Olbia and Palermo

[Skallywag]

We are on the Disney Med Cruise next year and looking for ideas for the above two ports.

Has anyone done these on their own or could you give us some idea of what is worth doing in just one day ashore.

Thank you

[Morgans]

Olbia has a good beach easyto get to - only a very short walk from the ships tender point. We tendered in so would imagine you will too. We found the beach to be clean and very safe. We spent almost the whole day there, children played with lilos and rubber rings etc.

Palermo is a very big city, quite dusty and busy. If you have children with you, you may wish to do an excursion here. We did one to Cefalu which is a very pretty little place, again with a decent beach and many small shops. We bought some wonderful Parmesan cheese & wine and also sat in the town square in Cefalu and ate the local speciality of Cassata cake - delicious and to be recommended. Beautiful pastries and almond sweets in the shape of fruits.

[Italian cruise man]

Near Olbia there are several fantastic beaches, i suggest you to rent a car and go in one these beaches, my favoricte is Budoni's beaches, only 30m soutn of Olbia...there is a fast highway to this place...sorry for my english:o

http://www.viaggiscoop.it/foto/414/984/6290.jpg

 

:)

[MedwardBound]

We will be in Olbia too, and would like to drive (or rather, be driven!) to a town on the Emerald Coast.

 

Will there be taxis at the port? Are they trustworthy? Any good drivers we could book beforehand? Any particularly good towns to go to?

[Shercara]

anymore info?

 

Would love help on doing a beach on our own in these 2 ports - either by taxi or public transportation - any ideas?

 

Thanks,

Sherri

[Lqqieee]

Any pictures and/or reviews of Coda Covallo Beach?

[sunshine32]

anymore info?

 

Would love help on doing a beach on our own in these 2 ports - either by taxi or public transportation - any ideas?

 

Thanks,

Sherri

 

Me 2- any advice would be great

[scrapycruiser]

Anyone from the DCL Med cruise....what's the difference between the 2 beach excursions offered by Disney ?:confused:

[MedwardBound]

Anyone from the DCL Med cruise....what's the difference between the 2 beach excursions offered by Disney ?:confused:

 

Other than $60, I really don't know. Even the less expensive beach excursion, though, is $59 per person. We are spending a lot of money on excursions in other ports (mostly private drivers), and I cannot quite bring myself to sign up to pay Disney $354 to transport my family of six to a beach for 4 hours.

 

I don't think I want to chance a taxi dropping us off somewhere and not returning. So I am hoping there is a beach close enough to walk to from the port. Otherwise, we will have another "sea" day and just stay on the ship.

[scrapycruiser]

I'm hoping the same thing. If anyone has any info about Olbia's beaches ,we'd love to hear.:)

[johardy]

I am also going on the Disney cruise in the med and just starting to look for things to do in ports, I think the Disney excursions are way too expensive especially for a family of five!!!

Have a look at palermotourism.com it has a lot of info

[kidcoos3]

I am also going on the Disney cruise in the med and just starting to look for things to do in ports, I think the Disney excursions are way too expensive especially for a family of five!!!

Have a look at palermotourism.com it has a lot of info

 

We too have a family of 5 - I am set for Palermo, really wondering about Olbia though. Any reviews on beaches and how the taxis were?

[rakesh]

Anything to see in Olbia, the city? Can one walk within the city; or are there other ways to move around within the city?

 

I understand that Palermo has an on-off, bus. What tourist attractions does that bus pass by?