La Spezia (Cinque Terre), Italy Port Reviews

Absolutely stunning! We fell in love with the Cinque Terre. I had researched local tour companies before we left and found many expensive private tours. We opted for essentially a hop on hop off boat trip to the 5 villages. The Company was Consorzio Marittimo Turistico 5 Terre. Purchased tickets in the port terminal and it was a short walk to the boat. The boat works to a timetable and you could get off at any of the villages you wished. We went to the furthest village and worked our way back, stopping to explore the little streets, have lunch, soak up the beauty. We have 2 boys so did not want to walk between the villages, we enjoyed viewing each village from the sea - just beautiful!

Visited: Oct 16, 2017

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In La Spezia, we walked to the train station (approximately 20 minutes from the cruise terminal) and took a short train ride to one of the Cinque Terre. We then got on a boat that took us around each of the Cinque Terre, which was beautiful. Afterwards, we took the train back to the centre of La Spezia and got back on the ship. This was a thoroughly enjoyable experience.

Visited: Apr 17, 2019

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We took the tour to see the leaning tower in Pisa. We spent a couple hours touring the church, gardens and crypts as well as the tower.

Visited: Jun 14, 2019

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Excursion to Pisa leaning tower

Visited: Apr 22, 2018

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It was surprise for me to found city looks like Switzerland.

Visited: Sep 09, 2015

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Stayed in town instead of long bus rides to Florence or Pisa. What an awesome little town with great seaside views, shopping and dining.

Visited: Apr 25, 2018

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Pisa trip was great, Florence was very busy as Easter and all the locals were out, too busy to see most of the sights, would be great another time. Lovely to sit in the square at a bar with a bottle of local wine and watch the world go by. Very knowledgeable guide.

Visited: Mar 26, 2018

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Another day, another DIY. We found our way to the train terminal and purchased the Cinque Terre day pass. This pass includes transportation by train to and from La Spezia as well as throughout the park. For those with a weaker bladder, it also provides free access to the toilets - other costing a euro per visit. This region was the highlight of our cruise. Five cliffside villages overlooking the Mediterranean. Plenty of trails for the hiking enthusiast, restaurants and shops for the less adventurous.

Visited: Oct 18, 2018

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Went by train from La Spezia to Cinque Terre and managed to see four of the five villages. Even though the weather was cold and rainy in November it was absolutely amazing. What a beautiful area of Italy. Really not to be missed.

Hey Fellow Cruisers! If anyone is looking for a Shore Excursion for Florence?, from Royals La Spezia port, then look no further! There’s a great guided tour by Italy Tours www.italytours.eu which an excellent Best of Florence Experience for semi-private groups , with 6-8 each mini van, for less than half of what Royal Caribbean charges! We need 4 more people for our van/tour to be confirmed but they have room for more too!! Go check out the website now and click on the Best of Florence on the left! They are cutting off the October 3rd Tour day here very soon for the Sept 30th sailing of Symphony of the seas! So if you’re on same ship and sailing. Please check it out and book quickly! Here are the great/helpful reviews on Cruise Critic: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=57076951 Thank you and looking forward to meeting fellow cruisers! This will be cruise 13 for me! Dustin