Leaving ship at Savona

[Southoffranceman]

We are booked on the repositioning cruise leaving Brasil on 10 March and will arrive in Savona on 28th...we live in France and want to get a train from Savona leaving at 9.30 am...what is the earliest time one can leave the ship

[G.M.T.]

It all depends when the ship is due to arrive, i.e. tie up at the berth, then there is customs & immigrations for the ship. Also if there are no mechanical or weather problems that could delay the arrival.

 

Once the ship has arrived, it could take between 30 to 60 minutes before passengers can disembark, maybe longer as the ship is coming from South American.

 

You will have to disembark with you own luggage, then go through customs & immigration, then decide how to get to the station.

 

The station is a good 15 to 20 minutes walk (uphill), or arrange a private transfer before or take a taxi. The problem with taxis are, if your ship is not berthed directly in front of the cruise terminal, there could be a long walk to the taxi stand also you could be competing with Italian passengers for taxis.

 

One sees this a lot on CC, can I get a flight at 10:00 am when my ship arrives at 08:00 am etc. I never understand this attitude, one has just finished a long relaxing cruise / holiday and you finish it on a very stressful note, will I get my train.

 

I think you are on the Pacifica, which according to the itinerary is due to arrive at 09:00 am.

 

Catching a train at 09:30 am - all I can say it good luck.

 

Ron

[Southoffranceman]

Thanks for help....that is very useful and I can now get a handle on things

[Southoffranceman]

Just been checking the French website of Costa..there seems to be a bus transfer from Savona to Nice train station..that would really suit us as we live in France near to Perpignan......any one have any ideas how I go about to book it...it does no seem to available on Uk site..

[G.M.T.]

Normally all Costa websites are copies/translations of the Italian site (master), so the information is basically the same.

I have never heard that Costa do a bus transfer to Nice train station.

There is a bus service from Nice to Genoa, but that is only once a day each way:

http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g194908-i7144-k4591743-Travel_by_train_to_savona_from_nice_airport-Savona_Italian_Riviera.html

 

Costa does do a Bus transfer To Nice Airport:

Savona Pier Nice Airport 10.00 12.30 £19 one way

Have you thought of a hire car?

Ron

[Southoffranceman]

Thanks Ron

 

I spoke to our TA who told me the same deal but that the bus goes to Nice SNCF station and has booked it for us...all very simple

[Capricruiser]

Practically all the French passengers embarking or disembarking at Savona take the Costa Nice transfer. It stands to reason it would stop at both the airport and the station. For itineraries that include Marseilles they either embark or disembark there.

[Norwegian Cruiser 73]

We took an MSC transfer Genova-Nice Airport this summer and the bus did stop at the railway station as well. A lot of passengers got off there.