Palermo Sicily Italy

2234 Cruises availables At departure or passage at this port

Costa Cruises (501 Cruises)

Cruise COS Costa Cruises Pacifica ship

Costa Pacifica

4118 Passengers
114500 tons
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Costa Smeralda

6900 Passengers
182700 tons
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Costa Toscana1

Costa Toscana

7004 Passengers
186364 tons
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Cunard (29 Cruises)

Cruise Cunard Queen Elizabeth ship

Queen Elizabeth

2081 Passengers
90400 tons
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MSC Cruises (1274 Cruises)

MSC Euribia

6318 Passengers
181000 tons
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msc meraviglia cruise ship

MSC Meraviglia

4500 Passengers
167600 tons
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msc musica cruise ship

MSC Musica

3223 Passengers
92409 tons
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MSC Cruises Seashore Ship Cruise

MSC Seashore

5331 Passengers
154000 tons
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MSC Cruises Seaview Ship

MSC Seaview

5179 Passengers
154000 tons
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msc splendida cruise ship

MSC Splendida

4363 Passengers
137936 tons
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Cruise MSC Virtuosa ship

MSC Virtuosa

6334 Passengers
181000 tons
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Oceania Cruises (59 Cruises)

Oceania Allura.

Oceania Allura

1200 Passengers
68000 tons
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Princess Cruises (176 Cruises)

Enchanted Princess.

Enchanted Princess

3660 Passengers
145000 tons
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Sun Princess.

Sun Princess

2000 Passengers
77441 tons
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Regent Seven Seas Cruises (15 Cruises)

Seabourn Cruise Line (24 Cruises)

Viking Ocean Cruises (42 Cruises)

Windstar Cruises (28 Cruises)

Star Legend.

Star Legend

502 Passengers
12995 tons
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Frequently Asked Questions

At the Stazione Marittima, directly alongside the city centre. It is one of the best-placed ports in the Mediterranean: a few minutes on foot puts you in the main arteries of the Sicilian capital.
Yes. Via Emerico Amari leads in about fifteen minutes to the Teatro Politeama, then Via Ruggero Settimo and Via Maqueda run down into the historic centre. Allow 25 to 30 minutes on foot from the quay to the cathedral, or a few euros by taxi.
Stay in the historic centre, where the essentials fit within a kilometre: the Quattro Canti, Piazza Pretoria, the Martorana and San Cataldo, then the cathedral and the Palatine Chapel in the Norman Palace. Trying to add Monreale in the same half-day means rushing and seeing nothing properly.
The high point of the call, inside the Norman Palace. Consecrated in the 12th century under Roger II, it combines golden Byzantine mosaics on the vaults with a muqarnas wooden ceiling made by Arab craftsmen. Three cultures worked on it together, and it shows.
Yes if your call lasts the full day, no if it is short. Monreale cathedral, 8 km up in the hills, holds one of the largest Byzantine mosaic cycles in the world. Many lines offer it as a half-day tour, often combined with the historic centre.
Street food, at Ballarò or the Capo: panelle (chickpea fritters), golden arancine, soft sfincione and, for the bold, pani ca meusa made with spleen. A ricotta cannolo for dessert, and lunch is settled for a few euros.
Yes, in busy areas and by daylight. The markets and central streets are lively and well policed, but the tight crowds of Ballarò and the Capo suit pickpockets: bag closed and in front of you, phone put away. Avoid empty side streets on the fringes of the centre.
The euro. Cards work in restaurants, museums and shops, but street vendors and market stalls run on cash. Keep small notes and coins for street food.
April to June and September to October. Sicilian summers regularly top 35 °C and the city is hard to cross on foot at midday. Spring gives the best mix of light, temperature and well-stocked markets.
Yes, with some care. The markets fascinate children and street food solves lunch without waiting. On the other hand traffic is heavy, sidewalks are narrow and uneven, and the noise tires younger ones: a stroller here is more hindrance than help.