Naples, also called Napoli in Italian, is the birth place of famous Neapolitan Pizza. It servers a great base for one-day trips to Capri, Herculaneum, Pompeii, Sorrento, or other destinations along Amalfi Coast.
Messina is located near northeast corner of Sicily at the Strait of Messina. It is a popular cruise port in Sicily to serve nearby tourism of Taormina, Mt. Etna, Tindari and Savoca.
Touring Malta is easy with massive bus network and competitive hop-on-hop-off bus market. HOHO bus is more suitable when you have long day in peak season schedule. Rental car is of cause the best if you used to left-hand drive like UK.
Chania is known by its old town and history. Town isn’t that big and you can finish tour in half day. Chania runs a convenient bus from Souda cruise port right into city center.
The cruise port in Santorini is at Fira old port, to get to Fira town from old port there are 3 options 1) Take the cable car ($6 Euro one way) – This is the most recommended option, however, be aware that the lines may get long during busy port days, so get there early. The capacity is […]
Rhodes old town is small with totally twelve gates to explore. All are marble roads and shoes with heels must avoid. North side above Sokratous street is much more interesting than south side. Lindos is another popular attraction on the island as a half day trip. Check the archaeology site opening times, when we visited […]
Transportation around Athens To commute between airport and city center, take M3, or X95. To commute between cruise terminal and city center Bus – take X80. If not running, take bus line 859/843/826 to Piraeus metro station or bus line 040, the local stop version of X80. Metro – You can alo take the Metro to […]
Mykonos is a very small town and water is super clear. Town touring can complete in 3 hours while Delos would take 5 hours. Mykonos port info Mykonos has two port, the new port and the old port. The old port is walkable to Mykonos town and is where to take the ferry to Delos. […]
Rome is a huge cruise stop in Mediterranean route. It has many things to offer in the city and day trips. Roman Ruins and Vatican are top two things to do there. Continue reading below for more local tips.
This is a 10-Day NCL cruise porting Italy, Greece, and Malta. The pros about this itinerary is only one sea day. The cons are less popular Messina port of call at Sicily (Italy) and afternoon port time at Mykonos (Greece) and Valletta (Malta). In November, Mediterranean water is cold and no good for water activities. Sky […]