Make the most of your time at shore and visit the capital of Tuscany on this full-day shore excursion to Florence. Discover the Renaissance masterpieces of the city on your own or with a guided tour of the city which includes stops at the Duomo and Ponte Vecchio plus free time to enjoy the sights. This tour comes with a guarantee to make it back to your ship in time for departure.

Explore a UNESCO World Heritage Site—Florence
Enjoy time to go shopping and try local food (own expense)
Stay connected on the journey with onboard Wi-Fi
Choose from a transfer-only or guided option

What's Included

Assistance on board
English and Spanish speaking escort
Free map of Florence
Free wi-fi on the bus
Comfortable journey with GT coach
Return on time guaranteed
Air-conditioned vehicle
WiFi on board

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Largo Michele Fiorillo, 19124 La Spezia SP, Italy
Upon debarkation, passengers must takes one of the free shuttle bus from the pier till the terminal (ride takes 5 minutes) Staff will wait for you at the terminal exit with wearing a GREEN T-Shirt

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Ticket Redemption Point

Largo Michele Fiorillo, 19124 La Spezia SP, Italy

What To Expect

Florence

5 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Duomo - Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore (Pass By)

Ponte Vecchio (Pass By)

Piazza della Signoria (Pass By)

Mercato Centrale (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Near public transportation
Stroller accessible
Most travelers can participate
Not wheelchair accessible
Departure times are subject to change due to arrival to Cruise ships

Please, specify Ship Name and Boarding time
Be sure to be at the meeting point at least 15 minutes before departure time, at the meeting point you will find the staff wearing a GREEN T-Shirt. No refund will be give in case of late coming
If your ship makes an itinerary change or schedule change and you arrive in a different port or in a different schedule, please do not assume your tour has been cancelled. your tour will be schedule for the new port or for the new timing. Please call our representative to confirm the new details.
Meeting point just outside the cruise terminal
Return in time to the ship guaranteed.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 60 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Anita_L

Friendly staff very knowledgeable on time and good value, good commentary on way and good tips provided

Reviews

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Transfer to Florence

Anita_L, Sep 2023

Friendly staff very knowledgeable on time and good value, good commentary on way and good tips provided

4.5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 💫

Heather_M, Jul 2023

We were in Florence by noon, left at 5:15, and arrived at the cruise port by 7:15. Make sure you communicate clearly to the people if you want to go only to Florence or to both Florence and Pisa so you get your paid time in your desired city / cities. Our guide #1 Federico and #2 Francesco were adorable. The small maps they provided were truly extremely helpful! They were extremely clear on where and when to meet the bus at the end of these even provided a QR code to take you there if you forgot. My only criticism for improvement is they should organize the morning lineup better into distinct groups and clarify / label exactly which bus to get on (perhaps with colored stickers?) because there were a lot of people and business happening in the morning. Everything went quite smoothly after the morning.

Good choice

Daryl_H, May 2023

Very comfortable ride with a very helpful guide. We do recommend this fine s we vice. We got to see what we expected to see and had a fine time getting to the sites

Wonderful

Barbara_F, May 2023

Federico did a really good job of narrating. Jada did a great job of getting us to our destinations................................

Florence and Pisa

Jane_W, Aug 2022

Great value for money full day. Busy day so group need to be prompt!! Well organised and great guide plenty of knowledge Our trip was actually changed last minute due to numbers we were not planning on Pisa but glad we were offered the change as our day in Florence would have been too long on original booking. 3.5 hrs is enough to enjoy Florence and then have benefit to revisit Pisa 1.5 hrs. Our day was 10 hours and was left than 50 euros The only improvement I’d suggest to the excursions is the drop off point for Florence. It’s too far out of the town and no toilet facilities on the coach or at drop off and need walk 15 minutes minimum for toilet . After a 2+hr journey from a cruise port this was a challenge for a number of visitors ages and abilities. If smaller groups and minibuses instead of big coaches could get closer to the town it would be more comfortable. However once on arrival. Florence is a beautiful town full of history. Food and restaurants so laid back expect service to be slow and relaxed. A little pricey so shop around. Tipping is expected and standard. (Be aware of beggars and pestering to give you free bracelets. They will follow you!) Pisa has a great market and lovely places for food and Drink and plenty of ice cream options. Beautiful to visit and revisit. Doesn’t disappoint.

Response from Host, Aug 2022

Hi, thank you for sharing your experience. We are happy that you were able to discover Florence and Pisa thanks to our service. Your comment will certainly be useful to improve our service.

Did not get what we paid for!

2mtboxes, Jul 2022

We bought a shore excursion just to go to Florence. But once we got there, they said we are also going to pisa which we didn’t ask for! We had museum tickets later in the day in Florence that we lost the money for because we couldn’t go because we had to leave to go to Pisa which we didn’t want!!! They said we don’t have a choice and we couldn’t get our money back. Lost a whole day of our vacation doing stuff we didn’t want and didn’t pay for.

Response from Host, Jul 2022

Hi, we are sorry that you have not been able to use the museum tickets. In the cancellation conditions of the product sheet, the possibility of canceling the tour due to failure to reach the minimum number of participants is clearly visible: in that case, as happened for you, it is proposed to participate in a tour of equal or greater value (such as the addition of the visit to Pisa).

Disappointing

Andy_L, Jul 2022

We booked a bus from La Spezia to Florence for 10 for 7/6/22. We did not request to go to Pisa and specifically did not want to go there. Upon arrival at our check in point we were told that we would most likely have to go to Pisa. I told our contact person that wasn't what I booked and she did make arrangements (to her credit) for us to be picked up by another driver. However, that pick up ended up being 2 hours later than we had desired. We arrived at the meeting point at the appointed time only to have to wait half an hour for the guide of the other tour to come to the bus (everyone else was on board). He told us we would arrive at the port at 7:30 (that was our all aboard time). When I asked if he had been in contact with the ship he proceeded to tell me we had till 9 pm to get back. Luckily we arrived back at 7:15 but those on our bus were the last passengers to embark. Our plan was to be back to the ship at approximately 5 pm. There was supposed to be wi-fi on the bus (there was even a sign on the bus with the info) but he said no wi-fi. We were hoping to complete our airline check in on the return trip. All and all not a great experience.

Federico, muy amable,...

Pilar_S, Jul 2023

Federico, muy amable, atento y nos contó historias y relato paisajes muy bien. Excursión interesante y llegada a tiempo.

Fantástica

Artur_M, Jul 2023

Vista a Florença foi fantástica. Cidade a visitar novamente com mais calma. A guia foi uma grande ajuda.