Mediterranean destinations

French Riviera call: Croisette, Lérins and links to Monaco and Nice.

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• Good for photography
• Private option available

Provence gateway — Calanques, Aix and Vieux-Port.

City day worth pacing carefully

• Easy to explore independently
• Walking-friendly

Compact Ligurian harbour, usually tendered and photogenic.

Plan for tender timing

• Tender port
• Walking required

Ligurian alternative for Genoa, Portofino or Nice region days.

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• Good for photography

Naval harbour with Provence village and coastal options.

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• Good for photography
• Great local food

Tender bay for Nice, Eze, Monaco and Cap Ferrat.

Plan for tender timing

• Tender port
• Walking required

Apulian gateway for Alberobello, Polignano and the heel of Italy.

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• Historic centre
• Great local food

Sardinia’s capital — castello hill, salt lagoons and island contrasts.

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• Good for photography
• Historic centre

Etna’s gateway with baroque streets and markets.

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• Historic centre
• Great local food

Historic port city and gateway to Portofino and the Riviera.

City day worth pacing carefully

• Easy to explore independently
• Walking-friendly

Tuscany’s cruise gateway for Florence, Pisa and Lucca.

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• Historic centre
• Best with a guide

The shoreline path into Taormina and Etna’s east flank.

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• Good for photography
• Historic centre

Cinque Terre and Ligurian coast gateway.

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• Good for photography
• Small-group option available

Valletta’s grid of honey stone and Grand Harbour drama.

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• Good for photography
• Historic centre

Strait city doorway to Taormina and Etna.

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• Historic centre

Pompeii, Amalfi and pizza’s mother city.

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• Historic centre
• Best with a guide

The Eternal City via Civitavecchia’s long transfer day.

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• Walking-friendly
• Historic centre

Mosaic capital with Venice or San Marino day options.

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• Historic centre

Amalfi Coast railhead alternative to Naples crush.

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• Good for photography
• Historic centre

Clifftop town for Capri, Amalfi and Pompeii logistics.

Plan for tender timing

• Tender port
• Walking required

Habsburg cafés and Miramare with Slovenia access.

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• Historic centre
• Great local food

Lagoon approaches, Saint Mark’s and carefully timed transit days.

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• Good for photography
• Historic centre

Gateway to the Acropolis and islands — Greece’s busiest cruise hub.

City day worth pacing carefully

• Easy to explore independently
• Walking-friendly

Venetian harbour, old town lanes and west Crete scenery.

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• Good for photography
• Historic centre

Old Town UNESCO core with green Ionian coastlines.

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• Walking-friendly
• Good for photography

Knossos and Crete’s largest cruise gateway.

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• Walking-friendly
• Historic centre

Quiet harbour town and the road to ancient Olympia.

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• Walking-friendly
• Historic centre

Northern Greece harbour with Philippi and coastal walking.

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• Historic centre

Volcanic coasts, coloured cliffs and quieter Cycladic beauty.

Plan for tender timing

• Tender port
• Walking required

Cycladic white lanes, windmills and Delos access.

Plan for tender timing

• Tender port
• Good for photography

Medieval city walls and Lindos acropolis.

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• Walking-friendly
• Good for photography

Caldera cliffs, Oia and the most photographed tender day in the Med.

Plan for tender timing

• Tender port
• Walking required

Northern Greek food capital with Byzantine layers.

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• Historic centre
• Great local food

Pelion mountain villages and mainland Greek calm.

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• Good for photography
• Historic centre

Shipwreck beach cliffs and Ionian turquoise.

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• Good for photography

Castle harbour and Turkish Aegean beaches with a resort edge.

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• Good for photography
• Historic centre

Bosphorus, Old City and two continents in one call.

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• Good for photography
• Historic centre

Coastal metropolis with Ephesus-region access.

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• Historic centre

Primary gateway to Ephesus and the Aegean coast.

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• Historic centre
• Best with a guide

Cyprus coastal hub for Kourion and island wines.

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• Good for photography
• Historic centre

Bay resort, castle and Dalyan-region day options.

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• Good for photography

Croatia’s flagship Adriatic call: the walled old city.

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• Good for photography
• Historic centre

Slovenia’s Adriatic door for Lake Bled and Postojna.

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• Good for photography
• Historic centre

Fjords, fortifications and a nestled Old Town.

Plan for tender timing

• Tender port
• Walking required

Kvarner gateway for Opatija, Istria and islands.

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• Good for photography
• Historic centre

Diocletian’s Palace woven into a living city.

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• Walking-friendly
• Good for photography

Roman forum, sea organ and northern Dalmatia.

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• Good for photography
• Historic centre

Gaudí, Gothic Quarter and beach boardwalks on almost every Western Med itinerary.

City day worth pacing carefully

• Easy to explore independently
• Walking-friendly

Atlantic Spain — old town walls, sherry country and Seville day trips.

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• Historic centre
• Great local food

Roman theatre and naval harbour on Spain’s east coast.

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• Historic centre

Rock, tunnels and panoramic Strait views.

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• Walking-friendly
• Good for photography

Old town Dalt Vila and Balearic beaches beyond the clubs.

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• Good for photography
• Historic centre

Picasso’s city with Alcazaba views and Costa del Sol links.

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• Good for photography
• Historic centre

Cathedral harbour and Mallorcan mountains/beaches.

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• Walking-friendly
• Good for photography

Roman amphitheatre above Catalan beaches.

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• Good for photography
• Historic centre

City of Arts, old silk exchange and paella country.

City day worth pacing carefully

• Easy to explore independently
• Walking-friendly

Galicia — Hercules Tower, glass balconies and Santiago access.

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• Historic centre
• Great local food

Trams, Belém and tiled hillsides on the Tagus.

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• Walking-friendly
• Historic centre

Galician seafood city with Santiago and Cies options.

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• Good for photography
• Historic centre

Hassan II Mosque and a modern North African city call.

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• Historic centre

Kasbah views where Atlantic meets the Med.

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• Historic centre

Baltic canal city and northern European gateway.

City day worth pacing carefully

• Easy to explore independently
• Walking-friendly

Curonian Spit access from Lithuania’s cruise harbour.

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• Good for photography

Modern harbour city with Amsterdam day access.

City day worth pacing carefully

• Easy to explore independently
• Walking-friendly

Best-preserved Baltic Old Town for northern sailings.

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• Walking-friendly
• Historic centre

Madeira’s capital — cable cars, levadas and Atlantic gardens.

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• Good for photography
• Great local food

Gran Canaria’s harbour city for dunes, volcanoes and old town.

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• Good for photography

São Miguel — crater lakes and Azorean green.

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• Good for photography

Tenerife — Teide, whales and north-coast villages.

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• Good for photography