Port of Civitavecchia

Civitavecchia is the most usual starting port for cruises to the Eastern Mediterranean, Greek Islands and Holy Land. Maritime traffic in Civitavecchia is very high, not only for cruise ships but also for ferries departing to the islands, France or even Barcelona with Grimaldi Lines. Still, in terms of equipment, the terminals are very poor and are well behind other less important ports of the Mediterranean.

There is a free (at least so far) shuttle service, which takes you from the ship to the port entrance. From there, if you turn right, the railway station is about ten minutes away.

AIRPORT. The main airport is Fiumicino (actually called Leonardo Da Vinci). It's a big airport and has all the facilities of an international airport.

There are different ways to go to Civitavecchia

·         By taxi (about 100-120 € agreeing price)

·       By train. There is no direct service to Civitavecchia. You have to take a train to Termini and change to another to Civitavecchia.

If you've read our recommendations "first day, first steps" for sure you will be arriving to Rome the day before to avoid problems with air traffic delays etc ... and spend one night in Rome. If so, the cheapest way to reach Rome is the direct train between Rome Termini station and  Fiumicino Airport (half an hour and about 14 € per person). The next day the train from Termini to Civitavecchia takes about an hour and a half (about € 4.50 per person each way the regional).

·       By private transfer. It is very expensive, but they work very well. The journey for two people between Rome and Civitavecchia can cost about 125 €.

HOTELS. Rome is very expensive speaking of hotels and romans are very generous giving stars to their hotels. You’ll get the equivalence between a Roman hotel and a Spanish hotel by lowering the rating of the Roman by one star (a three star hotel in Rome is a two star in Spain).

It's best to look for a hotel near Termini station. The area is not very good at night, but Rome is crowded almost every day so there will be no problems if you do not get into the station at night.

CRUISE TERMINALS. The port of Civitavecchia is divided into two sides:

·        Trainea, Bramante and Antemurale Colombo (11-12-13). These are mostly used by medium size (under the 90,000 GT) unless there is more than one big ship at port

·       Pier 25 or Commerciale. This is where big cruise ships like Celebrity Equinox, Navigator of the Seas, Costa Pacifica…dock. There is a large parking area and a huge tent with check-in counters, but no shops or other facilities.

CELEBRITY SOLSTICE AT PIER 25

 

LINKS
Trenitalia
Interactive map of the port of Civitavecchia
PrivateTransfers