What time do we arrive?
'Arriviamo' — ar-ri-VYA-mo. The 'ia' is a diphthong; stress falls on 'VYA'.
Ask crew or check the departure board for estimated arrival time. Very important for overnight crossings when you need to plan onwards connections.
'Arriviamo' is the first-person plural present tense of 'arrivare' (we arrive). Using the first person plural includes yourself in the journey — more natural than asking 'quando arriva la nave?' (when does the ship arrive?) which sounds distant.
A che ora è previsto l'arrivo?
What is the scheduled arrival time?
More formal version using 'previsto' (scheduled/expected).
Quanto dura la traversata?
How long does the crossing take?
Asks for duration rather than arrival time.
Arriveremo puntuali?
Will we arrive on time?
Asks about punctuality using the future tense.
On overnight ferries to Sicily, the arrival in the early morning is a well-known Italian ritual. Passengers gather on the deck at dawn to watch the Sicilian coastline appear. The sight of Palermo or Messina emerging from morning mist is considered one of Italy's great travel moments.