16-Night Europe Cruise from Civitavecchia

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     Civitavecchia

     Depart 19:30

     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
2. Day

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     La Spezia

     Arrive 07:00 · Depart 21:00

     A port at the head of a gulf on Italy's Ligurian coast, the gateway to the Cinque Terre and Tuscany. La Spezia is known for its naval harbour and waterfront gardens, with the five cliffside fishing villages and the marble city of Carrara nearby.

     • Cinque Terre
     • Portovenere
     • Carrara marble
3. Day

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     Monte-Carlo

     Arrive 09:00 · Depart 23:30

     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
4. Day

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     Saint-Tropez

     Arrive 08:00 · Depart 23:00

     A storied yachting resort on the French Riviera, its pastel old port lined with cafés and superyachts. Once a fishing village, it keeps a citadel above the harbour and is famed for the sandy beaches at nearby Pampelonne along the Côte d'Azur.

     • Old port
     • Pampelonne beach
     • Citadel
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     At Sea

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     Mahón, Menorca

     Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00

     The harbour capital of Menorca in Spain's Balearic Islands, set at the head of one of the Mediterranean's deepest natural inlets. Georgian touches from a British period linger in the old town, while quiet coves and prehistoric stone sites lie across the island.

     • Port of Maó
     • Fortalesa de la Mola
     • Gin Xoriguer
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     Valencia

     Arrive 09:00 · Depart 19:00

     Spain's third city, on the Mediterranean coast where the old riverbed has become a long ribbon of parkland. It is the birthplace of paella, home to the silk-era Lonja trading hall and to Calatrava's white City of Arts and Sciences complex.

     • City of Arts and Sciences
     • La Lonja
     • Paella
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     Barcelona

     Arrive 08:00 · Depart 20:00

     Catalonia's seafront capital and one of the Mediterranean's busiest cruise homeports. Gaudí's Sagrada Família and Park Güell crown the city, while the tree-lined Ramblas and the Gothic Quarter's medieval lanes lie a short ride from the terminal.

     • Sagrada Família
     • La Rambla
     • Gothic Quarter
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     Marseille

     Arrive 09:00 · Depart 19:00

     France's oldest city and biggest Mediterranean port, set around the old harbour of the Vieux-Port. The hilltop basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde watches over the bay, with the Calanques inlets and bouillabaisse stalls a short way off.

     • Vieux-Port
     • Notre-Dame de la Garde
     • Calanques
10. Day

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      Villefranche-sur-Mer

      Arrive 09:00 · Depart 19:00

      A deep-water bay on the French Riviera between Nice and Monaco, framed by steep pastel hillsides. The sheltered harbour is a classic tender anchorage, with a baroque old town behind the waterfront and easy connections along the coast to Nice and Monte Carlo.

      • Old town
      • Riviera coast
      • Nice & Monaco access
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      Porto Santo Stefano

      Arrive 08:00 · Depart 19:00

      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
12. Day

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      Naples

      Arrive 09:00 · Depart 20:00

      A southern Italian port on its namesake bay, in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius. Ships dock near the historic centre, the gateway to Pompeii, the cliffs of the Amalfi Coast and the island of Capri, in a city that claims to have invented pizza.

      • Mount Vesuvius
      • Pompeii
      • Gateway to Capri
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      Palermo

      Arrive 09:00 · Depart 19:00

      The capital of Sicily, a port city layered with Arab, Norman, and Baroque history on the island's north coast. Palermo is known for its mosaic-rich Cappella Palatina, lively street-food markets, and the Norman cathedral at nearby Monreale.

      • Cappella Palatina
      • Ballarò market
      • Monreale mosaics
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      At Sea

15. Day

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      Ibiza

      Arrive 12:00 · Depart 23:55

      A Balearic island in the western Mediterranean off Spain's east coast, known equally for nightlife and quiet coves. Ibiza Town's walled Dalt Vila old quarter rises above the harbour, with sandy beaches and the islet of Es Vedrà to the southwest.

      • Dalt Vila
      • Es Vedrà
      • Beach coves
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      Palma de Mallorca

      Arrive 09:00 · Depart 20:00

      The capital of Mallorca in Spain's Balearic Islands, set around a wide bay. Its enormous seafront cathedral, La Seu, rises above the old town's narrow lanes, with a hilltop castle, marina and nearby coves a short way from the cruise terminal.

      • La Seu cathedral
      • Bellver Castle
      • Old town
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      Barcelona

      Arrive 08:00

      Catalonia's seafront capital and one of the Mediterranean's busiest cruise homeports. Gaudí's Sagrada Família and Park Güell crown the city, while the tree-lined Ramblas and the Gothic Quarter's medieval lanes lie a short ride from the terminal.

      • Sagrada Família
      • La Rambla
      • Gothic Quarter

• 5 Oct 2026

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