10-Night Europe Cruise from Civitavecchia

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     Civitavecchia

     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
2. Day

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     Livorno

     Arrive 07:00 · Depart 19:00

     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
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     Portofino

     Arrive 07:00 · Depart 18:00

     A small fishing village on the Italian Riviera, its pastel houses curved around a sheltered harbour on a wooded promontory in Liguria. Long a retreat for yachts and writers, it has a tiny piazzetta, hillside church and coastal paths toward Genoa.

     • Piazzetta harbour
     • Castello Brown
     • San Fruttuoso
4. Day

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     Nice

     Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00

     The capital of the French Riviera, curving along the pebbled Baie des Anges. The seafront Promenade des Anglais runs past the ochre lanes of the old town, and Monaco, Èze and the rest of the Côte d'Azur lie a short drive along the coast.

     • Promenade des Anglais
     • Vieux Nice
     • Baie des Anges
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     Marseille

     Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00

     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
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     Barcelona

     Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00

     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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     Alicante

     Arrive 08:00 · Depart 16:00

     A sun-warmed port on Spain's Costa Blanca, set below the Santa Bárbara castle on its rocky headland. The palm-lined Explanada promenade leads to a long city beach, with the old Barrio Santa Cruz climbing the hill in white houses.

     • Santa Bárbara Castle
     • Explanada promenade
     • Postiguet Beach
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     Motril

     Arrive 07:00 · Depart 19:00

     A port on Spain's Costa Tropical in Andalusia, backed by the peaks of the Sierra Nevada. It is the closest harbour to Granada and the Alhambra, with subtropical fruit farms and the resort town of Almuñécar along the coast.

     • Granada gateway
     • Sierra Nevada
     • Costa Tropical
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     Seville

     Arrive 09:00 · Depart 21:00

     Andalusia's historic capital, reached by river barge up the Guadalquivir in southern Spain. The vast Gothic cathedral, the Moorish Alcázar palace and the dancing of flamenco define a city once enriched by trade with the New World.

     • Seville Cathedral
     • Royal Alcázar
     • Flamenco
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      Lisbon

      Arrive 06:00 · Depart 18:00

      Portugal's hilly capital, spread across seven hills above the Tagus estuary. Yellow trams climb to the Alfama's tangled lanes and the Castle of São Jorge, while Belém's monastery and pastéis de nata anchor the riverside to the west.

      • Alfama district
      • Belém Tower
      • Tram 28

• 4 Jan 2027

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