Cruise itinerary
21-Night Europe Cruise from Civitavecchia
21 nights · Europe · 18 ports of call
21-night Europe cruise aboard Azamara Onward, departing Civitavecchia and calling at Livorno, Porto Santo Stefano, Sorrento, Trapani, Sicily, Siracuse, Sicily and Crotone and 11 more.
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At a glance
- Ship
- Azamara Onward
- Cruise line
- Azamara
- Duration
- 21 nights
- Region
- Europe · Southern Europe · Mediterranean
- Departs
- Civitavecchia
- Returns
- Istanbul
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Where this voyage takes you
Day-by-day itinerary
- Day1
Civitavecchia
Depart 18:00
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
- Day2
Livorno
Arrive 7:30
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
- Day3
Livorno
Depart 20:00
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
- Day4
Porto Santo Stefano
Arrive 8:00 · Depart 16:00
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
- Day5
Sorrento
Arrive 8:00 · Depart 18:00
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
- Day6
Trapani, Sicily
Arrive 8:30 · Depart 17:00
A historic salt and fishing port on the western tip of Sicily, its old town curving out on a low peninsula. Salt pans and windmills line the coast toward Marsala, and ferries run to the Egadi Islands and the hilltop town of Erice above the bay.
- Salt pans
- Erice
- Egadi Islands
- Day7
Siracuse, Sicily
Arrive 9:00 · Depart 19:00
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
- Day8
Crotone
Arrive 8:00 · Depart 15:00
- Day9
Kotor
Arrive 10:00 · Depart 21:00
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
- Day10At sea
- Day11
Venice
Arrive 6:00 · Depart 18:00
A city built across more than a hundred islands in a lagoon on the Adriatic, threaded by canals instead of streets. Venice is known for St. Mark's Basilica and its piazza, the Grand Canal and Rialto Bridge, and the glass workshops of Murano nearby.
- St. Mark's Square
- Grand Canal
- Rialto Bridge
- Day12
Koper
Arrive 8:00 · Depart 20:00
Slovenia's main port, a compact medieval town on the Adriatic with strong Venetian roots. Its Tito Square and bell tower recall centuries under Venice, and it sits within easy reach of Ljubljana, the Postojna caves and the Istrian coast.
- Tito Square
- Venetian old town
- Postojna Cave
- Day13
Zadar
Arrive 9:00 · Depart 20:00
A walled Adriatic city on Croatia's Dalmatian coast, built on a compact peninsula of Roman and Venetian stone. Zadar is known for its waterfront Sea Organ, the solar Greeting to the Sun installation, and Roman ruins at the old forum.
- Sea Organ
- Roman Forum
- Greeting to the Sun
- Day14
Split
Arrive 8:00 · Depart 20:00
A Croatian port on the Dalmatian coast, built quite literally inside the walls of a Roman emperor's retirement palace. Diocletian's Palace still forms the living old town, its cellars and courtyards woven through with cafes, shops and the cathedral.
- Diocletian's Palace
- Riva promenade
- Marjan Hill
- Day15
Dubrovnik
Arrive 7:30 · Depart 20:00
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
- Day16At sea
- Day17
Khania
Arrive 8:00 · Depart 20:00
A harbour town on the northwest coast of Crete, in Greece, wrapped around a Venetian port. A waterfront lighthouse marks the old harbour mouth, and the pink-sand lagoon of Balos and the beach at Elafonisi lie along the coast to the west.
- Venetian harbour
- Balos lagoon
- Elafonisi beach
- Day18
Ermoupoli, Syra
Arrive 8:00 · Depart 22:00
The capital of the Cyclades, on the island of Syros in the Aegean Sea. Unlike its whitewashed neighbours, it is a grand 19th-century port town of neoclassical mansions, a marble main square and a tiered hillside of Catholic and Orthodox quarters.
- Miaouli Square
- Apollon Theatre
- Ano Syros
- Day19
Chíos
Arrive 8:00 · Depart 20:00
- Day20
Çanakkale
Arrive 8:00 · Depart 18:00
A Turkish port at the narrowest point of the Dardanelles strait, between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara. It is the gateway to the ruins of ancient Troy and to the Gallipoli battlefields and war memorials across the water on the peninsula.
- Ancient Troy
- Gallipoli battlefields
- Dardanelles strait
- Day21
Istanbul
Arrive 8:00
The city straddling Europe and Asia along the Bosphorus, once Byzantium and then Constantinople. Ships dock near the historic peninsula, within reach of the Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and the covered Grand Bazaar's labyrinth of stalls.
- Hagia Sophia
- Blue Mosque
- Grand Bazaar
- Day22
Istanbul
Arrive 9:00
The city straddling Europe and Asia along the Bosphorus, once Byzantium and then Constantinople. Ships dock near the historic peninsula, within reach of the Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and the covered Grand Bazaar's labyrinth of stalls.
- Hagia Sophia
- Blue Mosque
- Grand Bazaar
Upcoming departures
- 6 Aug 2028
Upcoming sailings of this itinerary — a NestCruise advisor confirms current availability and your fare.
21-Night Europe Cruise from Civitavecchia FAQ
Which ports does this cruise visit?
This 21-night Europe cruise calls at Civitavecchia, Livorno, Porto Santo Stefano, Sorrento, Trapani, Sicily, Siracuse, Sicily, Crotone, Kotor, Venice, Koper, Zadar, Split, Dubrovnik, Khania, Ermoupoli, Syra, Chíos, Çanakkale and Istanbul.
How many days are spent at sea?
2 days are spent at sea; the rest are in port.
Where does this cruise depart from?
It departs from Civitavecchia and ends in Istanbul.
How long is this cruise?
21 nights aboard Azamara Onward.
When does this itinerary sail?
Upcoming departures include 6 Aug 2028. A NestCruise advisor can confirm current availability.