Oceania Nautica — 52-Night Africa Cruise from Civitavecchia

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52-Night Africa Cruise from Civitavecchia

52 nights · Africa · 33 ports of call

52-night Africa cruise aboard Oceania Nautica, departing Civitavecchia and calling at Sorrento, Messina, Valletta, At Sea, Dubrovnik and Kotor and 26 more.

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Ship: Oceania Nautica
Cruise line: Oceania Cruises
Duration: 52 nights
Region: Africa
Departs: Civitavecchia
Returns: Singapore

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Where this voyage takes you

Voyage route — calls shown in order; map is schematic.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day
1
- Civitavecchia
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00
  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
Day
2
- Sorrento
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 17:00
  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
Day
3
- Messina
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 17:00
  A Sicilian port on the strait that separates the island from mainland Italy, framed by the Peloritani mountains. Its harbour clock tower performs an elaborate noon display, and the town is a common gateway to Taormina and the slopes of Mount Etna.
  - Etna day trips
  - Taormina gateway
  - Astronomical clock
Day
4
- Valletta
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 17:00
  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
Day
5
- At Sea
Day
6
- Dubrovnik
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 17:00
  A walled city on Croatia's Dalmatian coast, its limestone old town wrapped in sea-facing ramparts above the Adriatic. Ships call here for the marble main street of Stradun, the circuit of the city walls and the cable car to Mount Srđ.
  - City walls
  - Stradun
  - Mount Srđ cable car
Day
7
- Kotor
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 16:00
  A walled medieval town at the head of the Bay of Kotor, a fjord-like inlet of the Adriatic ringed by steep mountains. Ships anchor below the old town, whose stone lanes and ramparts climb toward the fortress of San Giovanni.
  - Bay of Kotor
  - Old town walls
  - San Giovanni fortress
Day
8
- Corfu
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 17:00
  An Ionian island off Greece's northwest coast, greener and more Venetian-feeling than the Aegean isles. Ships call at its old town, a UNESCO-listed warren of Italianate streets between two hilltop fortresses, with pebbly coves around the shore.
  - Old Fortress
  - Liston arcade
  - Ionian coves
Day
9
- Katakolon
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 16:00
  A small port on Greece's western Peloponnese coast, best known as the gateway to ancient Olympia. The sanctuary where the original Olympic Games were held lies a short drive inland, among ruined temples and the old stadium.
  - Ancient Olympia
  - Olympic stadium
  - Temple of Zeus
Day
10
- Santorini
  Arrive 10:00 · Depart 18:00
  The crescent rim of a flooded volcanic caldera in the Greek Cyclades, its whitewashed villages strung along cliffs high above the sea. Fira and Oia draw crowds for sunset views, while the caldera's dark beaches and the ancient site of Akrotiri lie below.
  - Oia sunset
  - Fira town
  - Caldera cliffs
Day
11
- Piraeus
  Arrive 05:00 · Depart 17:00
  The ancient harbour of Athens and Greece's principal cruise port. Ferries fan out to the Aegean islands from its quays, while the Acropolis, the Plaka district and the National Archaeological Museum sit a short metro ride inland.
  - Gateway to Athens
  - Acropolis
  - Aegean ferries
Day
12
- Ephesus
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 17:00
Day
13
- Bodrum
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 17:00
  A resort town on Turkey's southwest Aegean coast, set on a twin bay beneath the Castle of St. Peter, built by the Knights of St. John. The site of the ancient Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, it is now known for its marina, whitewashed lanes, and nightlife.
  - Bodrum Castle
  - Mausoleum ruins
  - Marina waterfront
Day
14
- Heraklion (Iraklion), Crete
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 17:00
  The largest city on Crete and the island's main port, in Greece. A Venetian harbour and fortress front the town, while the Bronze Age palace of Knossos and the Heraklion Archaeological Museum's Minoan treasures lie close by.
  - Palace of Knossos
  - Venetian harbour
  - Archaeological Museum
Day
15
- Rhodes
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 16:00
  The largest of Greece's Dodecanese islands, off the Turkish coast, with one of Europe's best-preserved medieval walled towns. The Old Town keeps the cobbled Street of the Knights and the Palace of the Grand Master, while Lindos and its acropolis lie down the coast.
  - Medieval Old Town
  - Palace of the Grand Master
  - Lindos Acropolis
Day
16
- Limassol
  Arrive 11:00 · Depart 18:00
  A southern coastal city on Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean, set around a long seafront promenade. A medieval castle anchors the old town, and the port is a base for the ancient ruins of Kourion and the wine villages of the Troodos foothills.
  - Limassol Castle
  - Kourion ruins
  - seafront promenade
Day
17
- At Sea
Day
18
- Suez Canal Transit
Day
19
- 'Aqaba
  Arrive 09:00 · Depart 23:00
  Jordan's only coastal city, on the Red Sea at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba. It is a base for diving among the reefs and a gateway inland to the rock-cut city of Petra and the desert landscapes of Wadi Rum.
  - Petra gateway
  - Wadi Rum
  - Red Sea reefs
Day
20
- Sharm El Sheikh
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 20:00
Day
21
- Safaga
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 23:00
  A Red Sea port on Egypt's eastern coast, ringed by desert and coral reefs. It serves mainly as the sea gateway to the temples of Luxor and the Valley of the Kings on the Nile, a long inland drive away, while its own shore is known for diving and snorkelling.
  - gateway to Luxor
  - Red Sea reefs
  - Valley of the Kings
Day
22
- At Sea
Day
23
- Jeddah
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
  A Red Sea port on Saudi Arabia's western coast and the historic gateway for pilgrims bound for Mecca. The restored coral-stone houses of Al-Balad form the old town, while a long corniche runs beside the modern waterfront.
  - Al-Balad old town
  - Jeddah corniche
  - King Fahd Fountain
Day
24
- At Sea
Day
25
- At Sea
Day
26
- At Sea
Day
27
- Salalah
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 17:00
Day
28
- At Sea
Day
29
- At Sea
Day
30
- Dubai
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 23:00
  A city on the southern Gulf coast of the United Arab Emirates, grown from a pearling and trading port into a skyline of towers around a tidal creek. The Burj Khalifa, vast malls and the older souks of Deira sit beside reclaimed islands and desert beyond.
  - Burj Khalifa
  - Gold Souk
  - Dubai Creek
Day
31
- Abu Dhabi
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 17:00
  The capital of the United Arab Emirates, spread across islands on the Persian Gulf. Greener and more measured than Dubai, it is known for the white-marble Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, the Louvre's domed outpost on Saadiyat Island and Corniche waterfront.
  - Sheikh Zayed Mosque
  - Louvre Abu Dhabi
  - the Corniche
Day
32
- Doha
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 16:00
Day
33
- At Sea
Day
34
- Dubai
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 23:00
  A city on the southern Gulf coast of the United Arab Emirates, grown from a pearling and trading port into a skyline of towers around a tidal creek. The Burj Khalifa, vast malls and the older souks of Deira sit beside reclaimed islands and desert beyond.
  - Burj Khalifa
  - Gold Souk
  - Dubai Creek
Day
35
- At Sea
Day
36
- At Sea
Day
37
- At Sea
Day
38
- Mumbai (ex Bombay)
  Arrive 06:00
  India's financial capital and largest city, spread along the Arabian Sea coast of Maharashtra. The waterfront Gateway of India, the Victorian-Gothic railway terminus and the cliffside Marine Drive define a port long shaped by trade and Bollywood.
  - Gateway of India
  - Marine Drive
  - Elephanta Caves
Day
39
- Mumbai (ex Bombay)
  Depart 22:00
  India's financial capital and largest city, spread along the Arabian Sea coast of Maharashtra. The waterfront Gateway of India, the Victorian-Gothic railway terminus and the cliffside Marine Drive define a port long shaped by trade and Bollywood.
  - Gateway of India
  - Marine Drive
  - Elephanta Caves
Day
40
- At Sea
Day
41
- At Sea
Day
42
- Male
  Arrive 08:00
  The capital of the Maldives, one of the world's most densely built cities, packed onto a single coral island in the Indian Ocean. Its harbour, gold-domed Friday mosque and colourful fish market sit amid a maze of streets, with seaplanes fanning out to the surrounding atolls.
  - Grand Friday Mosque
  - Malé fish market
  - Sultan Park
Day
43
- Male
  Depart 22:00
  The capital of the Maldives, one of the world's most densely built cities, packed onto a single coral island in the Indian Ocean. Its harbour, gold-domed Friday mosque and colourful fish market sit amid a maze of streets, with seaplanes fanning out to the surrounding atolls.
  - Grand Friday Mosque
  - Malé fish market
  - Sultan Park
Day
44
- At Sea
Day
45
- Galle
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 14:00
Day
46
- At Sea
Day
47
- At Sea
Day
48
- Phuket
  Arrive 11:00 · Depart 20:00
  Thailand's largest island, on the Andaman Sea, ringed by sandy west-coast beaches such as Patong and Karon. Its old town keeps Sino-Portuguese shophouses, while limestone islands and the cliffs of Phang Nga Bay rise from the water nearby.
  - Patong Beach
  - Old town shophouses
  - Phang Nga Bay
Day
49
- Langkawi Island
  Arrive 09:00 · Depart 18:00
  The main island of a Malaysian archipelago in the Andaman Sea, ringed by white beaches and forested limestone hills. A duty-free destination, it is known for its cable car to a skybridge high above the rainforest, mangrove tours and the legend of Mahsuri.
  - SkyCab cable car
  - Pantai Cenang beach
  - mangrove tours
Day
50
- Georgetown, Penang
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 17:00
  The capital of Penang on Malaysia's northwest coast, a UNESCO-listed port city shaped by Chinese, Malay, Indian, and British trade. Its George Town core is famous for shophouse streets, clan houses, street art, and a celebrated hawker-food culture.
  - George Town murals
  - Clan jetties
  - Hawker food
Day
51
- Port Klang
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 17:00
  The main seaport serving Kuala Lumpur, set on the west coast of peninsular Malaysia by the Strait of Malacca. It is chiefly a gateway, with the capital's skyline, the Petronas Towers, and the Batu Caves shrines reached by road from the harbour.
  - Petronas Towers
  - Batu Caves
  - Strait of Malacca
Day
52
- Singapore
  Arrive 08:00
  The island city-state at the tip of the Malay Peninsula and a key Southeast Asian cruise hub. From its modern terminal, the waterfront Marina Bay, the trees of Gardens by the Bay and the food stalls of hawker centres are all close by.
  - Marina Bay Sands
  - Gardens by the Bay
  - Hawker centres
Day
53
- Singapore
  Depart 18:00
  The island city-state at the tip of the Malay Peninsula and a key Southeast Asian cruise hub. From its modern terminal, the waterfront Marina Bay, the trees of Gardens by the Bay and the food stalls of hawker centres are all close by.
  - Marina Bay Sands
  - Gardens by the Bay
  - Hawker centres

Upcoming departures

13 Sep 2026

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52-Night Africa Cruise from Civitavecchia FAQ

Which ports does this cruise visit?

This 52-night Africa cruise calls at Civitavecchia, Sorrento, Messina, Valletta, At Sea, Dubrovnik, Kotor, Corfu, Katakolon, Santorini, Piraeus, Ephesus, Bodrum, Heraklion (Iraklion), Crete, Rhodes, Limassol, Suez Canal Transit, 'Aqaba, Sharm El Sheikh, Safaga, Jeddah, Salalah, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Mumbai (ex Bombay), Male, Galle, Phuket, Langkawi Island, Georgetown, Penang, Port Klang and Singapore.

How many days are spent at sea?

17 days are spent at sea; the rest are in port.

Where does this cruise depart from?

It departs from Civitavecchia and ends in Singapore.

How long is this cruise?

52 nights aboard Oceania Nautica.

When does this itinerary sail?

Upcoming departures include 13 Sep 2026. A NestCruise advisor can confirm current availability.

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