Central Mediterranean

Route map

Approximate route shown as straight lines between ports. Actual sailing path may vary. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Itinerary

Departs Trieste, Italy · 7 nights · ends Barcelona, Spain · Southern Europe

1. 

   Mon 31 Aug · Day 1

   Trieste Italy

   Up until the end of World War I, Trieste was the only port of the vast Austro-Hungarian Empire and therefore a major industrial and financial center. In the early years of the 20th century, Trieste and its surroundings also became famous by…

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2. 

   Tue 1 Sep · Day 2

   Zadar Croatia

   Dalmatia's capital for more than 1,000 years, Zadar is all too often passed over by travelers on their way to Split or Dubrovnik. What they miss out on is a city of more than 73,000 that is remarkably lovely and lively despite—and, in some…

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3. 

   Wed 2 Sep · Day 3

   Dubrovnik Croatia

   Nothing can prepare you for your first sight of Dubrovnik. Lying 216 km (135 miles) southeast of Split and commanding a jaw-dropping coastal location, it is one of the world's most beautiful fortified cities. Its massive stone ramparts and…

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4. Thu 3 Sep Day 4

   At sea · A day to enjoy the ship

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5. 

   Fri 4 Sep · Day 5

   Valletta Malta

   Malta's capital, the minicity of Valletta, has ornate palaces and museums protected by massive fortifications of honey-color limestone. Houses along the narrow streets have overhanging wooden balconies for people-watching from indoors.…

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6. Sat 5 Sep Day 6

   At sea · A day to enjoy the ship

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7. 

   Sun 6 Sep · Day 7

   Palma de Mallorca Spain

   If you look north of the cathedral (La Seu, or the seat of the bishopric, to Mallorcans) on a map of the city of Palma, you can see around the Plaça Santa Eulàlia a jumble of tiny streets that made up the earliest settlement. Farther out, a…

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8. 

   Mon 7 Sep · Day 8

   Barcelona Spain

   The infinite variety of street life, the nooks and crannies of the medieval Barri Gòtic, the ceramic tile and stained glass of Art Nouveau facades, the art and music, the throb of street life, the food (ah, the food!)—one way or another,…

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Shore excursions on this cruise

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About this cruise

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