

Cruise itinerary
43-Night Transatlantic Cruise from Venice, California
43 nights · Transatlantic · 37 ports of call
43-night Transatlantic cruise aboard Oceania Sirena, departing Venice, California and calling at Split, Kotor, Corfu, Messina, Salerno and Civitavecchia and 30 more.
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At a glance
- Ship
- Oceania Sirena
- Cruise line
- Oceania Cruises
- Duration
- 43 nights
- Region
- Transatlantic
- Departs
- Venice, California
- Returns
- New York, New York
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Where this voyage takes you
Day-by-day itinerary
- Day1

Venice, California
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00
- Day2

Split
Arrive 11:00 · 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
- Day3

Kotor
Arrive 09:00 · Depart 17:00
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
- Day4

Corfu
Arrive 09:00 · Depart 16:00
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
- Day5

Messina
Arrive 10:00 · Depart 20:00
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
- Day6

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
- Day7

Civitavecchia
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 19:00
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
- Day8

La Spezia
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
A port at the head of a gulf on Italy's Ligurian coast, the gateway to the Cinque Terre and Tuscany. La Spezia is known for its naval harbour and waterfront gardens, with the five cliffside fishing villages and the marble city of Carrara nearby.
- Cinque Terre
- Portovenere
- Carrara marble
- Day9

Toulon
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 16:00
A major French naval port on the Mediterranean, set on a wide harbour beneath the heights of Mont Faron. Its old town and Provençal market lie behind the waterfront, and a cable car climbs the mountain for sweeping views over the roadstead.
- Mont Faron
- Provençal market
- Naval harbour
- Day10

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
- Day11

Valencia
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00
Spain's third city, on the Mediterranean coast where the old riverbed has become a long ribbon of parkland. It is the birthplace of paella, home to the silk-era Lonja trading hall and to Calatrava's white City of Arts and Sciences complex.
- City of Arts and Sciences
- La Lonja
- Paella
- Day12

Cartagena
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00
A naval port in the Murcia region of southeastern Spain, sheltered by hills around a deep harbour. Layers of Roman, Carthaginian and modern history meet here, including a restored Roman theatre uncovered in the city centre.
- Roman theatre
- Naval harbour
- Concepción Castle
- Day13

Motril
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 20:00
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
- Day14

Tangier
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 20:00
A Moroccan port at the mouth of the Strait of Gibraltar, where the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean and Europe lies in view across the water. Its walled medina and kasbah climb above the harbour, long a meeting point of African, Arab and European worlds.
- The Medina
- Kasbah
- Strait of Gibraltar
- Day15

Gibraltar
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 16:00
A British territory at the southern tip of Spain, dominated by its towering limestone Rock. Cable cars climb to the summit, home to Europe's only wild monkeys, with sweeping views across the strait toward the coast of Africa.
- The Rock
- Barbary macaques
- St. Michael's Cave
- Day16

Seville
Arrive 11:00
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
- Day17

Seville
Depart 23:00
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
- Day18

Portimão
Arrive 12:00 · Depart 20:00
A port town on the Algarve coast of southern Portugal, set at the mouth of the Arade River. It is known for grilled sardines and the golden cliffs and caves of nearby Praia da Rocha, one of the region's longest beaches.
- Praia da Rocha
- Grilled sardines
- Arade River
- Day19

Lisbon
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00
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
- Day20

Porto
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
Portugal's second city, climbing the granite hillsides above the Douro as it nears the Atlantic. It gives port wine its name; the riverside Ribeira district, the Dom Luís I iron bridge and the cellars of Vila Nova de Gaia define the waterfront.
- Ribeira district
- Dom Luís I Bridge
- Port wine cellars
- Day21

Vigo
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00
A port city in Galicia on Spain's green Atlantic northwest, set along one of the region's deep coastal inlets. Famed for fresh oysters and seafood, it has an old fishermen's quarter above the harbour and serves as a stop on the Camino pilgrim routes.
- Oyster street
- Cíes Islands
- Old town
- Day22

La Coruña
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 15:00
A port city on the Atlantic coast of Galicia in northwest Spain, set on a peninsula reaching into the sea. Its emblem is the Tower of Hercules, a Roman lighthouse still in use, and a long seafront promenade rings the headland.
- Tower of Hercules
- Riazor Beach
- Old town squares
- Day23

Bilbao
Arrive 09:00 · Depart 19:00
The largest city of the Basque Country in northern Spain, set inland on the Nervión estuary. Once an industrial port, it was reshaped around Frank Gehry's titanium Guggenheim Museum, with pintxo bars and the old quarter close by.
- Guggenheim Museum
- Casco Viejo
- Pintxos bars
- Day24
Saint-Jean-de-Luz
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00
- Day25

Le Verdon-sur-Mer
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 19:00
- Day26

Brest
Arrive 12:00 · Depart 20:00
- Day27

Saint Peter Port
Arrive 09:00 · Depart 18:00
- Day28

Southampton
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00
England's principal cruise homeport on the south coast, with deep docks that once launched the great ocean liners. Many transatlantic and Northern European sailings begin here, an hour or so by rail from London and close to the New Forest.
- Ocean liner heritage
- Gateway to London
- Tudor old town
- Day29
At Sea
- Day30

Dun Laoghaire
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 19:00
A harbour town on Dublin Bay in Ireland, long the main ferry gateway to the capital just to the north. A pair of granite piers enclose the port, lined by Victorian terraces, and the coastal path leads past Martello towers to the seaside village of Dalkey.
- gateway to Dublin
- granite piers
- James Joyce Tower
- Day31

Londonderry
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 19:00
- Day32
At Sea
- Day33
At Sea
- Day34

Reykjavík
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 19:00
Iceland's northerly capital, the launch point for sailings around the island's volcanic coast. The Hallgrímskirkja church rises above its low-rise centre, with the Blue Lagoon, geysers and waterfalls of the Golden Circle reachable on day trips.
- Hallgrímskirkja
- Blue Lagoon
- Golden Circle
- Day35

Isafjørdur
Arrive 09:00 · Depart 19:00
A small town at the head of a deep fjord in Iceland's remote Westfjords, ringed by steep flat-topped mountains. Ísafjörður is known for its preserved timber houses, access to nearby seabird cliffs and Arctic-fox country, and dramatic fjord scenery.
- Old timber houses
- Westfjords mountains
- Seabird cliffs
- Day36
At Sea
- Day37
At Sea
- Day38
At Sea
- Day39

Saint-John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Arrive 10:00 · Depart 18:00
The capital of Newfoundland, one of North America's oldest cities, set on a sheltered harbour on Canada's Atlantic edge. Steep streets of brightly painted rowhouses climb from the waterfront toward Signal Hill, overlooking the open sea.
- Signal Hill
- Jellybean Row houses
- Cape Spear
- Day40

Saint Pierre
Arrive 09:00 · Depart 16:00
- Day41

Sydney, Nova Scotia
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 14:00
A former coal and steel town on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, set along a sheltered harbour. It is a gateway to the scenic Cabot Trail and the island's Gaelic heritage, marked by the world's largest fiddle standing on the waterfront.
- Cabot Trail
- Big Fiddle
- Cape Breton
- Day42

Halifax, Nova Scotia
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 16:00
The largest city in Atlantic Canada, built around one of the world's great natural harbours in Nova Scotia. A star-shaped hilltop Citadel overlooks the waterfront boardwalk, and the city holds strong ties to the Titanic and the age of sail.
- Halifax Citadel
- Harbourfront boardwalk
- Titanic graves
- Day43
At Sea
- Day44

New York, New York
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00
Cruise ships berth on Manhattan's West Side or across the harbour in Brooklyn and Bayonne, putting the full sweep of New York within reach. The Statue of Liberty, Central Park, Times Square and the museums of Fifth Avenue are all part of a day ashore.
- Statue of Liberty
- Central Park
- Times Square
Upcoming departures
- 7 Aug 2027
Upcoming sailings of this itinerary — a NestCruise advisor confirms current availability and your fare.
43-Night Transatlantic Cruise from Venice, California FAQ
Which ports does this cruise visit?
This 43-night Transatlantic cruise calls at Venice, California, Split, Kotor, Corfu, Messina, Salerno, Civitavecchia, La Spezia, Toulon, Barcelona, Valencia, Cartagena, Motril, Tangier, Gibraltar, Seville, Portimão, Lisbon, Porto, Vigo, La Coruña, Bilbao, Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Brest, Saint Peter Port, Southampton, At Sea, Dun Laoghaire, Londonderry, Reykjavík, Isafjørdur, Saint-John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Saint Pierre, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia and New York, New York.
How many days are spent at sea?
7 days are spent at sea; the rest are in port.
Where does this cruise depart from?
It departs from Venice, California and ends in New York, New York.
How long is this cruise?
43 nights aboard Oceania Sirena.
When does this itinerary sail?
Upcoming departures include 7 Aug 2027. A NestCruise advisor can confirm current availability.