On Aug 31, 4:10 pm, Leo Tick wrote:
> number6 wrote:
> > On Aug 30, 10:48 pm, Brian wrote:
> >> On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 14:03:04 -0700, number6 wrote:
> >>> It's not a bad trip from the Rome central train station to the
> >>> port ... and not a long walk in Civitavecchia to the cruiseship ...
> >>> but with luggage ... yuck ...well really not that bad compared to
> >>> other cities ... It will be expensive by taxi ... probably around 100
> >>> euros ...
> >>> see if you can find someone to share a van ...
> >> We didn't do it but there was a shuttle from the ship to the entrance
> >> to the port and then there was a walk to the train station.
>
> > Right ... I should have mentioned that ... you walk just to the
> > entrance to the port ... and a shuttle takes you to the ship ... The
> > walk to the ship would be quite a trek ...
> > It's a pleasant walk ... sort of (but not quite like) the boardwalks
> > along the Jersey shore like Point Pleasant or the like ..
>
> The difficulty in using the train is not the train itself or the
> distance between the station and the port gate (a delightful and fairly
> short walk) though a taxi is hard to come by as the distance is so short.
> The trouble with bags is getting to the train platform from the waiting
> room or from another train (arrival) platform. If you get a porter, not
> always so easy, all should be ok
Not a problem in Rome Rail Station ... street level from the street to
boarding the train ... The cars on the train don't have a lot of room
for bags ... but it was not that crowded ... You are assigned a seat
in a car ...
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