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At least five lines start cruises at Rome's port.
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Two different regions — Western Mediterranean and Greek Isles — don't usually mix on one sailing.
Jump to regions →Not actually in Rome
A separate town 50 road miles out, with five terminals on seven docks.
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One official lot, one confirmed daily rate.
See parking →Flying into FCO
Budget 50-100 minutes depending on how you travel — this isn't a quick transfer.
Jump to getting here →In brief
Your itinerary says "Rome (Civitavecchia)", and the word in brackets is the one that matters. Civitavecchia is its own port town, about 50 road miles up the coast from central Rome. Getting from one to the other takes 50 minutes to two hours, depending on how you travel. Plan it as a transfer, not a hop.
It's a big embarkation port in its own right. At least five lines start cruises here, and Port Mobility counts five cruise terminals on seven numbered docks. The two newest, the Amerigo Vespucci and the Donato Bramante, opened in 2018 and at the end of November 2025.
One port, two kinds of cruise. Western Mediterranean sailings head for Barcelona and the French and Spanish coast; Greek Isles sailings head for Santorini, Mykonos and Turkey. Check which one you're on before you read the destinations below.
Cruise lines sailing from here
This is the one section on this page built to go stale on its own clock, so it's kept in one block, dated, sourced — and not repeated anywhere else on this page.
Five lines run homeport programs here: Costa Cruises and MSC Cruises, the two busiest on the turnaround schedules we read; Royal Caribbean International, with Legend of the Seas and Odyssey of the Seas on both Western Med and Greek Isles sailings, per its own itinerary pages; Celebrity Cruises; and Princess Cruises, with Enchanted Princess and Sun Princess. When we re-read cruisemapper's turnaround list on October 4, 2026, it also showed Viking ships starting cruises here.
Norwegian, Holland America, Carnival and AIDA show up on the same schedules, but we didn't check each against the line's own itinerary pages. If you're booking one of them, check the line's site.
The list comes from aggregated turnaround data, the record of which ships board and land passengers here. We checked it against Royal Caribbean's own pages, not every line's. Confirm your own ship and date before you plan around it.
Sources: cruisemapper.com's turnaround-schedule data for Civitavecchia, cross-checked against Royal Caribbean's own Western Mediterranean and Greek Isles itinerary pages — verified September 14, 2026. Confirm your own line, ship, and sailing date directly before booking around this list.
Where you can go
The stops below come from both regions. Barcelona and Marseille are embarkation ports in their own right, so their cards link to our guides for each, with the terminals and the ways around town. The other cards don't link anywhere yet.
Common, not guaranteed — port order and content vary by line, ship, and season, so check your specific itinerary rather than assuming from the pattern below.
Destinations
8 places you can reach from here
Grouped by how consistently each stop shows up on this port's own round-trip itineraries. Common, not guaranteed: the stops on any sailing depend on the line, the ship, and the season.
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Core
4Confirmed on at least two homeport lines' own itinerary pages — the most consistent stops from Civitavecchia.
Naples / Capri
Campania, Italy
The stop Rome's Western Med and Greek Isles round trips share most often, on Royal Caribbean's own itinerary pages for both.
Barcelona
Catalonia, Spain · also an embarkation port we cover
A standard stop on Rome's Western Med round-trips. Links to Barcelona's own embarkation guide, useful for terminal and getting-around info.
Santorini
Cyclades, Greece
A standard stop on Rome's Greek Isles round-trips, confirmed directly on Royal Caribbean's own itinerary page.
Mykonos
Cyclades, Greece
A standard stop on Rome's Greek Isles round-trips, alongside Santorini.
Regular
4Confirmed from here, but on fewer itineraries than the core four.
Palma de Mallorca
Balearic Islands, Spain
A regular stop on Rome's Western Mediterranean itineraries.
Marseille
Provence, France · also an embarkation port we cover
A regular stop on Rome's Western Med itineraries. Links to Marseille's own embarkation guide.
La Spezia
Liguria, Italy · gateway to Florence/Pisa
A regular stop for the Florence/Pisa/Cinque Terre area on Rome's Italian-coast itineraries.
Kusadasi
Turkey · gateway to Ephesus
A regular stop on Rome's Greek Isles itineraries, confirmed directly on Royal Caribbean's own itinerary page.
Occasional
0Real, but on a narrower set of itineraries than the tiers above.
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Not covered above: Civitavecchia is also a well-established port of call for cruises homeported at other Mediterranean ports we cover — the relationship runs both ways, and each of those ports' own destinations list covers that side of it.
Five terminals, seven docks, 50 miles from Rome
Roma Cruise Terminal (RCT), owned by Costa, MSC and Royal Caribbean, runs the cruise terminals; Port Mobility Civitavecchia runs the shuttles and the parking. Port Mobility counts five cruise terminals on Docks 10, 11, 12, 12bis, 13 and 13bis, plus Dock 25 across the harbour. The Amerigo Vespucci Terminal opened in 2018 at about 12,500 m², with more than 60 check-in counters. The Donato Bramante Terminal on Pier 12 was inaugurated at the end of November 2025, with 23 check-in desks.
A free shuttle runs from every pier to the Largo della Pace service centre, about 10 to 15 minutes. On ship days a CSP bus also runs from Civitavecchia station to the ships, €6 each way, roughly 7am to 7pm. Port Mobility doesn't publish which line uses which dock, and neither does any line we read except MSC, whose page names the Vespucci. Your cruise documents name yours, so go by those, not a past sailing.
| Terminal / Dock | Notes |
|---|---|
| Amerigo Vespucci Terminal | About 12,500 m², 60-plus check-in counters; opened 2018. MSC's page names it as its terminal |
| Donato Bramante Terminal | Pier 12; inaugurated at the end of November 2025; 23 check-in desks, expandable to 46 |
| Docks 10, 11, 12, 12bis, 13, 13bis, 25 | Numbered berths under Roma Cruise Terminal's management; specific assignment set by your cruise line |
Terminal facts from civitavecchia.portmobility.it, read October 4, 2026. Stable — but confirm your specific dock with your cruise line, since it isn't published centrally.
Parking, in short
Parcheggio Nord is the port's own lot, and Port Mobility's parking page calls it the only one inside the port. Its FAQ also names a second in-port lot, "Cruise", with no prices. Stable
€1.20/hour, €17/24 hours, and weekly rates of €79 (€69 online) in high season or €69 (€59 online) otherwise — with a free shuttle to your ship.
Where should I park for a Civitavecchia cruise?
One official in-port lot, confirmed rates, and what your options look like if it's full.
Compare your options →Getting here
Fiumicino is the better part of an hour from the port on a clear road, so budget it like a transfer, not a hop.
| Airport | Taxi | Cheapest independent route |
|---|---|---|
| FCO — Rome Fiumicino | ~66km (41 miles) to Largo della Pace by our routing, about 49 minutes with no traffic; fixed taxi fare €130 a car, both ways, all-in (ADR, Roma Mobilità) | FL1 train to Roma Trastevere or Ostiense, then the FL5 to Civitavecchia (about every 30 minutes, €4.60); then the port's €6 station bus, or the free shuttle from Largo della Pace |
Fixed fare per ADR and Roma Mobilità, trains per Port Mobility, distance by our OSRM routing — checked October 2026. Review periodically — confirm your specific dock before booking ground transport.
The night before, ranked: we’ve scored seventeen hotels for the night before a Civitavecchia cruise, from the port gate to Santa Marinella, Fiumicino and Rome, on what each one publishes. Four to start with:
| Hotel | Where | One thing to know |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel San Giorgio | Viale Garibaldi, seafront | Its own site offers a port shuttle and long-stay parking for cruisers, neither with a printed price. |
| Hotel Traiano | Via Fabio Filzi, town centre | Its Hotels.com listing offers a shuttle to the cruise terminal for a surcharge, price not printed. |
| Hotel Borgo del Mare | Via Olimpia, south side | Its site calls its transfer to the cruise terminals complimentary; no schedule is printed. |
| Hilton Garden Inn Rome Airport | Fiumicino | A free shuttle to and from Fiumicino, per Hilton — for a late landing. |
For a nicer night, see the splurge list, from Villa Giada to Rome’s MICHELIN Key hotels. Flying in? Fiumicino or Ciampino to the ship compares the €130 taxi, the trains and Carnival’s transfer.
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Civitavecchia FAQ
Which cruise lines actually homeport at Civitavecchia (Rome)?
At least five, on the turnaround schedules we read in September 2026: Costa, MSC, Royal Caribbean (Legend of the Seas and Odyssey of the Seas, on its own itinerary pages), Celebrity and Princess. Cruisemapper's list also showed Viking in October. Norwegian, Holland America, Carnival and AIDA call too, but we didn't check them against the lines' own pages.
Is Civitavecchia actually in Rome?
No. It's a separate port town about 50 road miles (80 km) from central Rome. The itinerary calls it Rome, but getting into the city takes 50 minutes to two hours, depending on how you travel, so plan the trip in.
Where does a cruise from Civitavecchia actually go?
Two regions. On Western Mediterranean itineraries: Naples/Capri, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Marseille, and La Spezia (for Florence/Pisa) are common. On Greek Isles itineraries: Santorini, Mykonos, and Kusadasi (Turkey) are common, usually alongside Naples/Capri. Check your own line's specific itinerary — the two regional patterns don't usually mix on the same sailing.
How much does parking cost at the Civitavecchia cruise port?
€17 for 24 hours at Parcheggio Nord, the port's own lot, per Port Mobility. Weekly rates run €79 (€69 booked online) in high season (May 16-Oct 31) or €69 (€59 online) the rest of the year, with a free shuttle to the ship.
How do I get from Rome’s airport to the Civitavecchia cruise port?
It's a real trip, not a quick transfer — about 66km (41 miles) by road from Fiumicino (FCO) to Largo della Pace, where the port's free shuttle starts, roughly 49 minutes with no traffic by our routing. Taxis charge a fixed €130 a car, either way, all supplements included, per ADR and Roma Mobilità. The cheapest independent route is the FL1 train to Roma Trastevere or Ostiense, then the FL5 to Civitavecchia (about every 30 minutes, €4.60), then the port's €6 station bus or the free shuttle from Largo della Pace. Budget real time either way.
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