Hours Ashore

Messina in 4, 6 or 8 hours

Timed from a 09:00 start. Add your ship's times and the Day Planner fits them to your real times.

4hours ashore

About 2 h 39 door to door from the Colapesce, Vespri and I Settembre quays, which leaves time for queues and a coffee.

  1. Off the ship, Colapesce, Vespri and I Settembre quays (Messina cruise terminal)
  2. Messina Cathedral (Duomo) 4 min to get there · 40 min here
  3. Bell tower and astronomical clock 3 min to get there · 30 min here
  4. Fountain of Orion 4 min to get there · 10 min here
  5. Santissima Annunziata dei Catalani 7 min to get there · 15 min here
  6. Fountain of Neptune 15 min to get there · 10 min here
  7. Back at the ship 11 min back
6hours ashore

About 4 h 56 door to door from the Colapesce, Vespri and I Settembre quays, which leaves time for queues and a coffee.

  1. Off the ship, Colapesce, Vespri and I Settembre quays (Messina cruise terminal)
  2. Messina Cathedral (Duomo) 4 min to get there · 40 min here
  3. Bell tower and astronomical clock 3 min to get there · 30 min here
  4. Fountain of Orion 4 min to get there · 10 min here
  5. Santissima Annunziata dei Catalani 7 min to get there · 15 min here
  6. Sacrario di Cristo Re 12 min to get there · 30 min here
  7. MuMe – Regional Museum of Messina 20 min to get there · 1 h 30 here
  8. Back at the ship 21 min back
8hours ashore

About 5 h 50 door to door from the Colapesce, Vespri and I Settembre quays, which leaves time for queues and a coffee.

  1. Off the ship, Colapesce, Vespri and I Settembre quays (Messina cruise terminal)
  2. Taormina and its ancient theatre 80 min to get there · 3 h 00 here
  3. Back at the ship 80 min back