Where is the boarding pier?
'Molo' — MO-lo. Two syllables; 'o' is a mid-back rounded vowel, clear and open.
Ask at the port entrance or information point to find the correct pier. Large ports like Naples or Civitavecchia have multiple piers serving different destinations.
'Molo' means pier or jetty. 'Di imbarco' means for boarding. This is a simple locative question using 'dov'è' (where is). In very large port terminals like Genoa or Naples, finding the correct pier without directions can cost you your departure.
Da quale molo parte per Ischia?
From which pier does it leave for Ischia?
Specifies the destination to narrow down the pier.
Il gate B è da questa parte?
Is gate B this way?
Uses the English loanword 'gate' common in Italian ports.
C'è un bus navetta per il molo?
Is there a shuttle bus to the pier?
Ask at large ports where the pier is far from the terminal.
Naples port has two main ferry areas: Molo Beverello for hydrofoils and fast ferries to Capri and Ischia, and Calata Porta di Massa for larger car ferries. Confusing the two piers is a classic tourist mistake.