ShoreClock
A safer way to plan time ashore

Know what fits before you leave the ship.

Turn arrival and all-aboard times into a realistic shore window. Compare compact city days, independent transfers and cruise-specific excursions without pretending every port call is a full day.

Choose a portHow it works
Ship arrives08:00
Usable shore time6h 45m
Return-by target15:45
Example only — your call, transport and pace change the result.
Evidence-selected MVP

Three Mediterranean gateways

Selected from Semrush US demand, qualitative SERP gaps and strong excursion fit.

01 Italy · reviewed 2026-07-30

Civitavecchia / Rome

Use the planner to decide whether Rome is realistic or whether a lower-stress day in Civitavecchia fits your call better.

Open port planner 02 Italy · reviewed 2026-07-30

Livorno / Florence & Pisa

Compare a relaxed Livorno day with Pisa or Florence before committing most of the call to transfers.

Open port planner 03 France · reviewed 2026-07-30

Marseille

Build a realistic city route around the cruise terminal transfer instead of treating the Old Port as walk-off distance.

Open port planner
Port-day decisions

Answer the timing question before choosing the excursion.

Evidence-led guides for the highest-consequence transfer decisions in the first three ports.

Rome port-day timing

Rome in one cruise day

Build a realistic Civitavecchia-to-Rome cruise-day timeline around port shuttles, station access, travel time and an early return target.

Read the timing guide Livorno port-day decision

Florence and Pisa in one port day

Decide whether Florence and Pisa can both fit into a Livorno cruise day after the port shuttle, station transfers and a conservative return buffer.

Read the timing guide Marseille regional port day

Marseille cruise port to Cassis

Plan a Marseille cruise-port trip to Cassis around the terminal transfer, city connection, weather-sensitive access and a safe return target.

Read the timing guide
Method, not magic

We remove time before recommending anything.

  1. 01Start with the ship clock. Arrival and all-aboard are the hard boundaries.
  2. 02Subtract friction. Disembarkation, transport and return buffers reduce the usable window.
  3. 03Grade the slack. Routes are comfortable, moderate, tight or not recommended.
Prototype boundary

No live traffic, train, tender, berth or ship-schedule feed is connected. Always verify official information and the all-aboard time shown by your cruise line.