Cruise itinerary
17-Night Europe Cruise from Valletta
17 nights · Europe · 19 ports of call
17-night Europe cruise aboard Emerald Sakara, departing Valletta and calling at Siracuse, Sicily, Giardini Naxos, Lipari, Amalfi, Capri and Sorrento and 12 more.
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At a glance
- Ship
- Emerald Sakara
- Cruise line
- Emerald Cruises
- Duration
- 17 nights
- Region
- Europe · Southern Europe · Mediterranean
- Departs
- Valletta
- Returns
- Nice
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Where this voyage takes you
Day-by-day itinerary
- Day1
Valletta
Malta's fortified harbour capital, built by the Knights of St. John on a peninsula between two deep ports. Honey-coloured limestone defines St. John's Co-Cathedral, the Grand Master's Palace and the bastions overlooking the Grand Harbour.
- Grand Harbour
- St. John's Co-Cathedral
- Upper Barrakka Gardens
- Day2
Siracuse, Sicily
A historic city on the southeast coast of Sicily, once among the greatest powers of the ancient Greek world. The island of Ortigia holds its baroque core and a temple-turned-cathedral, beside a vast archaeological park with a Greek theatre.
- Ortigia island
- Greek theatre
- Baroque cathedral
- Day3
Giardini Naxos
A seaside resort on the east coast of Sicily, set along a sandy bay below the hilltop town of Taormina. Snow-capped Mount Etna rises inland, and the ancient Greek theatre and stepped streets of Taormina are a short ride up from the shore.
- Taormina
- Mount Etna
- Isola Bella
- Day4
Lipari
The largest of the Aeolian Islands off northern Sicily, ringed by white pumice quarries and obsidian cliffs. The harbour town climbs to a clifftop citadel and cathedral, with boats running to the smoking cone of neighbouring Stromboli.
- Aeolian citadel
- pumice beaches
- boats to Stromboli
- Day5
Amalfi
A cliff-clinging town on Italy's Amalfi Coast, once a powerful maritime republic. Its tiered houses rise from a small harbour to the striped facade of the Cathedral of St. Andrew, with lemon terraces and the scenic coast road threading along the shore.
- Amalfi Cathedral
- Lemon terraces
- Coast road drive
- Day6
Capri
- Day7
Sorrento
A clifftop town on Italy's Bay of Naples, perched above the sea facing Vesuvius. Sorrento is known for its lemon groves and limoncello, a tangle of narrow shopping lanes, and its role as a base for Capri, Pompeii, and the Amalfi Coast.
- Marina Grande
- Lemon groves
- Piazza Tasso
- Day8
Gaeta
- Day9
Porto Santo Stefano
A fishing town and harbour on Tuscany's Monte Argentario promontory, looking across to the island of Giglio. Seafood restaurants line the waterfront, and the sandbars of the Orbetello lagoon and Maremma coast lie close by.
- Argentario coast
- Giglio ferry
- Orbetello lagoon
- Day10
Portoferraio
- Day11
Civitavecchia
The deep-water port serving Rome, roughly 80 kilometres up the coast. Ships dock here for shore excursions to the Colosseum, the Vatican and the Roman Forum, while the town itself keeps a working harbour and a Michelangelo-designed fortress.
- Gateway to Rome
- Fort Michelangelo
- Vatican excursions
- Day12
Calvi, Corsica
A port on the north-west coast of Corsica, set beneath a Genoese citadel above a curving bay. Its beach, marina and ramparts anchor the town, with the red rock of the Calanche and the hill villages of the Balagne nearby.
- Genoese citadel
- Calvi beach
- Balagne villages
- Day13
Livorno
A Tuscan port on the Ligurian Sea and the gateway to Florence and Pisa. Ships dock here for excursions to Renaissance galleries and the Leaning Tower, while Livorno itself is known for its canal district and a seafood stew called cacciucco.
- Gateway to Florence
- Pisa excursions
- Venezia Nuova canals
- Day14
Carrara
- Day15
Portovenere
- Day16
Santa Margherita Ligure
Portofino
A small fishing village on the Italian Riviera, its pastel houses curved around a sheltered harbour on a wooded promontory in Liguria. Long a retreat for yachts and writers, it has a tiny piazzetta, hillside church and coastal paths toward Genoa.
- Piazzetta harbour
- Castello Brown
- San Fruttuoso
- Day17
Monte-Carlo
The seafront quarter of Monaco on the French Riviera, set on a rocky terrace above the Mediterranean. It is known for the belle-époque Casino, the Hôtel de Paris and the harbour that hosts the Monaco Grand Prix each spring.
- Casino de Monte-Carlo
- Port Hercule
- Grand Prix circuit
- Day18
Nice
The capital of the French Riviera, curving along the pebbled Baie des Anges. The seafront Promenade des Anglais runs past the ochre lanes of the old town, and Monaco, Èze and the rest of the Côte d'Azur lie a short drive along the coast.
- Promenade des Anglais
- Vieux Nice
- Baie des Anges
Upcoming departures
- 30 Jun 2027
Upcoming sailings of this itinerary — a NestCruise advisor confirms current availability and your fare.
17-Night Europe Cruise from Valletta FAQ
Which ports does this cruise visit?
This 17-night Europe cruise calls at Valletta, Siracuse, Sicily, Giardini Naxos, Lipari, Amalfi, Capri, Sorrento, Gaeta, Porto Santo Stefano, Portoferraio, Civitavecchia, Calvi, Corsica, Livorno, Carrara, Portovenere, Santa Margherita Ligure, Portofino, Monte-Carlo and Nice.
How many days are spent at sea?
This is a port-intensive itinerary with no full days at sea.
Where does this cruise depart from?
It departs from Valletta and ends in Nice.
How long is this cruise?
17 nights aboard Emerald Sakara.
When does this itinerary sail?
Upcoming departures include 30 Jun 2027. A NestCruise advisor can confirm current availability.