Product Description

More Americans than ever are taking cruises in Europe, the fastest-growing cruise region in the world. Fodor's European Ports of Call is filled with concise and practical overviews of over 70 major cruise ports throughout Europe, offering cruise passengers everything they need to know to make the most of their day ashore and enjoy unique shore excursions independently.

For each European port, Fodor's provides:
·A detailed overview of what awaits passengers on shore, including transportation options
·Coverage of all major sights, including admission costs and hours
·Restaurant recommendations for lunch ashore
·The best activities and excursions for more active travelers
·Accurate and useful maps for each port

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #61163 in Books
• Published on: 2008-05-06
• Released on: 2008-05-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 512 pages

Review
"In terms of comprehensiveness of coverage, the very accessible format, and the enthusiastic tone, this series remains one of the best on the market." –Booklist
 
"Fodor's super-informative guidebooks are known for accuracy and attention to detail…" –The Sacramento Bee
 
"The Fodor's guides are notable for their ratings of sights, restaurants, shops, accommodations and attractions." –Chicago Tribune
 
"The great detail, infectious spirit, and attractive format are distinguishing traits of these guides, which are entries in one of the top series in the business." –Booklist
 
"Fodor's can help you plan the perfect adventure" –The Arizona Republic
 
"Always thoughtfully written and easily readable, Fodor's travel guides have become a must-have when traveling to unfamiliar destinations" –Mid South Magazine
 
"Widely recognized as the gold standard of mainstream travel" –Honolulu Advertiser

Customer Reviews

Guide Book Revisited
I deleted my earlier review where I gave this book 3 stars. The reason why I changed my mind and decided to give this book 5 stars was that as I started planning my shore excursions for my upcoming European cruise, I realized how helpful...no, make that VALUABLE... this book was. This book became an integral part of my planning and I saved a lot of money by making my own plans and not having to rely on the cruiseline. I especially appreciated the info on unfamiliar ports and how far they were to the major cities by transportation. I mean, really, I've never heard of Livorno! Where on earth was Malaga? (Livorno is a port in Italy to go to Florence/Pisa and Malaga is a port in Spain to go to Granada.) One of the reason why I initially did not liked the book was that the chapters were sorted in alphabetical order; thus, if I have several ports of call in one country, I have to flip back and forth. I resolved this problem by buying colored tabs and I assigned each country color code (i.e. green tab for Spain, blue tab for Italy, etc, etc.) This solved my irritation and now I am happy with the book. The book will gave you glimps of ports of call with maps and insights. Highly recommended if you are going on European cruise and have never been there before.

Cruise ports help
We are a group of travel friends who took a cruise from Istanbul to Venice with stops in Greece, Italy, Montenegro, etc. Shore excursions are very pricey on ships - this book save us a huge pot of money since it was clear a number of our ports were small walled cities in which we could wander with the guidebook. We did take tours in Athens because of time constraints and its size but the rest was easy to follow. Highly recommended.