9-Night Europe Cruise from Civitavecchia

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     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
2. Day

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     Salerno

     Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00

     An Italian port at the head of its own gulf, just south of the Amalfi Coast. Its long seafront and walkable medieval centre make it a quieter base for reaching Pompeii, Paestum's Greek temples and the cliffside towns of Amalfi and Positano.

     • Amalfi Coast gateway
     • Paestum temples
     • Seafront promenade
3. Day

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     Taormina

     Arrive 08:30 · Depart 19:30

     A hilltop town on Sicily's east coast, perched above the Ionian Sea with Mount Etna on the horizon. Its ancient Greek theatre, medieval lanes and gardens look down on the coast, with the beaches of Giardini Naxos and Isola Bella below.

     • Greek Theatre
     • Isola Bella
     • Mount Etna views
4. Day

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     Valletta

     Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00

     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
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     At Sea

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     Santorini

     Arrive 08:00 · Depart 21:00

     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
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     Agios Nikólaos, Kríti

     Arrive 08:00 · Depart 19:00

     A resort town on the eastern coast of Crete, built around the small saltwater Lake Voulismeni at the edge of the harbour. It looks out over the Gulf of Mirabello toward Spinalonga, the former Venetian fortress and leper colony on its islet.

     • Lake Voulismeni
     • Spinalonga island
     • Mirabello Gulf
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     Rhodes

     Arrive 08:00 · Depart 19:00

     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
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     Mykonos

     Arrive 08:00 · Depart 19:30

     A Cycladic island in the Aegean known for whitewashed houses and a lively summer scene. Ships anchor off the main town, where windmills overlook the sea, the Little Venice quarter meets the waves and sandy beaches stretch along the south coast.

     • Windmills
     • Little Venice
     • Chora town
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      Piraeus

      Arrive 07:00

      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

• 16 Apr 2027

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