Pompeii on May 1st?

[larry.wiley4405]

Our cruise docks in Naples on May 1st. My understanding is that the ruins are closed that day for a Italy holiday. Are there other places available to visit that are NOT effected by the holiday?

[euro cruiser]

May 1st, Labor Day, is celebrated in every country of Europe (as well as parts of Asia and Africa), so that day is difficult wherever you happen to stop on a Med cruise.  Pretty much every public institution will be closed as it's a day to celebrate workers.

 

You could still take a ferry over to Capri, or to Ischia or Procida.  You could hire a car service to do an Amalfi Coast tour but I would expect that these will sell out and be priced higher on such a day.  I would also expect the traffic along the coast road to be especially bad on that day.

[kochleffel]

When I was there in 2018, the Pompeii ruins were open on May 1, but we did not know until that day that they would be.

[euro cruiser]

It does happen but it won't be announced until shortly before.

 

For example, in 2016 the opening for May 1 was announced on April 26:  https://www.ilmattino.it/napoli/cronaca/il_direttore_generale_della_soprintendenza_massimo_osanna_rinforza_la_vigilanza-1694752.html

 

In 2015 it was announced on April 23:  http://www.napolitoday.it/cronaca/apertiura-scavi-pompei-ercolano-oplontis-1-maggio-2015.html