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I should have been more precise with language. The law states that you must carry "national" identification. For Americans, the only national ID is the passport.

It's not that close to the port, and you'll find that most cruise passengers head right out of town toward the Amalfi Coast, Capri, Pompei, etc.

The best thing to do is what feels right and safe to you. As for Italy, the law is that you must have your passport on your person at all times. The odds of ever needing to produce it are quite small, but the consequences of not having when asked are significant. I have no data to prove this but, given the current political situation in Italy and the migrant crisis in the area, I believe the odds of needing to produce it are higher if you are a person of color. I always have mine with me but I take steps to secure it by keeping it in an inside, zippered pocket in my clothing. This is admittedly more difficult in the summer, when the appropriate clothing is a little less forgiving, but it can be done.

Ciro al Borgo is a nice walk (about 1.8 km/1.1 miles) from the cruise port, along the waterfront. The address is Via Luculliana, 29/30 - Borgo Marinari a, 80132 Napoli Campania. Web site here: ..:: Ristorante Ciro Borgo Marinari ::.. Mattozzi is a little closer to the port (about 1.3 km/eight-tenths of a mile) at Piazza Carità, 2. Ristorante Pizzeria Mattozzi a piazza Carità (ristorantemattozzi.it)

There are several restaurants, wine bars, etc. in Civitavecchia. Depending on where your ship is berthed you may be able to walk from the ship into town. If you are at the further north piers you'd need to take the free port shuttle bus to the exit and walk from there.

It's about 75 km/50 miles from Rome to the port at Civitavecchia. There is no fixed fare for a taxi, and in general longer trips are less expensive by car service anyway. Expect to pay about 150-200 euro.

There is a schedule update in mid-June. Trains will be loaded into the system gradually, starting with the high speed, longer range trains. The regional trains will be the last added. The schedule generally doesn't change a whole lot, so look at the same day of the week you are interested in a couple of months earlier. The ultimate schedule won't be dramatically different.

Yes, if you purchase the ship's wifi and you have a WhatsApp account, you can make wifi calls for no additional cost.

My response above is outdated now. If you purchase a ticket to/from Civitavecchia Porto it includes the cost (6 euro) of a bus directly from the ship or the cruise terminal (whichever applies to your ship) to the train station (or back to the ship from the train station). The free port shuttle takes to you Largo della Pace, which is one mile on foot from the train station.

The Civitavecchia Express this year ran between April through November. It's just a train, not a tour. You can almost always do better on your own. If you want assigned seats, you can take a Frecce train from Civitavecchia to Rome Termini. There is one at 9:16 that arrives at 10:03. If you purchased today it would be 9,90 euro (super economy), later pricing closer to your departure prices are 12,90 (economy) or 16 euro (base fare/last minute/walk up). These trains make no stops between Civitavecchia and Rome Termini and the trip takes 47 minutes. For the return there are Frecces at 16:57 (arrives 17:44) or 18:27 (arrives 19:14). EN - Trenitalia

St. Peter's basilica is open seven days a week: Opening hours and times of celebrations (basilicasanpietro.va) The Vatican museums (includes the Sistine Chapel) are closed on Sundays, except the last Sunday of each month when it is free: Vatican Museums – Official Website (museivaticani.va) You may have seen the "top ten" sites that every website, guide book, blog entry, intragram feed etc. mention, but there are about a hundred other fascinating things to see and do in Rome that many people never get to. What kinds of things/subjects/topics do you enjoy?

Isn't that pretty much the entire disembarkation timing? How much later would you want a transfer, and where would you wait if Viking insists everyone get off?

Don't buy the train ticket in advance, this is a regional train, there are no assigned seats, it can't sell out, and the price never changes so there's no benefit or reason to purchase in advance. It's very easy to do at the station. The taxi is marginally easier as it's closer, the taxis line up in the parking lot between the cruise port and Molo Beverello, the adjacent ferry port. Personally, I would just take the metro but that's me. Either will work fine. Note that the Reggia di Caserta participates in the Domenica al Museo program, which means it's free on the first Sunday of every month. If your stop is the first Sunday, expect much larger than usual crowds. You can buy your tickets for the palazzo and/or the gardens in advance, but there's really no need to: Tickets - Reggia di Caserta (cultura.gov.it)

There should be no problem walking off early in the morning to head to the airport, as long as the cruise line has security people working all hours. Check with them, the cruise line is the pinch point, not the port or local authorities.

Porta Calata di Massa, where the slow boats/ferries port, is about a third of a mile on foot from the cruise port, not far at all. Before visiting Procida, I suggest watching the movie "Il Postino", which is set there and was partially filmed on the island.

The underground entrance from the port (Molo Angioino) to the line #1 metro is now open, after years of construction. As often happens in Italian cities, as soon as they started digging, they started running into artifacts, so the process took a long time. Now you can walk to the metro station, or simply get to the other side of Piazza Municipio, without having to cross the busy street. This will cut the time to get to the station in half. There are moving sidewalks, like those in the airport, to help cover the distance for those who need/want them. You can see a video about the new station access from the city's website here (even if you don't understand Italian, you can see the entrance, the passageway, the signs to look for, etc.):

Yes, even with the best of intentions, keeping a site up to date is incredibly difficult. I think people understand that with a personal blog, but too often assume that a "professional" site is kept up to date, when so many are not. Or the web site's intent is simply too broad, like Rome2Rio. If you stop and think about it, how realistic is it that any site could maintain correctly all of the transportation schedules for every city in the world?

Besides being outdated, too much of this self-published "information" on the internet isn't complete or is biased in a particular direction, because they are selling something without being obvious about it, trying to disguise a sales message as informative. Absent the editing process of traditional media, you can't know if what you are reading or watching is no longer true, or was only true for a short while, or is simply the opinion of the author, etc. It's unfortunate, but we all have to become very cynical and double or triple check most things you read on line. I've found this to be true even with major media sites, they are in such a hurry to get things posted that fact checking seems to fall by the wayside. Those "3 days in ..." articles in the New York Times are particularly full of dated or incomplete information. I know I should be more careful with my own posts, to reflect that something was true on the day I was there, but that doesn't mean it's true all the time, or anymore. It's so easy to assume that what I found to be true must be the way it usually is.

Rome2Rio is only ever a good starting point, it leaves out some options and/or specific needed information, and some of the results are just plain wrong, so always double check what you find with the actual service providers. I would consider driving, and weigh it against the train (the available bus options get you to Ravenna too late for embarkation) in terms of time, cost, ease, and comfort. What among those variables are most important to you for this decision? Keep in mind that the train also requires a shuttle or taxi from Ravenna to the port (nearly eight miles). Check with rental car companies to see if they will bring you to the port or if that will also require a taxi or shutle.

No, that's not too late. The trip takes just under an hour.

Thanks for posting the details of your train trip, it does help people to hear how it works before they try it. I have the same situation with Italian, mostly, as you point out, in transactional situations. In Rome this fall two different people asked if I was French, which left me wondering if I wasn't hitting my "r's" hard enough in Italian. In Rome I ran into a store clerk who spoke no English (unusual, but this was a specialty store not tourist focused); I was excited that I could follow her directions to another store. Often I can speak just fine but have a hard time understanding the responses.

Molo Beverello is the port for the fast ferries, it's adjacenet to the cruise port (across the parking lot). Calata Porta di Massa is the port for the slower ferries (car carriers), it's about sixth-tenths of a mile on foot from the cruise port, so either one works. Beverello is just more convenient and the boats are faster. The booking fee is 12 euro (on a 25 euro ticket) or 14 euro (on a 50 euro round trip ticket). That's outrageous, usury level in my book. That's nearly half again the cost of a ticket one way! If you can't relax and enjoy your trip unless you have the tickets in hand before you leave home, buy directly from the ferry operators. It's easy to do, we can walk you through the process if you have questions. If you're okay with waiting, I'd do that. The tickets are non-refundable, so ask yourself if you would still go if it was pouring down rain on the day you are there.

There are two companies that do the Naples-Capri route year-round (NLG and Snav), and possibly a third in the summer. Each has their own ticket office at Molo Beverello, just steps away from each other. You can see the winter schedules here: 2024 Capri ferry schedules: from Napoli to Capri - Book online Do not book from the above source, they are excellent for information but add a significant fee for booking. Just buy when you get there.

That depends on what is important to you. The least expensive option is the train, which you can get from the Rome Trastevere station (the #8 tram to the station is just 300 meters from your hotel). Once at Civitavecchia you could walk to the port and use the free port shuttle, or pay 6 euro for a bus right to your ship or terminal, whichever applies. On the other hand, you could go for a shared shuttle or a private car service, the easiest alternative.

You can purchase your outbound tickets on the day of, especially if you go for the 7 AM ferry, but be sure to get your return tickets either in the morning, or as soon as you arrive on the island. You don't have to purchase the return from the same ferry company, pick a time that works and get it. I know it would be nice to have flexibility about the return but cruise crowds all heading back at the same time due cause sell outs on the late afternoon returns. If you go early, maybe consider returning early and just chilling on the ship for a few hours (or napping) to make up for the early departure.