Bithia
Operated by Tirrenia
Bithia
Operated by Tirrenia
Operated by Tirrenia on the Civitavecchia Olbia & Genoa Olbia routes
Sister ship to the Athara, Bithia is 8 decks high and 214 metres in length and can carry around 2800 passengers and up to 900 vehicles. Amenities you will find on board include a cinema, children’s play area, a bar, self-service and an al carte restaurants plus much more.
Please Note: Whilst we have taken great care in making our Bithia guide as accurate as possible, onboard facilities, services and entertainment may vary depending on the date and time of year that you travel, facilities mentioned may change without notification and ferry companies reserve the right to operate vessels other than those mentioned at time of booking without prior notification.
out of 5
8% of our customers recommended this ship
"Good value"
Good way of making it to Sardinia, calm in the night. Cabin even has shower!
"Ferry Civitaveccia to Olbia"
Easy online ticket, remember to print. Be aware that it might be hard to find a taxi to the port in Civitaveccia as it is a cruise harbor if you have no car. Clean and nice ferry. Took 8 hours, not 6.
"What title?"
I can understand people sleeping in the corridors of the ship but not dogs doing a pee everywhere where possible - honestly everywhere . Discusting !
"Late, tatty boat"
Boat departed almost 2 hours late. Quite scruffy & tatty boat. Staff friendly
"Not worth it"
In italy you get what you pay for , the price of food on the ferry is 4 times s much as anywhere else , no wi-wi so you loose service for a few hours , the crew believes they are doing you a favor by being here , you can’t let the italians run anything , is doomed to fail
"Noisy Tired and old....not value for money"
Over £400 for return trip with car and 2 adults with cabin .....ferry was tired and shabby...cabins had smelly toilet broken curtains and not too hygienic bathrooms..worst was noise all night as an old ferry so paid for a cabin but not possible to sleep due to clunking all night....we have taken overnight ferry’s before and never had this so bad.....use another ferry company if you can like Sardinia ferries rather than this one.if you do have to use this one take your own food......11 euros for 2 coffees and 2 croissants for breakfast......usual price even in capital tourist area is about 6 or 7 so total rip off.
"nice first exciprience"
we traveled with my family during the night - 10 hours from Civitavencchia to Arbatax. I recommend for sure to reserve a cabine if you want to have a shower and sleep. the food in the restaurant was good, the trip was safe and the staff was polite and friendly. need to buy tickets in advance and just copy on a paper to show on the entrance.
"Smooth ferry crossing"
Very pleasant for the most part. Air conditioning set too low, everyone had jumpers on. Food way too expensive and cold on arrival, microwave didn’t work.
"Superhero ship"
Service in the bars great, friendly and helpful. Food on board poor quality, limited healthy options and over priced. We were also keep awake by the staff trying to fix something in a room that was empty
"Excellent experience with Tirrenia Civitavecchia-Olbia"
We were in four with a cabin and car on the route Civitavecchia-Olbia-Civitavecchia. Excellent service. Kind staff, good value for money at the restaurant on board.
"Tirrenia ship"
Excellent organization and fast boarding, big and comfortable cabin
"10 June 2015 journey"
Punctual departure and arrival, well organised the garage, first class external cabin (2 adults) good. Helpful staff
"Comfortbale journey"
Tirrenia Bithia is a very comfortable ship, the cabin it was first class for real, big and clean. There are not so many bar/restaurant/self service, but it was fine. Really good breakfast at the restaurant. The restaurant, the seats and all the enviroments are really fancy.
"hot dishes"
Good welcoming and staff, food should be improved and served hot.
"Boarding Keruffle"
The ship was ship shape, on time, the cabins compact/clean and comfortable. BUT the boarding process in Civitavecchia utterly chaotic. Poor signage, only one luggage scanner and not enough staffing. Better in Cagliari but still long lines to check in. The sit down restaurant was a real disappointment. They did not have half of the items on the menu and and did not provide the proseco as the menu advertised for the fixed price diner. My advice "self cater" unless you are a snack bar fan.
"Fantastic ferries"
Both the booking arrangements via Direct Ferries and the crossing itself with Tirrenia we excellent - all staff on board friendly, helpful, and efficient. All on time. Highlly recommended.
"Ferry crossing Genoa to Olbia"
just to let you know we loved our trip on the 'Bithia'. The cabin was very comfortable. All staff were very helpful and polite. We hope to visit Italy in the future and take another trip on one of your ferries. Katharina Thomas and Stephen Smith GB.
"excellent"
Excellent way to speed up time!
"All good"
Good boy!
"To Sardinia"
Excellent service, punctual, apart from the priority gave to truks during boarding and landing.
"Trip all good"
All good, we are happy and satisfied from the journey
"Porto Torres Genoa 5th November"
That day the sea was rough... The captain changed route so we had a good trip
"Civitavecchia-Olbia/Olbia -Civitavecchia"
All went perfectly
"every thing went smooth as silk."
We took the ferry from cittivecchia to oblia sardenia and all went well as it could. the boat was available for boarding quite early so we could settle in. The directferries web site made booking the trip very easy. the only small drawback was that when you pulled up the options for the trip you wish the options to other destinations also pop up. in other words if you want to go to oblia, the trips to cagliari pop up in line at the bottem of the page. if not careful you might book a trip to the wrong destination. there is not demarcation between the two destinations. but all in all direct ferrys worked great and i will use them again
"all perfect"
positive experience. Departure on time, good restaurant and nice staff. Recommended
"23 years Of Tirrenia outbound and return"
departure on time. Good and clean cabin. Bad food at the self service restaurant. There are no seats for everyone on the deck, shame!
"Sardinia 2014"
It was our first experience with Tirrenia, very positive.
"great online booking"
fast, cheap and easy the online booking system on DirectFerries website. Tirrenia should improve the service on board now.
"Direct Ferries YES - Tirrenia NO"
so, I'm ging to Sardinia every month for work. I have nothing to say about Direct Ferries because the service is always the best. But Tirrenia, €730 for 2adults, 1 child with cabin and a car, return ticket, I think is very expensive.
"staff at the bar not polite at all"
the staff at the bar was very rude and not polite.
"very good service"
all good even if the air conditioning is too strong. Recommended
"all good"
all good, departure on time, very clean, air conditioning too high
"expensive ticket and boarding process not well organized"
Goodmorning, all great but at the port they should be more organized during the boarding process. Expensive ticket.
"booking"
we booked our tickets for Sardinia. All good
"all good"
all good
"arrival time 13.30, real arrival at 15.30"
bad service on my crossing Civitavecchia-Olbia with 2 hours delay
"Genova/Olbia"
all good
"Did what it said on the box!"
Cheep and cheerful, ferry to Civitavecchia! The Staff were nice and really helpful, with English language used extensively.
"Way to Olbia"
During the booking it was written that you should arrive at the port at least 120 minutes prior to departure of the ferry. We arrived 60 minutes prior and had no problems. Very good bar, a lot of space to walk. We really enjoyed our trip.
"never again"
2 hours late, people everywhere sleeping, impossible to find a spare seat. What else?
"Check in was chaotic"
We booked online and got a confirmation email. On the confirmation, it said that tickets must be picked up at the port, and besides the confirmation, we had no other proof that the tickets were purchased. On arrival at the port, it was not clear what was expected of us. The check-in point turned out to be an office (somewhere in a mall) which wasn’t located at the port. We had to leave the car somewhere else to go and collect the tickets from the office. The employee at the office barely understable, his English was as lousy as our Italian, so it was hard to communicate. After collecting the tickets, we had to return to the car and make our way to another place where the check-in point was located. Very inconvenient. We certainly were not the only ones who had to do this. More information in advance would be apprieciated, or just sending the tickets by mail would also be more convenient. Everything else was fine.
"My opinion"
It's 10 years that I'm travelling from and to Sardinia with Tirrenia.
"A more transparent fare"
I've been taking the ferry for holidays in Sardinia for 20 years, therfore I think I am very experienced regarding that journey. Everything is good overall, the staff is polite, the food is good and varied, the cleanliness of the cabin is not as good. The ferry fare has increased a lot in the last few years (but it has for all companies), the only thing that annoys me is that there is no longer a list of fares like there was in the previous years, with clear and fixed priced for each thing during low, intermediate and high season.
"Installation"
we booked a first class cabin for 2 with shower and toilet and we were given a 1st class cabin for 4
"Quick, afforadable, but unconfortable"
The ferry was quick and inexpensive, as it was low season. However, sleeping in a seat is definitely uncomfortable! It’s cold, uncomfortable and some lights were switched back on at 5.20am without any reason, as we could only access our car at 8am.
"Tirrenia Ferry"
Wow, the ferry service with Tirrenia has certainly improved since I last took the ferry from Civitavecchia to Olbia and Olbia to Genoa (and back) in 1994. The facilities and staff were wonderful. The stateroom, an exterior two-person first class cabin, was adequately equipped with fresh towels, nice bed linens and toiletries. I definitely recommend to those possibly sitting on the fence deciding whether to take Tirrenia. An enjoyable journey. The meal service left a bit to be desired but was adequate.
"satisfied with the prestation"
a very confortable and pleasant crossing
"on line booking"
I am sorry but in our previous review we have forgotten to report that we were disappointed from the fact that even though we made the booking on- line we had to go to the agency make the queue, What is the point of making a booking and buy on line if we have to do the queue for an operation already made?
"Everything fine"
I have read a lot of negative review on Tirrenia, but my experience was quite good. I travlled on the way there on the Sharden, and the cabin were too small, in the return I used Nuraghes and was better.
"Journey Cagliari/ Civitavecchia"
Excellent Journey, we have been happily surprised to find the ship very clean and the staff really helpful, in comparison to past experiences.
"unforgettable journey"
we had an unforgettable experience especially for my wife, it was the first time for her. She was so enthusiastic and loved the trip.
"too expensive "
Compared to flight too expensive!
"Genoa-Olbia "
In our first booking We were not disappointed, everything went smoothly. On the ferry there was instead booked 2-bed-cabin even a 4-bed-cabin (even if we had not used them;)) Price / performance were top!
"well traveled "
The two crossings were fine. Unfortunately we booked without cab - on the way back were unfortunately no longer available cabins, but it is our fault.
"Catastrophic organization, but on time "
Positive: - Relatively large cabins - Punctuality negative: - Incredibly poorly organized clearance outside and inside the ship (only one computer at the cabin award, two people stand around uselessly at the front desk, in the car snakes a single person who dispatches successively the car - and that does not even stringent: we were with the online confirmation by left our fellow passengers had to return to the switch and issue a ticket let) - Announcements only in Italian and late into the night (about five times the passengers a cabin were asked to come to the reception, instead of that you become one of those times on the way to the cabin and at the exit of the driver of a Munich was. Mercedes' four times proclaimed that he finally should move away from his vehicle - everything exclusively in Italian - what would be in an emergency) - No seating on deck - Not tested meals on board except coffee (which was good!)
"Kaos during transfers in Olbia "
On the way back they had not informed us that had to be switched in Olbia!! The coordination of the car-debarkation was simply - Poor!
"Unfriendly staff "
The staff on the ship was generally unmotivated and unfriendly. We were sold croissants, although they had no more. Unfortunately, at first nobody wanted to help, ie get money back or new croissants. The employee at the cash register is then disappeared with our acknowledgment to fetch new croissants, but then not returned. The new employee at the cash register did not want to know about our problem, it is not as responsible. Finally after about 40 minutes of talking we have still got the missing croissants.
"Value for money ok"
Ship was the end of September, respectively. In early October no longer fully utilized. Catering we did not use ...
"Pleasant trip "
The trip on the ferry was super pleasant. We were pleasantly surprised by the 4-bed cabin and were able to sleep very well. Backlash for the children is great. Even the evenings meantime was good.
"crossing genoa-porto torres "
Tirrenia has improved greatly in recent years. Very good value for money
"All i.O. "
The name of the ferry I do not remember. Was a very pleasant voyage. In Genoa, the check was not entirely clear (first time on a ferry) for me. My assessment is based on no comparison.
"Färja på medelhavet"
I've been taking the ferry from Genua-Porto Torrer two ways. I can strongly recommend the operator. The check in was working perfect. The staff on broad was very helpful, well cleaned cabin. Would be good if you could speak Italian. The information from the speakers was only in italian. Wierdly, only on the outbound route, on the return route you could hear the information in english. I will come back next summer!
"Could be cleaner "
Cabin in terrible condition, on my intervention regarding the lack of towels me one hours were passed without comment at the reception 2 towels ...... departed too late ....
"unfriendly "
Unfriendly and unhelpful staff on the ship. Complicated procedure (solo prenotatione, non ticket) when booking over the Internet, conceited and rude staff at the ticket counter.
"Noise and vibration in the comfort chair / SEP October 2013 "
The comfort chair, so as to read in the description, do not provide a night's sleep, as the rest can not be far geniug tilted backwards and the lower leg completely missing. Every airplane seats on long-haul offers so little. In addition, seat vibration (the whole boat vibrates) are so strong that you can not fall asleep.
"deep sleep "
Slept in a clean, comfortable cabin, until the speaker woke me up. The food served in the restaurant, I was not particularly.
"Two completely different rides! "
On the crossing from Genoa to Sardinia we found, unfortunately, very unfriendly and unmotivated staff. A fellow traveler, older couple, got yelled loudly from a parking attendants, they nevertheless hurry should and let loudly a tirade in Italian go. This is not a tone for and with passengers. at the bar while driving was not scolded, but had the staff very listless and unmotivated. No please or thank you gift, a glass was given only on demand and a friendly smile was far away. on the way back then exact opposite, nice, courteous and helpful staff! The cabins we booked a 2 bed inside with bathroom were functional. The bathroom was not clean.
"Two completely different rides! "
On the crossing from Genoa to Sardinia we found, unfortunately, very unfriendly and unmotivated staff. A fellow traveler, older couple, got yelled loudly from a parking attendants, they nevertheless hurry should and let loudly a tirade in Italian go. This is not a tone for and with passengers. at the bar while driving was not scolded, but had the staff very listless and unmotivated. No please or thank you gift, a glass was given only on demand and a friendly smile was far away. on the way back then exact opposite, nice, courteous and helpful staff! The cabins we booked a 2 bed inside with bathroom were functional. The bathroom was not clean.
"What more could you want "
Outward journey: ship hardly occupied, the deck we were almost alone in the cafeteria, the friendly man behind the counter had even time, to heat the rather expensive cheese salami sandwich. cabin is although loud engine noise, but otherwise TOP Return journey: ship very full and the deck locked. The lounges were pretty stuffed and cheese sandwich cold not edible. Cabin: The next morning, went for a short time at the toilet flushing nothing more, but otherwise the cabin again TOP: Clean beds and this time managed to get even quieter cabin. Too bad that there are no seating on deck. But if you know it, you can take something to sit on onto thee deck. remarkable the friendliness especially the cabin cleaning staff. Thanks also to direct ferries - has everything worked out great!
"Good standard, poor organization "
Return trip to Olbia were ok The cabins were spacious and clean. The price of 223 € for round-trip including outside cabin and car is very cheap. Criticism: All aboard Information only in Italian! If this is even in an emergency standard as the panic is inevitable. Necessary to turn car by 180 degrees when you want to get out of the shipwithout being helped in any way by the staff. No regulatory intervention.
"Boat trip from Genoa to Porto Torres "
It's very easy when you come from the highway to find the harbor entrance and the check-in. The check in went quickly. Since my husband could not travel, we got even vouchers for dinner free. The embarkation went without stress in a useful period of time. The cabin with 4 beds was very well equipped and clean. The dinner was super good, really fresh fare I know the Italian food good, since my husband is Italian. I was extremely satisfied with the crossing to Porto Torres. Disembarkation was also without any problems. I can understand the shipping company Tirrenia only recommend, I had previously read all the negative posts.
"Tirrenia, unfortunately, still learned nothing .... "
Price - performance compared to other lines z.Bsp Moby unfortunately did not agree. Sanitary areas old, many defects and dirty Staff only after a call for help ready a lot of staff that is not competent Tirenia is and remains one of the worst lines in the Mediterranean sea space .... Sorry we have experienced in the past 25 years ...
"Journey Civitavecchia /Olbia"
Everything alright, nothing to write home about, but good enough.
"Genoa Porto-Torres"
A great journey, an helpful staff
"Pooh toilet "
The toilet in the cabin this dirty shower head was not to fix, the toilet on the higher deck next to the reception was just disgusting. On the way the staff a little unmotivated and unfriendly accordingly. Food in the restaurant too expensive according to the quality, but the quality Selfsevice was ok priced on the highest level.
"OK "
Were foursome plus cars. One-night stay without cab is exhausting. The price with cabin but is too high. The furniture in the residence hall are already consumed plenty.
"Nearly everything is super. "
Everything went well, and the service was very good. Only the system of the cabin numbering is opaque. It takes help to find the cabin.
"dirty "
Cab not clean, curtain partially demolished, mold in shower, not usable.
"Trip went quickly!"
After the embarkation procedure, we went upstairs and we were worried about the journey.. however the overnight crossing was quiet, we managed to sleep quite well and we were pleasantly woken by the smell of the coffee, and after a while we arrived to Genoa.. See you for the next crossing.
"embarking of 3/07/2013 at 9 o clock with Nuraghes"
Due to the port tax, the price of the tickets are too expensive. The self service and garage staff was unprofessional.. In my opinion this is not a good value for the money spent.. They were not punctual even though the weather was quite good..
"Good Crossing for all!"
I have to say that I found a very good service , punctual on the arrival, the crossing was comfortable.. Congratulations to the staff as they were really helpful… bye
"Genoa Arbatax return. "
The staff is friendly; The ship is old but well maintained; The time schedule has been exactly observed; From beneficial it would be if you could print on your own printer boarding Papers.
"horror "
The ship is very old and musty. Cabins especially the bathroom is full of everywhere quirks on and clean it was unfortunately not. The mattresses were totally worn out. The food at the fast food restaurant was expensive and barely edible. And the staff something of unfriendly. We have already made some ferry rides, but never with the Tierren and this we will never do it again. Can only advise. Rather pay a few more euros. If you do not speak Italian one has to understand what a bad hand when making an announcement, it makes the effort to translate into english not.
"A decent prestation"
The overall prestations were good for the price, but the timekeeping wasn't good. It was ok for us, because we had our own vehicle, but it's more complicated for people who have a train or a flight to catch. I appreciated the tickets check in, the responses given by the call centre and the information by SMS if there's a problem. I am satisfied and happy with the price.
"The Journey Porto Torres / Genova on Tirrenia vessel"
The cabins and the facilities were adequate, the self service restaurant was not adequate, in terms of quality and the prices very expensive, bar areas were unusable for the amount of people who seem to use them as a place to sleep.. I hope in the future the staff will take an action on this matter... Kind Regards
"Excellent service"
the embarking/disembarking procedure was fast and efficient. The only negative aspect was the uncomfortable armchairs.
"Too expensive for the booths unattractive "
The price for the unattractive and not contemporary cabins was too high
"Pleasant Crossing "
The Tirrenia offers currently (autumn 2013) the only ferry from Genoa to Porto Torres, Sardinia. These monopoly mainly reflected in the prices. The ferries are well equipped and meet the international standard. The staff is friendly and competent . Gastronomy - with the exception of the hunted, extremely meager breakfast - is OK, slightly better than the competition (on other similar routes).
"lousy service, same trip never again "
The trip was beautiful along the coast of Sardinia. HOWEVER if you want to go to the bar, the restaurant or any shop you want to find out did the selection as well as the willingness service is very limited, as if there was no crisis. They could do a lot of business on board but just miserably miss any opportunity. So sad. On top: the cabin was not clean, the towels not Replaced and no toileteries. Same trip never again.
"A comment "
We had to stay in our cabin because of a very agitated sea during the outbound journey. During the inbound journey, the sea was calm and the crossing went well. We were expecting more courtesy from the staff though to guide us through the different decks and to the places where we could it. We were disappointed with the cold meals and the expensive price of the crossing. We doubt that we'll use Tirrenia again.
"Excellent Journey"
Excellent price and services, I think for my next journey I will book again with direct ferries and Tirrenia.
"Always an adventure "
At first, my wife and I were still skeptical and imagined us what could have happen. Now after the holidays we can clearly give the all-clear. It all worked out super. From booking through to crossing back and forth a unique and especially stress-free experience. The crew is very friendly. In-service restaurant you will even pampered.
"Disappointed"
Cabin allocated was at rear of ship with a lot of vibration and noise from the engines. Food and service in cafeteria was extremely poor.
"Loss"
Good Morning in the date 13/09/2013 I left in the cabin 277 a stuffed animal of my daughter, and I wonder if it possible to get it back if you have found it, cheers
"Journey with Tirrenia"
Good Morning, on the contrary of other opinions that I have heard about the Tirrenia ferries, I want to give my thoughts about it. In my opinion Tirrenia is the only company which is punctual, the other companies instead arrive late in order to keep the customes onboard longer so that they have to eat on board and spend a lot more money..
"Crossing with Tirrenia from Genoa to Porto Torres "
We had deliberately taken the overnight ferry and the so-called Pullman seats booked (these are dorms with rows of seats as the plane, and 3 times a times a 2-seater series). The seats are quite small and can hardly be reclined, sleeping is anything but relaxing. Are we sure do not in this form again. We traveled in threes, and the Italians managed either on the way or on the return trip, contiguous to reserve a three-seat bench for us (we had a reservation made in February on the Internet). If again, either by plane or cabin on the ship, but the latter is much more expensive.
"Tirrenia "
Tirrenia Bithia and Janos from Genoa to Olbia and back, certainly better than Moby Drea and Otta. The ships are old and I let things Cleanliness unfortunately to be desired. The beds in the cabins perfectly clean. Confusion when searching the cars, because the access to the car decks too late. The first cars leave the ship even during single driver still in search of their car and are blocking the whole process. Moby in the way, is not much better. The staff was friendly and courteous, if you speak Italian. But it is finally in Italy!!
"who knows?"
in my trip experience,the air-conditioning was really too high, the prices of the services were too expensive.
"All the best "
(except for the live show on the return trip with a cabin directly above the dance floor - was indeed loud, but at midnight the spell was broken -> So OK)
"Crossing to Porto Torres and back "
On the way we were very happy until the state of the toilets, which were creepy. ON the way back we had seats that you can not lean back and we were scattered that goes with children (5 and 9) not at all. We then tried to secure a place in the bar, the only thing we were able to get was a bed right on the dance floor, where we were exposed to 1 clock with karaoke, which was hard, but because of the distribution is otherwise not possible . So please let families together. Tip: why you can because with the seats, the center armrest does not fold up, as were families who can not book early and therefore do not pay the cab, at least the opportunity to settle with his child a little cozy on these chairs. And it's been tough: we have about 3 and a half months previously booked and almost 900, - paid without a cab. We met a family who has already booked nearly 1 year before: who 700, - paid WITH cabin. As you get even the crisis .... While I would not go back that way, but I can not recommend directly there, so below the NO
"General considerations of the Journey"
I travelled on the way there with Nuraghes ship: the cabin was clean, but during the return journey I found the cabin really dirty. The staff of the return trip was impolite. Excellent general services
"Opinion"
I had booked 1st class seats several months ago. However, after some vague explanation, we were given 2nd class seats. The service is good otherwise. I think that safety should be reviewd though. Passengers sit and lay down in the corridors. Imagine if there's an incident during the night!
"Tirrenia ferries Olbia /Civitavecchia"
the ferry was punctual and efficient, but the air conditioning was on too high.
"Journey to Sardinia with Tirrenia"
I have nothing against pets and their owners, but I don't think it is correct to allow the owner to take them on board, I think it is not hygienic at all, especially if the ticket of the crossing is so expensive.
"Nightmare trip"
Trip from hell, I wasted €953, h3 delay on the outbound journey and condition on board to forget! The seats were not reclining. It seems we were travelling to Siberia (at least the air conditioning was working). The condition of the toilet, 15 minutes prior departure, were awful. Toilets were obstructed and there was water everywhere. Despite many passengers complained about the freezing condition, we've been told that they couldn't do much. I wouldn't recommend to travel with Tirrenia. Thanks
"adequate"
the ferry was clean, I give it a 7 out of 10!! It is too expensive though.
"Excellent"
Excellent and clean.
"excellent"
excellent and clean, what I expected!
"Disembarkment issue"
The boarding was perfect…The disembarkment was very long. We had to wait nearly an hour in the stairs before we could access the garages (were were litterally evicted from our cabins). No excuse and no explanation…. A employee even told us that 'it's normal....you wait.....!'
"Trip with Tirrenia"
I am sorry but i didn't enjoy the trip. I couldn't find a cabin and it would have cost anyway €400 just for myself, so I booked a seat. It was comfortable but i was surrounded by passengers sleeping on the floor and dogs everywhere. Besides it was very cold. After 20 years instead of improving they are regressing.
"Holidays in Sardinia"
We were satisfied with the crossing.
"Very good services,only the staff wasn't that good"
I have nothing to say about the journey, it was really comfortable, there were only two negative things, the first one was in regard of the time that we have spent for disembarking procedure that it was so slow, the second negative thing was about the staff, the staff wasn't so professional especially at the restaurant area.
"excellent trip"
We had a great experience the cabin was comfortable, excellent trip.
"Observationon the trip Civitavecchia/Olbia and return(29/07 19/08)"
The way there trip was quite good, because the ferry was not so crowded, the return journey was really stressful, so much so that we have decided to not use tirrenia again, there were so many people and they were seated all over the ferry, and also the quality of the seats were not so good.
"Genoa Porto Torres and return"
Very good Journey, just the air- conditioning was too high
"Journey Genova/Porto Torres and return"
I had a very good experience, the members of the staff were really professional, even if we took another ferry on the way there I have to say that the return crossing the ferry was really clean, thanks a lot, take care
"Ferry Crossing Genova - Porto Torres "
In general, the crossing was satisfactory. On the positive side: We left and arrived on time, and the cabine what reasonably comfortable, spacious and clean. Amenities on the ferry were various. Self-service restaurant food was good, idem, the coffee at the bar, cinema, bar, another restaurant Provided many services. On the negative side: the organization which rather chaotic, nobody to guide cars on the ferry and from the ferry, we were at the counter of allocated a cabine not CORRESPONDING to our booking and most of the staff what anything, but friendly. The repetitive annoucnements by loudspeaker in the cabine were annoying.
"Service in the restaurant very poor "
Service in the restaurant was very poor (waiters stood around in little guests in the restaurant, but did not care for the guests. The quality of the food was very poor. (On the ride home much more attentive service, eating better)
"Trip condition"
Goodmorning, I just wanted to spent a few words to describe my experience with Tirrenia. On the outbound trip we didn't have any problems, while on the return trip we had the following hitches: - h2 delay - The ferry wasn't clean due to the delay - Many services not available cause to work in progress Delays can happen but I was puzzled about the cleanliness on board. Conditions not acceptable for the passengers.
"Meh!"
The confort of the 1st class cabin was too austere. 2 small towels for 3 people. Woken up in the middle of the night by strident beep sounds. Expensive meals and cold food.
"Good trip"
A pleasanr crossing, information on the boat in several languages, confortable berth.
"Ferry trip genova porto torres"
Ferry ticket very expensive as well as the bar and self service. The rest was all good.
"A July crossing"
It's COLD. Think of bringing jumper and scarf. During the return journey, there was baby pee on my seats. Thankfully, I was able to move seats. It's quiet otherwise and you can sleep easily.
"Small flaw"
All good except for the return trip where, unlike the departure, we've been asked to go to the office to collect our tickets which is a waste of time. Also, why ask money for the cinema when other operators provide this service free of charge?
"A very good journey"
The staff of the boat is great and cheerful. Thanks.
"Problem resolved"
On departure our cabin was vibrating and noisy, the staff on board was very kind and helpful, they gave us another cabin and we managed to rest.
"TRIP COST"
Fares are too high considering the quality of the service provide.
"Sardinia holiday"
We had a pleasant and quiet journey, even without a cabin, thanks to the comfortable seats on different decks.
"With Tirrenia of Genoa-Porto Torres Genova "
Problem-crossing, good ship. We were too early in Genova and had to wait a long time. The gate will not open until 16:00. But Genovas harbor is a good place to pass the time itself. Museum, pirate ship, restaurants, etc. ;-) On the way back we could equally go to the ship. Do not forget, before going to the gate, you redeem the direct ferries voucher in the Office of Tirrenia .
"an hassle free crossing"
A new generation boat, a better confort. The cabin was spotless as usual.
"Sleeping with the lights on"
We had booked seats for the night crossing, but how can we be expected to sleep under a spotlight? The journey was as a consequence a lot more tiring than anticipated!!
"Ticketing and Announcements "
we were with the performance satisfid, But the signposting to Porto Torres to the ticket office was absolutely bad. found this just under a lot of Stess! In addition, the announcements on the ferries are not to be understood, slurred English. A third language between two foreign, would certainly be useful for the many tourists. In an emergency, we would have understood nothing.
"Tirrenia: a first......"
A good company. However, the boarding of the ferry in Genoa was confusing. Plus some staff members are really unpleasant.
"tirrenia genoa olbia"
On time. No queue. No panic. If you leave in the evening, buy a pique nique at the terminal supermarket.
"Sardinia - Genoa "
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"Genoa to Porto Torres crossing"
No problems regarding the crossing. The staff is very nice. The self-service restaurant, however, is very expensive and not good at all.
"Tirrenia awful"
I travelled to Sardinia with Tirrenia for the first time and I noticed lots of incompetence, delays and disorganization. Staff on board wasn't kind. I would go back to Sardinia because its a beautiful land, but I will travel with a different operator as I've been told there are ferries that are kept better and have more sevices on board and friendly staff.
"Ship Genoa - Porto Torres"
Boarding and disembarking went VERY quick. You had to figure out yourself where you had to be and when because the lady at the desk only spoke Italian. It was very nice and tidy on board. Travelling by boat was definitely not cheap.
"crossing Genoa Porto Torres "
very pleasant crossing, especially because no one has made such a stress, such as on other ferries often. The staff was very, very polite and attentive. THANK YOU!
"Experince with Tirrenia"
The journey was perfectly on time, I didn't found the staff so professional. Return journey P.Torres-Genoa all ok.
"A good outbound journey. A less good inbound journey"
The cabin we had during the inbound journey wasn't in a good state. The shower bar was broken, the tap was shaky, the seals on the cabin shower were mouldy. Tirrenia should really think about refurbishing their cabins. Nothing to say otherwise.
"Catastrophic Journey"
I made overnight crossing, in the corridor the lights were always turned on, so I couldn't manage to sleep, the quality of the service was really poor, maybe, because the ticket was so cheap...
"Tirrenia Genova-Porto Torres A/R"
Everything alright , especially the return journey, very nice ferry
"A trip to Sardegna"
An excellent journey, it was my first trip with this company, pefect.
"very satisfied "
I am very satisfied with cleanliness and service. The price-performance ratio is in good agreement.
"never more "
Contrary to our previous experience, it was necessary with the online booking documents visit the office of the shipping company to get the tickets for the crossing, which led to confusion and loss of time. The service at the cabin allocation was miserable. All cabin passengers were at a reception, to which indeed were five crew members, but four of them were obviously just decoration during the booth opening cards spent. According to long were the waiting times. For other shipping companies this can be done differently. Our first-class cabins were inadequately cleaned. In addition, the decor was very worn and in need of renovation. There were no reasonable hand or bath towels available. We have found only three small dish towels with which showers was not possible. The toilet on the car was broken and could not satisfactorily be set repair despite our complaint. On deck, there was no sitting, although we left already at 14.00 clock in Arbatax and really wanted to enjoy the ride on the Sardinian coast on the deck with views of the island. All announcements were almost exclusively in Italian. Only the reference to the on-board restaurants successes in addition to incomprehensible English. Conclusion: We are just driven two times with this shipping company, namely the first and the last.
"Recommended shipping company and ship "
On-board announcements almost only in Italian, partly in English not in German. No Safety: Where life jackets!
"Holiday in Sardinia"
Everything good as we expected it.
"Online ticket is not sufficient "
the ticket again made on Tirrenia switch in the 2 floor of the shopping center in Genua. Avoided a lot bureaucracy. A lot off staff that actualy was not working. My answer if I could recommend this ship: rather not! but you depend on thiss ship as there are only a few ships to cross or they are in bad conditionss.
"Poor Bar service"
I wanted just to inform you that the service received on the journey from Genova to Porto torres it was a bit disappointing because of the behaviour of staff, infact, they were unfriendly and impolite and I have to say that also the ticket was expensive.
"Very good experience"
I found Tirrenia really professional and efficient, good fun trip well worth the money in comparison with the other companies that's why I choose this Journey.
"Sardinia "
For inquiries is a great help by e-mail at direct ferries, thank you.
"Crossing to Sardinia "
I drive now several times with tirrenia, generally are few innovations available self-service, I can recommend, organization has become something better, otherwise it's a night on a ship that one will survive! Prices are the nuisance of crossing ... unfortunately as always!
"nice from the outside, but no substance "
"I have a crossing from Genoa to Arbatax (Sardinia) in June 2013 booked with Direct Ferries shipping company. Tirrenia The booking has to work quickly and reliably. However, little information is obtained for check-in. I had only received a booking confirmation; With this in hand, I had to look find the ticket counter, where I was handed the relevant documents including barcode. Anyway, the book had worked! The ship ("Bithia" of TIRRENNIA) there are not too many positive things to report, especially as far as the cleanliness. The cabin (4 beds) very small, which was to be expected, but also very dirty, especially the toilets were really unappetizing. We had to clean the first time brought disinfectant spray the toilet area! The flush-down of the toilet has only worked every 5th - 6th time - more details I conceal. Even the carpet (!) was probably not sucked for quite some time. For the princely sum of just under EUR 1200 -. 2 adults + 1 child of four + 1 car in the preseason, I would have expected at least a clean cabin. After all, the sheets and towels were freshly laundered. A look under the mattress I saved ... Reception staff very rude. Positive, we were surprised by the restaurant where we ate really well. The snack area we have not tested. The ship has otherwise not very much, for children nothing: a children's area was closed, but it was also not a single toy. The shop was a building site. Somehow I had the feeling of having been there on the last trip of the Bithia. So up to the deck, where, unfortunately, followed the next (nasty) surprise: there the dogs are in fact housed in a kennel and they are on the deck of the owners also a walk-out, which partially around for hours lying excrement testified - in the night you had to watch. So nothing like a romantic evening on the deck. In conclusion, something positive: the crossings were very punctual and we arrived safely. Unfortunately, I can not recommend this ship or this company. "
"Crossing Porto Torres-Genua"
Pretty ship, but the finishing touch of the cabin was less. A few of the shower curtain hooks were missing, which caused the curtain to hang untidily. It's also a pity that, while the self service restaurant is easy to find, the a la carte restaurant is slightly hidden. We didn't see untill after we had eaten. The food in the self service restaurant was not nice and the cappuccino horrible.
