (yes ...
May 14, 2011
Arriving in Rome & Boarding the Ship
... transfer company Limousine System and would use them again - especially if we were to get Giancarlo! Giancarlo got us to the port of Civitavecchia right on time for the 2:00 boarding. Once we arrived, I was dumbstruck by the size of the ship. ...
Safe on board the Navigator of the Seas
Ship Facts : Maiden Voyage: December 14, 2002 Passenger Capacity: 3,114 Godmother: Steffi Graf Gross Tonnage: 138,000 Length: 1020' Max Beam: 157.5' Draft: 29' Cruising Speed: 23.7 knots ...