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In most European ports you simply walk on and off the ship. Even in the busiest times, it takes nomore than five minutes. When you have a tendered stop, however, getting off and on the shipcan take quite a while, with waits at peak times reaching 30 minutes or more. You will not have togo through customs at any of the ports, though you will have to go through a security check-point.One thing to take into consideration when planing independent excursions is that some of the portsare quite a ways from the cities that you intend to visit. A prime example is Rome, which is about90 minutes from the port. So, the amount of sightseeing you can actually do is reduced by thecommute in and back. Ted
In most European ports you simply walk on and off the ship. Even in the busiest times, it takes no
more than five minutes. When you have a tendered stop, however, getting off and on the ship
can take quite a while, with waits at peak times reaching 30 minutes or more. You will not have to
go through customs at any of the ports, though you will have to go through a security check-point.
One thing to take into consideration when planing independent excursions is that some of the ports
are quite a ways from the cities that you intend to visit. A prime example is Rome, which is about
90 minutes from the port. So, the amount of sightseeing you can actually do is reduced by the
commute in and back.
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