AVOID THESE CRUISE PORTS in the Mediterranean! Royal Caribbean, NCL, Disney Cruise Line, and more!

Published 2024-06-15
Not all cruise embarkation / disembarkation ports are the same! Distance from the airport or downtown, availability of transportation, and cost of shuttles busses are all factors that one has to consider when planning any cruise, but cruising in the Mediterranean makes it especially important! Find out my thoughts about Venice / Ravenna, Rome / Civitavecchia, Athens / Piraeus, and Barcelona. #cruise #cruiseline #mediterranean

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All Comments (21)
  • @user-nw3gh6mb3u
    Rávena is well worth a few nights on its own. The city has some of the finest Byzantine mosaics in the world. The food is great as is the shopping
  • @jeffreykyle8587
    Chivi-Chocolate-Covered-Cherry has been the best one so far!
  • @edschulhof6303
    Barcelona may be your favorite port, but some of the citizens don't seem to be too thrilled with all of the tourists and cruise ships. Good video.
  • Morgan, you are just a darling!! I have enjoyed your content for years now and Sunday Sofa Time is something I look forward to every week.
  • @dansatMaryland
    I have YouTube premium so I saw no advert! You do a great job, and are a natural on camera. I’ve done tv for 44 years, so I know it when I see it. Keep making them!
  • @CincyJen513
    Ohhh Morgan, your Civitavecchia puns never cease to amuse me!!!
  • @genamorales4588
    Your video on Rome trains is what I used to get to the cruise. Thank you was one your 1st videos I watched years ago. The warning about the ncl epic. Much appreciated this information. Great job 👏
  • @michellnav
    I got a Lowe's ad & I watched it so you would get credit. Cruising out of Barcelona in November & I can't wait. This was a very informative video for the newbies.
  • @therahughes1018
    We just did a Med cruise leaving from Rome ( Civitavecchia) . We flew into Rome 3 days before our cruise. We got a train into Rome then another train into Civitavecchia. It was very easy. We choose a hotel to stay at in the cruise port of Civitavecchia where the Prices were reasonable compared to Rome. We then took the train into Rome for the day , again the train prices were reasonable and wandered around Rome at our leisure. We then went back to our cruise port hotel. It was a stress free time . I was surprised at the number of people who also did this.
  • When we cruised from Ravenna, we flew into Rome, spent 2 nights there, took the train to Ravenna and spent a night there, and arranged private transfer to the port. Ravenna was charming, and I would have loved another night there. We took the train back to Rome upon disembarkation, and spent another night there before we flew home.
  • @sarapugh6700
    awesome information, thank you! and yes, your commercial break was spot on - very slick :) Ravenna is same deal as Trieste/Venice!!! My cruise ends there and it's a heck ton of trouble to get to venice and then to our flight home.
  • @michelleb749
    From Athens to Piraeus, it was 30 minutes or so by car service. Not a big deal or expense. We loved spending time in Athens beforehand.
  • @vickibyrd7559
    Really appreciated your video about Rome/Civitavecchia Watched it a couple of times. We decided to opt to take a Lemo from our hotel to cruise port. Our driver took us directly to where he u loaded our bags & then our bags went directly to the ship people. So easy. We heard several stories of difficulty trying to get to the correct cruise as the port is huge. Some people took the train to Civitiavecchia the day before & stayed in a hotel overnight. Taxied to the ship the next morning. That sounded nice too. It’s just way more confusing than any other cruise port we’ve ever sailed into or out of.
  • @MR-lx6yi
    Love your informative videos. You always make me smile 😃
  • @michelleb749
    We took a cruise where we had a choice of embarking in either Civitavecchia or Barcelona. We actually chose Civitavecchia because we thought Barcelona was easier to do via cruise ship stop. We felt we needed more to do Rome than you have allotted in a cruise ship stop.
  • @jackredmond6023
    We got an Allianz Travel Insurance ad - thanks for the helpful information.
  • @sbedford9833
    Thanks for the great insight on ports! Though I don't have a cruise in the Med scheduled yet will file this away as it is definitely on the bucket list. The adv was perfectly places and was for Princess Cruises so actually relavent to me for once.