GRIMALDI FERRY from BARCELONA to CIVITAVECCHIA ! AWESOME or AWFUL?

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Жыл бұрын

How was our 21 HOUR ferry ride with the Grimaldi Ferry Lines? Mixed feelings to be sure. Great boat, good state room, smooth sailing but lousy food and bad service from a skeleton crew from Grimaldi.
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@pensionnewschannel5176 4 ай бұрын

Great info. Was seriously thinking of crossing with the family in the summer. Will probably change my mind now.

@TravelsWithTony 4 ай бұрын

It’s still a fun crossing - off season. Just can’t imagine doing it this during the busy season. I have an Italian friend who is from Sardinia. He’s been riding the ferries for over 50 years. He’s says Grimaldi has really struggled in the past several years to put a decent product out there.

@pyrxerdm.1 2 ай бұрын

i did travel with this ferry last month and it would be terrible for a family :=

@heimihenderson4543 Жыл бұрын

We traveled Citaveccia to Barcelona in September 2022. Completely packed ferry, cars squeezed inches away from one another, way finding is a disaster, staff disappeared as soon as we got onboard. Toilet filled to the brim with shit and nobody available at the information desk to resolve. In summary a nightmare journey that I wouldn’t repeat.

@TravelsWithTony Жыл бұрын

That’s awful. I was so happy with the voyage and so disappointed with the crew and service.

@pricemanroy 25 күн бұрын

Did u receive any passport checks with marrechausse or police?

@heimihenderson4543 25 күн бұрын

@@pricemanroy Prior to boarding the ferry in Citaveccia passports and tickets are checked. There were no checks on arrival in Barcelona.

@kevinwest9849 7 ай бұрын

Thank You... good info... hope to make this trip in May 2024

@TravelsWithTony 7 ай бұрын

And thank you ! And book early, Easter may be early next year, and after that it gets really busy !

@moonmist9 9 ай бұрын

This was so helpful. Thank you so much.

@TravelsWithTony 9 ай бұрын

Glad you found it helpful. It really was both awful and awesome. I’ve never experienced the sea so smooth!

@pricemanroy 25 күн бұрын

Did u receive any passport checks with the douane/marrechausse and or police?

@TravelsWithTony 25 күн бұрын

@@pricemanroy no checks at all

@adisatya334 Ай бұрын

How long trip with cruise ferry from 🚢Barcelona to italy?

@TravelsWithTony Ай бұрын

21 hours

@user-xb5pv7jf7c Жыл бұрын

I’m very interested in the port at CIVITAVECCHIA. We need to get from the port to the train station to Rome - are there ANY TAXIS? It seems like a LATE ARRIVAL - we your arrival let’s after a late departure or did you make up time? Thx!

@TravelsWithTony Жыл бұрын

We left late but made up the time. Since we were with car and had a hotel in Civitavecchia that night I never looked into taxis. A quick google search tells me you should have no problem finding a taxi on arrival.

@user-xb5pv7jf7c Жыл бұрын

@@TravelsWithTony I just can’t seem to find a good source for the taxis. Googled and all I can find is taxis into ROME ??

@user-xb5pv7jf7c Жыл бұрын

@@TravelsWithTony thank you for any help and guidance you can give…

@spacegreycoralred Жыл бұрын

How long before the sailing do you recommend arriving?

@TravelsWithTony Жыл бұрын

They say 2 hour minimum. I’m sure that’s a good idea on busy summer crossings. In February we could have arrived 15 minutes before

@spacegreycoralred Жыл бұрын

@@TravelsWithTony does that mean they expect us to sit in our cars for 2 hours running the engine?

@TravelsWithTony Жыл бұрын

@@spacegreycoralred you can park in the line and then go into the terminal where there is s bar and restaurant

@lizliz2861 5 ай бұрын

hey how's it going? I would like to know if there is crontole at the borders with police officers?

@TravelsWithTony 5 ай бұрын

I did not see one. It’s an internal EU crossing so maybe not.

@propeller8181 Жыл бұрын

But how to register - and where, before getting on board? You need to show how to get on-board first?

@TravelsWithTony Жыл бұрын

Yes. Excellent point. There are ticket windows in the main hall of the terminal building. They will scan your reservation and give you a room key (ticket with bar code). If you’re a walk on then go upstairs and cross the gangway. If driving, drive around the building and follow the line of cars.

@gordonmac2516 Жыл бұрын

@@TravelsWithTony Thanks, Tony. That helps enormously.

@jcdomenghini Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your video. Can you bring your own food on the ship (i.e., food items to make sandwiches, drinks, etc.)? Also, when I am looking at making a reservation, I have selected tickets for all six people in my family (which includes two small children). The reservation allows me to only select one room that only sleeps four people. We plan to have our two little ones sleep on the floor with blankets we travel with. Do you see that being a problem? - Not having a bed or seat reserved for all six of us even though we have tickets for all six of us. Thanks for your help!

@TravelsWithTony Жыл бұрын

I cant see how they can stop you from bringing food. But make sure you take it all up when you get on. They lock the car deck and you can't get back to it until the end of the ride. If the kids are smaller, they might fit two on the lonwer bunk, one on the uppoer, and one with you in the giant bed.

@murraybailey7313 Жыл бұрын

If this is a recent trip, not much has changed. Before covid, I travelled a few times with Grimaldi from Palermo to Genoa. The explanation for your negatives is Italian unions. Nothing, that's nothing, can be done about the staff/service. Until Mrs Thatcher reincarnates as an Italian

@TravelsWithTony Жыл бұрын

Yes, mid February. But why the unions? Don’t they try to get more people working?

@moonmist9 9 ай бұрын

@@TravelsWithTony They are usually on strike in Spain and Portugal, from what I hear.

@melincourt 21 күн бұрын

Thatcher that ruined the British economy for the next 50 years? Is that who you mean?