Ultimate Italy, French Riviera & the Mediterranean Islands Cruise

Day 1 - Rome

Arrive: Tue 27 June 2028 / Depart: Tue 27 June 2028

Your gateway to the Eternal City, Civitavecchia has served as Rome's seaport since the 13th century. The port has a long and venerable history. The emperor Trajan built a pleasure villa near the modern city, while Bernini and Michelangelo designed the harbor fortifications. Yet the Eternal City eternally beckons. The ancient capital of the Western World and the center of Christianity for nearly 2,000 years, Rome provides an inexhaustible feast. Visit the ruins of the Forum, view the splendors of the Sistine Chapel, or climb the Spanish Steps, once the heart of Rome's Bohemian Quarter. Rome has been a magnet luring the world's greatest artists, architects, and philosophers since the days of the Caesars.

Day 2 - Florence/Pisa

Arrive: Wed 28 June 2028 / Depart: Wed 28 June 2028

Day 3 - Portovenere

Arrive: Thu 29 June 2028 / Depart: Thu 29 June 2028

Porto Venere is a village on the Ligurian coast of northwestern Italy. It’s known for Porto Venere Regional Natural Park, a protected area with trails and dive sites. The park encompasses Palmaria Island, dotted with beaches and caves. The Gothic-style Church of St. Peter sits atop a rocky headland. Nearby is the centuries-old Castello Doria, an imposing clifftop fortress with views of the Gulf of Poets.

Day 4 - Monte Carlo

Arrive: Fri 30 June 2028 / Depart: Fri 30 June 2028

Monte Carlo is officially an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco, specifically the ward of Monte Carlo/Spélugues, where the Monte Carlo Casino is located.

Day 5 - Nice (Villefranche)

Arrive: Sat 01 July 2028 / Depart: Sat 01 July 2028

Day 6 - St. Tropez, France

Arrive: Sun 02 July 2028 / Depart: Sun 02 July 2028

Saint-Tropez is a coastal town on the French Riviera, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Long popular with artists, the town attracted the international "jet set" in the 1960s, and remains known for its beaches and nightlife. The cobblestoned La Ponche quarter recalls its past as a fishing village, although yachts now outnumber fishing boats in the Vieux Port (Old Port).

Day 7 - Sanary-Sur-Mer, France

Arrive: Mon 03 July 2028 / Depart: Mon 03 July 2028

Day 8 - Cassis

Arrive: Tue 04 July 2028 / Depart: Tue 04 July 2028

Cassis is a Mediterranean fishing port in southern France. Overlooked by a centuries-old château, it’s known for pebbly beaches and its calanques, narrow inlets framed by steep, limestone cliffs. The harbor features pastel-colored buildings, sidewalk cafes and restaurants. Local vineyards are known for producing Cassis white wine. Trails run along the huge, rocky Cap Canaille headland for panoramic sea views.

Day 9 - Collioure

Arrive: Wed 05 July 2028 / Depart: Wed 05 July 2028

Day 10 - L’Escala

Day 11 - Barcelona

Arrive: Fri 07 July 2028 / Depart: Fri 07 July 2028

Barcelona, the cosmopolitan capital of Spain’s Catalonia region, is known for its art and architecture. The fantastical Sagrada Família church and other modernist landmarks designed by Antoni Gaudí dot the city. Museu Picasso and Fundació Joan Miró feature modern art by their namesakes. City history museum MUHBA, includes several Roman archaeological sites.

Day 12 - Ibiza

Arrive: Sat 08 July 2028 / Depart: Sat 08 July 2028

Day 13 - Majorca

Arrive: Sun 09 July 2028 / Depart: Sun 09 July 2028

Palma is a resort city and capital of the Spanish island of Mallorca (Majorca), in the western Mediterranean. The massive Santa María cathedral, a Gothic landmark begun in the 13th century, overlooks the Bay of Palma. The adjacent Almudaina is a Moorish-style Arab fortress converted to a royal residence. West of the city, hilltop Bellver Castle is a medieval fortress with a distinctive circular shape.

Day 14 - Mahon, Spain

Arrive: Mon 10 July 2028 / Depart: Mon 10 July 2028

Day 15 - At sea

Day 16 - Calvi

Arrive: Wed 12 July 2028 / Depart: Wed 12 July 2028

Calvi is a town on the northwest coast of Corsica. It's known for its beaches and crescent-shaped bay. A medieval citadel overlooks the marina from the bay's western end, and is home to Baroque St-Jean-Baptiste Cathedral and cobbled streets. Restaurants line the harbor on the Quai Landry esplanade. Perched on a high hill a short distance inland, the chapel of Notre-Dame de la Serra has panoramic views of the area.

Day 17 - Portoferraio,Elba

Arrive: Thu 13 July 2028 / Depart: Thu 13 July 2028

Portoferraio is a town and comune in the province of Livorno, on the edge of the eponymous harbour of the island of Elba. It is the island's largest city. Because of its terrain, many of its buildings are situated on the slopes of a tiny hill bordered on three sides by the sea.

Day 18 - Porto Santo (Madeira)

Arrive: Fri 14 July 2028 / Depart: Fri 14 July 2028

Day 19 - Bonifacio

Arrive: Sat 15 July 2028 / Depart: Sat 15 July 2028

Bonifacio is a town on the southern tip of the French island of Corsica. It’s known for its lively marina and medieval clifftop citadel. The 13th-century Bastion de l’Etendard houses a small museum with exhibits on the town’s history. L’Escalier du Roi d’Aragon is 187 ancient steps carved into the cliff face. To the southeast, the uninhabited Lavezzi Islands, a nature reserve, have granite boulders and sandy beaches.

Day 20 - Porto Cervo

Arrive: Sun 16 July 2028 / Depart: Sun 16 July 2028

Day 21 - Ponza

Arrive: Mon 17 July 2028 / Depart: Mon 17 July 2028

Ponza is the largest island of the Italian Pontine Islands archipelago, located 33 km south of Cape Circeo in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is also the name of the commune of the island, a part of the province of Latina in the Lazio region.

Day 22 - Rome

Arrive: Tue 18 July 2028 / Depart: Tue 18 July 2028

Your gateway to the Eternal City, Civitavecchia has served as Rome's seaport since the 13th century. The port has a long and venerable history. The emperor Trajan built a pleasure villa near the modern city, while Bernini and Michelangelo designed the harbor fortifications. Yet the Eternal City eternally beckons. The ancient capital of the Western World and the center of Christianity for nearly 2,000 years, Rome provides an inexhaustible feast. Visit the ruins of the Forum, view the splendors of the Sistine Chapel, or climb the Spanish Steps, once the heart of Rome's Bohemian Quarter. Rome has been a magnet luring the world's greatest artists, architects, and philosophers since the days of the Caesars.