Cruises from Krakow
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Krakow has its own airport, and that is the biggest difference in the road to a cruise for those who live here compared with the route from any city in Ukraine. John Paul II Airport in Krakow, along with nearby Katowice, offers direct, often low cost flights to Mediterranean destinations, so from the capital of Malopolska it is possible to reach Barcelona, Civitavecchia near Rome, or other ports practically without connections. That is exactly where MSC, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, Costa, and Celestyal liners wait for passengers. For people in Krakow and Ukrainians who have settled here, the cruise trip looks like an ordinary vacation departure: check in at the airport, a few hours in the air, the port of embarkation. This contrasts sharply with the route relatives or friends who still live in Ukraine have to cover, for whom the road consists of a ground segment, a border, and only then a flight. The choice between flying from Krakow itself and from nearby Katowice is worth making by schedule for specific dates: sometimes a more direct or cheaper flight is found in the neighboring city rather than at home. Still, even with such simple logistics, it is not worth booking tickets at the last moment, especially in season, when low cost carriers sell out the most advantageous directions early. Also check document requirements for the specific port of embarkation, since they can differ by country. Specific dates and directions are convenient to check directly in the cruise catalog on the site.
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Tokyo, Japan, Hakodate, Sakata, Kanazawa, JP, Maizuru, Sakaiminato, Busan, Kitakyushu, Japan, Hiroshima, Japan, Tokushima, Japan, Osaka, JP, Takamatsu, Japan, Kochi (Japan), Hiroshima, Japan, Beppu, Japan, Aburatsu, Kagoshima, Japan, Nagasaki, Fukuoka (Hakata), Yeosu, South Korea, Seoul (Incheon), Korea, Republic of (South), Beijing (Tianjin), Dalian, China, Shanghai, China, Hong Kong, China, Ha Long Bay, Hue (Da Nang), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Bangkok (Laem Chabang), Koh Samui, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur (Port Klang), Penang, Malaysia, Yangon, Myanmar, Phuket, Thailand, Langkawi, Malaysia, Malacca, MY, Singapore
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Genoa, Italy, Marseille, Provence, France, Barcelona, Spain, Gibraltar, United Kingdom, Casablanca, Morocco, Mindelo, Cape Verde, Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Puerto Madryn, Argentina, Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, Ushuaia, Ushuaia, Puerto Montt, Chile, Valparaiso, Chile, Valparaiso, Chile, Hanga Roa, Bounty Bay Passage, Pitcairn, Papeete, Tahiti French Poly, Papeete, Tahiti French Poly, Moorea, French Polynesia, Aitutaki, Cook Islands, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Bay of Islands, New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand, Tauranga, New Zealand, Christchurch, New Zealand, Dunedin, New Zealand, Hobart, Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Sydney, Australia, Sydney, Australia, Noumea, Luganville, Vanuatu, Apia, Samoa, Pago Pago, American Samoa, Honolulu, Hawai, Honolulu, Hawai, Los Angeles, California, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Enter Panama Canal Balboa, La Romana, Dominican Republic, Tortola/Road Town, VG, Philipsburg, St. Maarten, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain, Ibiza, Spain, Naples, Italy, Civitavecchia, Italy, Genoa, Italy, Marseille, Provence, France, Barcelona, Spain, La Coruna, Spain, Bilbao, Spain, La Rochelle, Brest, France, Warnemünde, Alemania
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Buenos Aires, Argentina, Montevideo, Punta del Este, Uruguay, Stanley (Falkland Islands), Neumayer Channel, Half Moon Island, Melchior Islands, Paradise Bay (Antarctica), Antarctic Sound, Ushuaia, AR, Beagle Channel, Ushuaia, AR, Punta Arenas, Chile, Chilean Fjords, Puerto Chacabuco, Chile, Puerto Montt, Chile, San Antonio (Santiago), Coquimbo, Iquique, Arica, Pisco (Paracas), Lima, (Callao) Peru, Fuerte Amador, Panama, Puerto Limon, Costa Rica, San Andres Island, Cozumel, Mexico, Miami, Florida
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Genoa, Italy, Marseille, Provence, France, Barcelona, Spain, Malaga, Spain, Casablanca, Morocco, Mindelo, Cape Verde, Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Puerto Madryn, Argentina, Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, Ushuaia, Ushuaia, Puerto Montt, Chile, Valparaiso, Chile, Valparaiso, Chile, Hanga Roa, Bounty Bay Passage, Pitcairn, Papeete, Tahiti French Poly, Papeete, Tahiti French Poly, Pago Pago, American Samoa, Lautoka, Suva, Auckland, New Zealand, Tauranga, New Zealand, Timaru, Dunedin, New Zealand, Hobart, Tasmania, Sydney, Australia, Sydney, Australia, Melbourne, Australia, Penneshaw, Australia, Adelaide, Australia, Perth (Fremantle), Australia, Perth (Fremantle), Australia, Broome, Darwin, Darwin, Benoa (Denpasar), BA, Lembar, Indonesia, Celukan Bawang, Indonesia, Surabaya, Indonesia, Semarang, Indonesia, Singapore, Singapore, Phuket, Thailand, Colombo, Aqaba, Jordan, Suez Canal at Port Said, Egypt, Suez Canal at Port Said, Egypt, Alexandria, Egypt, Civitavecchia, Italy, Genoa, Italy
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Civitavecchia, Italy, Genoa, Italy, Marseille, Provence, France, Barcelona, Spain, Malaga, Spain, Casablanca, Morocco, Mindelo, Cape Verde, Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Puerto Madryn, Argentina, Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, Ushuaia, Ushuaia, Puerto Montt, Chile, Valparaiso, Chile, Valparaiso, Chile, Hanga Roa, Bounty Bay Passage, Pitcairn, Papeete, Tahiti French Poly, Papeete, Tahiti French Poly, Pago Pago, American Samoa, Lautoka, Suva, Auckland, New Zealand, Tauranga, New Zealand, Timaru, Dunedin, New Zealand, Hobart, Tasmania, Sydney, Australia, Sydney, Australia, Melbourne, Australia, Penneshaw, Australia, Adelaide, Australia, Perth (Fremantle), Australia, Perth (Fremantle), Australia, Broome, Darwin, Darwin, Benoa (Denpasar), BA, Lembar, Indonesia, Celukan Bawang, Indonesia, Surabaya, Indonesia, Semarang, Indonesia, Singapore, Singapore, Phuket, Thailand, Colombo, Aqaba, Jordan, Suez Canal at Port Said, Egypt, Suez Canal at Port Said, Egypt, Alexandria, Egypt, Civitavecchia, Italy
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Marseille, Provence, France, Barcelona, Spain, Malaga, Spain, Casablanca, Morocco, Mindelo, Cape Verde, Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Puerto Madryn, Argentina, Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, Ushuaia, Ushuaia, Puerto Montt, Chile, Valparaiso, Chile, Valparaiso, Chile, Hanga Roa, Bounty Bay Passage, Pitcairn, Papeete, Tahiti French Poly, Papeete, Tahiti French Poly, Pago Pago, American Samoa, Lautoka, Suva, Auckland, New Zealand, Tauranga, New Zealand, Timaru, Dunedin, New Zealand, Hobart, Tasmania, Sydney, Australia, Sydney, Australia, Melbourne, Australia, Penneshaw, Australia, Adelaide, Australia, Perth (Fremantle), Australia, Perth (Fremantle), Australia, Broome, Darwin, Darwin, Benoa (Denpasar), BA, Lembar, Indonesia, Celukan Bawang, Indonesia, Surabaya, Indonesia, Semarang, Indonesia, Singapore, Singapore, Phuket, Thailand, Colombo, Aqaba, Jordan, Suez Canal at Port Said, Egypt, Suez Canal at Port Said, Egypt, Alexandria, Egypt, Civitavecchia, Italy, Genoa, Italy, Marseille, Provence, France
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Barcelona, Spain, Malaga, Spain, Casablanca, Morocco, Mindelo, Cape Verde, Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Puerto Madryn, Argentina, Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, Ushuaia, Ushuaia, Puerto Montt, Chile, Valparaiso, Chile, Valparaiso, Chile, Hanga Roa, Bounty Bay Passage, Pitcairn, Papeete, Tahiti French Poly, Papeete, Tahiti French Poly, Pago Pago, American Samoa, Lautoka, Suva, Auckland, New Zealand, Tauranga, New Zealand, Timaru, Dunedin, New Zealand, Hobart, Tasmania, Sydney, Australia, Sydney, Australia, Melbourne, Australia, Penneshaw, Australia, Adelaide, Australia, Perth (Fremantle), Australia, Perth (Fremantle), Australia, Broome, Darwin, Darwin, Benoa (Denpasar), BA, Lembar, Indonesia, Celukan Bawang, Indonesia, Surabaya, Indonesia, Semarang, Indonesia, Singapore, Singapore, Phuket, Thailand, Colombo, Aqaba, Jordan, Suez Canal at Port Said, Egypt, Suez Canal at Port Said, Egypt, Alexandria, Egypt, Civitavecchia, Italy, Genoa, Italy, Marseille, Provence, France, Barcelona, Spain
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Miami, Florida, Oranjestad (Aruba), Willemstad (Curacao), Cartagena (Colombia), Colon, Fuerte Amador, Panama, Manta, Lima, (Callao) Peru, Easter Island (Hanga Roa), Pitcairn Islands (Adamstown), Fakarava, Moorea, French Polynesia, Papeete, Tahiti French Poly, Moorea, French Polynesia, Papeete, Tahiti French Poly, Bora Bora, French Polynesia, Bay of Islands (Russell), Auckland, NZ, Tauranga, NZ, Napier, New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand, Picton, New Zealand, Christchurch (Lyttelton), Dunedin, New Zealand, Milford Sound, New Zealand, Hobart, Tasmania, Eden, AU, Sydney, Nova Scotia
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Miami, Florida, Hamilton (Bermuda), Horta (Azores), Lisbon, Portugal, Portimao, PT, Seville, Spain, Cadiz, Tangier, Morocco, Malaga, Spain, Gibraltar, United Kingdom, Granada (Motril), Spain, Cartagena (Spain), Alicante, Spain, Valencia, Spain, Palma de Mallorca, ES, Barcelona, Spain, Provence (Marseille), Monte Carlo, Monaco, Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Civitavecchia, Italy, Sorrento, Italy, Amalfi, Italy, Kotor, Montenegro, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Piran, SI, Venice, Italy
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Tokyo, Japan, Shimizu, Japan, Osaka, JP, Kochi (Japan), Hiroshima, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan, Aburatsu, Kagoshima, Japan, Nagasaki, Yeosu, South Korea, Seoul (Incheon), Korea, Republic of (South), Beijing (Tianjin), Dalian, China, Shanghai, China, Hong Kong, China, Ha Long Bay, Hue (Da Nang), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Bangkok (Laem Chabang), Koh Samui, Singapore, Semarang, Indonesia, Surabaya, Indonesia, Bali (Celukan Bawang), Bali (Benoa), Darwin, Cooktown, AU, Cairns, Australia, Townsville, Airlie Beach (Whitsundays), Mooloolaba, Queensland, Aust, Brisbane, Australia, Sydney, Nova Scotia
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Frequently asked questions
Do I need to travel to Poland if I already live in Krakow?
No, the road to a cruise for people in Krakow starts right at the airport, without the ground segment and border crossing needed for those departing from Ukraine.
Which airport should I choose: Krakow or Katowice?
Both offer flights toward Mediterranean ports. Compare the schedule and cost for the needed dates: sometimes the more advantageous option is found in nearby Katowice.
How much time should I allow for the road from Krakow to the port of embarkation?
Much less than from Ukrainian cities: often one day is enough, including the flight and the transfer to the port. Still worth having a small buffer in case of a flight delay.
What documents are needed for a cruise trip from Poland?
It depends on citizenship, residence status in Poland, and the chosen port of embarkation, so check current requirements on the official site of the cruise line and the consulate of the destination country in advance.
Can I find a direct connection to Barcelona or Rome from Krakow?
Yes, both directions are regularly served by low cost carriers from Krakow airport, and Civitavecchia near Rome and Barcelona are among the most popular ports of embarkation for MSC, Costa, and other lines.