Never say never - the MdM's back...

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With thanks to first-time poster, MonsterHeng, for having pointed it out...

Seems the MdM is running again after all, although with only a fairly limited service and - apparently - just until 31st August (though that's still t.b.c. for definite)....

http://www.metrodelmare.net/images/stories/folder_estate2011_def.pdf

They're also again offering these related services:

Front page...

http://www.metrodelmare.net//images/stories/allegati/a5_napolidamare_volta.pdf

Back page...

http://www.metrodelmare.net//images/stories/allegati/a5_napolidamare_bianco.pdf

See here on their website, but watch out as - at present - many pages there still date back to the 2010 season...

http://www.metrodelmare.net/news/riparte-il-metro-del-mare.html

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Still getting over the surprise!

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hmmm.....I'm quite confused by the metro del mare details. The information on the website and that contained in the announcement link found here: http://www.metrodelmare.net/news/riparte-il-metro-del-mare.html seem to contradict each other.

For instance, the website details include Minori as being one of the destinations, however, the info found by clicking on the link from the URL above does not include Minori.

Peter - is this what you meant by many of the pages dating back to 2010? I thought it was in relation to mainly prices, timetables and validity periods - but it seems that the actual ports involved in the scheme have also changed.

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Jeff, hi!

It was indeed - although I think they've updated just about all of the old pages now, so Minori doesn't feature anywhere?

Be a little careful, not all the 2010 schedule pages have been taken down - ignore any such leftovers, which feature dates such as 19/6, 10/9 or 8/10....

Interestingly, the Sapri line appears to be running through until 15th September... or at least that's the date showing for it at present...

http://www.pbase.com/isolaverde/image/127665890

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I've not checked this against the official timetable, but supposedly it's a simplified version of that - as circulated to hoteliers etc this week by GESCAB, the consortium of local ferry and hydrofoil operators....

http://www.pbase.com/isolaverde/image/136408386

Use it if you will!

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On reading further, that's almost certainly an old version of the Sapri timetable, and it probably won't be continuing after the others.

I guess that Alilauro, who usually provide most of the hydrofoils used for the MdM should know best - and they say it's 62 consecutive days from 1st July.... which would have the route closing on 31st August?

See: http://www.alilauro.it/new.php

"La linea Sapri - Capri - Napoli (Sapri - Palinuro - Casalvelino - Acciaroli - S.Marco - Capri - Napoli Beverello) - durata: 62 giorni consecutivi (partenze giornaliere)."

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A bit late now, but this may still be of interest if thinking of going to the Cilento area...

It's a bilingual leaflet that describes the various events arranged under the new "Terra d'Amare" - A Land to Love - scheme, and with lots of those in coastal places are set to coordinate with Metro del Mare services from, variously, Naples, Capri Salerno and the AC, but only through to the end of August...

After then there'll be buses etc...

http://www.incampania.com/assets/allegati/_libretto%20terredamare_web%20AGG21.pdf

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Good news for some, as two services should be operating between Naples (from the Beverello quay) and the Amalfi Coast through until the agreed end date of September 15th... our local "back to school" time!

- one that does a single return journey...

Departs Naples 09:45 - Positano (Arrives 10:50 / Leaves 11:00) - Amalfi (A11:25 / L11:30) - Salerno (A12:00)

Sets off back from Salerno 17:50 - Amalfi (A18:20 / L18:30) - Positano (A18:50 / L19:00) - Naples (A20:20)

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- and another, which dashes back and forth all over the place...

Sets out from Naples 08:30 - Sorrento (Arrives 09:00 / Leaves 09:20) - Positano (A09:55 / L10:05) - Amalfi (A10:25 / L10:30) - Salerno (A10:50)

then leaves Salerno at 11:30 - Amalfi (A11:50 / L12:00) - Positano (A12:20 / L12:30) - Sorrento (A13:15)

then back to the AC, from Sorrento at 13:35 - Positano (A13:55 / L14:05) - Amalfi (A14:25)

finally, leaves Amalfi 17:00 - Positano (A17:20 / L17:30) - Sorrento (A18:10 / L18:25) - Naples (A19:00)

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I've put a copy of the schedule for just those two here:

http://www.pbase.com/isolaverde/image/137462170

Prices as shown on the MdM's 2011 PDF:

http://www.metrodelmare.net/images/stories/folder_def2011.pdf

And, of course, those will be in addition to the various services operated at the time by...

Alilauro: http://www.alilauro.it/orari.pdf

Alicost: http://www.alicost.it/content/?id=6

Co-op Sant'Andrea: http://www.coopsantandrea.com/

... and, possibly, others!

Peter

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