Italy

Livorno (Florence/Pisa) cruise port

Livorno is a container and ferry port with a canal-laced old quarter called Venezia Nuova, and almost nobody comes for it. The call exists because Florence is about 90 minutes inland and Pisa about 45. Understand what that buys: a Florence excursion is roughly three hours on a coach around four hours in the city, and the Uffizi alone can eat half of that.

12 cruises in this guide call here · best months: Apr-Jun and Sep-Oct (Jul-Aug very hot, and Florence is overwhelmed)

The shuttle drops you at the wrong end of town for Florence

The cruise-line shuttle runs to the centre of Livorno, which is fine for a day in town and unhelpful for a train: the usual drop is Piazza Grande, nowhere near Livorno Centrale station, so you would still need a bus or taxi on top.

Passengers going by train usually skip it. From the Molo Mediceo berths you can walk out of the port and catch city bus 1 up Via Grande to the station in about 15 minutes; from the outer Darsena Toscana berths a taxi is the realistic option, about a 10-minute ride to the station.

Florence on the regional train

Regional trains run from Livorno Centrale to Firenze Santa Maria Novella one to three times an hour and take roughly 70-100 minutes, depending on stops. That leaves about four to five hours in Florence on a typical call - enough for the Duomo, Piazza della Signoria and the Ponte Vecchio on foot, not enough to add the Uffizi or the Accademia without a pre-booked slot.

Pisa is the easier win: Livorno Centrale to Pisa Centrale is 20-25 minutes, with trains every 15-30 minutes, and Piazza dei Miracoli is about a 20-minute walk from the station, so a Pisa half-day leaves real slack before all-aboard.

Sources: reidsguides.com, italyplanner.com, tourismattractions.net

Cruises that call at Livorno (Florence/Pisa)

CruiseLineLengthHere on
Norwegian Epic - Western MediterraneanNorwegian Cruise Line7 NightsDay 4
Disney Wish - Mediterranean from BarcelonaDisney Cruise Line7 NightsDay 6
Viking Star - Mediterranean OdysseyViking Ocean Cruises13 NightsDay 5
Sun Princess - Mediterranean SplendorPrincess Cruises7 NightsDay 5
MSC Meraviglia - Western Mediterranean from BarcelonaMSC Cruises7 NightsDay 6
Viking Neptune - Iconic Western MediterraneanViking Ocean Cruises7 NightsDay 6
Viking Vesta - Iconic Western MediterraneanViking Ocean Cruises7 NightsDay 6
Silver Ray - Riviera & Italian Coast: Monte Carlo to RomeSilversea7 NightsDay 4
Norwegian Viva - Western Mediterranean & Adriatic from BarcelonaNorwegian Cruise Line9 NightsDay 3
Seven Seas Explorer - Mediterranean LuxuryRegent Seven Seas10 NightsDay 3
Marina - Western Mediterranean RivieraOceania Cruises10 NightsDay 10
Norwegian Viva - Transatlantic Miami to BarcelonaNorwegian Cruise Line15 NightsDay 14

Often on the same itinerary

Ports that share the most sailings with Livorno (Florence/Pisa) in this guide.