9-Night Europe Cruise from Piraeus

1. Day

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     Piraeus

     Arrive 05:30 · Depart 16:00

     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
2. Day

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     Katakolon

     Arrive 09:00 · Depart 19:00

     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
3. Day

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     Corfu

     Arrive 09:00 · Depart 18:00

     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
4. Day

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     Kotor

     Arrive 10:00 · Depart 20:00

     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
5. Day

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     Dubrovnik

     Arrive 07:00 · Depart 19:00

     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
6. Day

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     Cruising the Ionian Sea

7. Day

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     Valletta

     Arrive 07:00 · 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
8. Day

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     Messina

     Arrive 07:00 · 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
9. Day

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     Naples

     Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00

     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
10. Day

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      Civitavecchia

      Arrive 07:00 · Depart 16:00

      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

• 3 Oct 2028

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