12262 Does anyone know about Ferries?

Ciao, my name is Linda and I am a new user to this forum. I was wondering if anyone could help me with a question I have about the Ferries that go from Naples to Palermo.I have tried the web pages for the ferry companies but find them hard to understand. What I would like to know is, How much does it cost to take the ferry from Naples to Palermo, and return, as just a single passenger on foot, no car.

If anyone could help me that would be terrific.

Grazie,
Linda

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Travel & Holiday Advice

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 04/26/2009 - 13:24

Welcome Linda.

We do try hard to assist here but if no one on the Forum answers your question, then try [url=http://www.tripadvisor.com]Reviews of vacations, hotels, resorts, vacation and travel packages - TripAdvisor[/url] There is a VERY helpful woman anwering posts on the Sicily Forum called Vagabonda.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 04/26/2009 - 13:27

thats a link to a booking i made on a web site in english which came to 94.00 pounds leavin g on 27th april for two days ...return price and you have to book accomodation which i booked a seat onmon

[url=http://www.aferry.co.uk/quote/Booking/AFRYBook2.asp?A=A&SD=50559003913820090426182246]a ferry to - book almost any ferry crossing online, between UK, Ireland, France, Spain, Greece etc.[/url]

that link might be out dated or timed out

heres the link to the englsih web site so you can do it yourself

[url=http://www.aferry.co.uk/timetable/NapoliPalermoSNAVuk.htm]Napoli Palermo. Ferry timetables for the Napoli Palermo route and online booking.[/url]

hope that helps

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 04/26/2009 - 13:27

Vagabonda has helped me in the past, she certainly knows her stuff. :yes:

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 04/26/2009 - 13:30

[url=http://www.snav.it/en/destinations/sicily/palermo.html]Snav ? high speed ships to Palermo, Palermo ferries, Sicily ferries[/url]

That is the link to SNAV, in English, and you will see they are quoting €20 per passenger each way. However, to find out what your trip will cost (depends on time of year, day of week, whether you want a cabin etc etc) you should go through the booking system on the SNAV site to find out. (You can always not buy, but you'll know exactly what the offer is. (It will cost you more than the headline fare, I promise you!)

Actually, just done the booking scenario, and for June - travelling on Tuesdays, the return 'deck' passenger fare is €57 - so not so bad. In June (maybe also in May) there are daily sailings, whereas 'off season' you are limited to weekends which are more expensive and maybe they also insist on you having a chair at the very least. It's a long crossing though, 12 hours, so maybe it is a good idea.