Positano Travel Forum

We are taking an Oceania Cruise in May 2008 and will have a day in Positano from 8am and sail at 6pm. I have no inyerest in shopping in the town. We would like to go to Capri as our daughter did last fall. Would it be possible to get from Positano to Capri and back by 5pm to be sure we make our 6pm sailing. I saw one posting that told of an excursion from the Positano Beach to Capri and back. It left Capri at 4pm. How long is the return boat trip? Thanks.

There is a public ferry from Positano to Capri each day, leaving in the morning and allegedly returning in the late afternoon. In high season, reservations are required. We did this trip - the ferry was on time picking us up, but over 45 minutes late at Capri. Worse, the seas were rough. Positano has an unprotected pier and the ferry cannot dock in even moderately rough seas. On our return, the ferry bypassed Positano and went directly to Amalfi. We had to take the SITA bus back or hire a taxi. Enough said - you would have missed your ship by several hours.
Better you should get the bus and see Ravello just on the other side of Amalfi with an easy bus change and maybe visit the immediately adjacent cathedral area of Amalfi if you have time. Ravello is simply breathtaking. Be careful with the SITA busses for your return - their so called schedules are etched in jello.