I saw the link to this cruise ship schedule on another post: http://ports.cruisett.com/ Does anyone know if this tends to be fairly comprehensive? It shows no ships docking in the Cinque Terre when I'm going to be there on 10/3 and 10/4, which seems like unusually good luck. It also shows a light schedule in Venice when we are there, on 9/29 and 9/30. Just curious. 2 more weeks until we leave for our trip, and I can't wait!
Here is the other link Lola gave for Venice. http://crew-center.com/venice-italy-port-cruise-ship-calendar-2016
Looks like a fair number of ships in Venice 29 & 30.
You might find whatsinport.com useful.
Thanks for the other links! I suppose I'm not as concerned about Venice because I've read that it is fairly easy to wander the back canals and escape the crowds. The link Dennys gave shows a couple ships in port for the Cinque Terre that the original link didn't show, but they look like smaller companies. I suppose I should add this to the list of things to stop worrying about because they are beyond my control (my hubby has cut me off from checking the weather before we go after I checked it a bit obsessively prior to our last trip! Ha!). Thanks everyone!
We went on a cruise a few years ago along the Dalmatian Coast and I mentioned those websites to one of the crew members. They laughed and said they were very unreliable, at least in reference to the ship I was on. I was on a much smaller sailing ship though, so maybe the websites are better with the larger cruise lines.
3 Oct Carnival Vista in port in Livorno
3 Oct Regent Seven Seas Explorer in port in Portofino
3 Oct MSC Musica in port in Genoa
4 Oct MSC Opera in port in Genoa
4 Oct AIDAstella in port in La Spezia
Taken from ...
http://www.cruisetimetables.com/#destports
Thank you, David! I didn't look at the surrounding ports, so that makes a difference.
Smiley face. U r welcome.