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Snav/GNV vs. Tirrenia
Feb 06, 2013, 7:35 PM

Hello,

We intend to book a cabin on a ferry from Napoli to Palermo on 29 March.

"Toscana" is the name of the ship used by SNAV/GNV and "FLORIO/RUBATTINO" is the name of the ship used by TIRRENIA.

Should I have any prefference? the Tirrenia ships seem to be newer and bigger - is it true? Are they also more stabile?

We saw the tirrenia ships depart at 20:15 and arrive at 6:30, but we could find when the SNAV ship arrives (somwhere I saw that it arrives at 8 AM, but it seems to me a mistake). Are the arrival times identical? Is any of the ships/companies better than the other?

Thank you very much in advance for your kind assistance.

Lord Jade

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1. Re: Snav/GNV vs. Tirrenia
Feb 09, 2013, 12:56 PM

Here is a posting which compares the Tirrenia with the SNAV ferries on this route:

slowtalk.com/groupee/…

If SNAV Toscana is used, its measurements are slightly different (it's an older ship):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_SNAV_Toscana

The arrival and departure times of the two ships are nearly identical.

I would choose the operator which has the lower fare for your departure date and type of accommodation. There is not a great difference between the two. SNAV may have a slight edge in terms of comfort (unless you want a reclining seat, in which case I'd take the FIRST class recliners on Tirrenia).

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2. Re: Snav/GNV vs. Tirrenia
Feb 12, 2013, 10:32 AM

Thank you very much.

I booked with Tirrenia - because the ships are newer, and I saw bad reviews about SNAV Toscana.

The price was 5 Euro more than SNAV (for all of us and the car).

Thanx again.

Livian

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3. Re: Snav/GNV vs. Tirrenia
Mar 07, 2013, 9:24 AM

There’s really not much difference between the two services, but SNAV Toscana is an older ship.

Vagabonda

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