Looking for a day ferry from Naples to Palermo for late October. When I do a web search night ferries come up. Does anyone know if there is a day ferry and if so, which company?
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Corvallis OR
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What day of the week are you looking at? Where are you searching? I saw Naples to Palermo leaving at 9:00AM, but I just picked a dummy date of Oct 31. Ferries may run daytime only on certain days, but there are several ferry companies on that route so check with all of them. https://www.directferries.com/naples_palermo_ferry.htm
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OP
seattle
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Thank you very much. Have you taken the ferry? If so, did you have a cabin at night!
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Corvallis OR
7162 posts
We took the overnight ferry in the other direction - from Palermo to Naples. It was a fine experience. The cabin we shared (2 women) had bunk style beds, narrow but comfortable. I slept most of the way. Luckily we had calm seas so not much rocking. Not as glamorous as a cruise ship but serviceable. We arrived in Naples ready to go. I'd do it again without hesitation.
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We took the overnight ferry from Naples to Palermo and booked a cabin. The accommodations were sparse but comfortable and we slept well. Saw a beautiful sunrise just before arriving at Palermo.
Here's a link to a picture of the cabin...
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OP
seattle
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mont3589 What ferry line did you use? Your photo is beautiful.
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We were on the Raffaele Rubattino, don't remember the ferry line name, but from my pictures I believe it was Tirrenia.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/5cPVUBG2iNT47cV98
https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZbuToc8okqPcBHEx5
Posted by
Ottawa, Ontario
89 posts
I also have taken the overnight from Naples to Palermo twice. In high season, it is a lot of fun as there is entertainment in the lounge. The food was amazingly good, too. Late October likely gets you out of high season, so no entertainment.
I did a quick search on a Wed and Saturday in October and found only overnight ferries. Maybe daytime is a summer thing?
We took a "deluxe" stateroom - quite basic but fine for one night. Bunk beds. Over all, I quite recommend the ferry.