Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

21-Night Rome to Portsmouth Cruise Adventure

Azamara · Azamara Quest · from Rome

$11,003 per person · next sails Apr 29, 2028 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Rome (FCO)

Your gateway to the voyage. Arrive a day or two early — the best of the trip starts before you board.

Open-jaw · fly into FCO, home from LHR · $2,556 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Rome

Fly in at least a day early — every seasoned cruiser does, so a delay never costs you the ship. Here’s what’s worth that day, within reach of your port — not just the city you fly into.

15 mi from Rome

Villa d'Este Archaeological Excavations (Hadrian's Villa)

Sprawling 2nd-century villa with 30+ hectares of imperial ruins, Greek sculptures, and recreated Greek structures; scale and ambition dwarf anything i…

1 mi from Rome

Colosseum

Your voyage · 21 nights, day by day

Day by day — the unforgettable thing at every port

Your whole sailing in order: the day you board, every port it calls — each with the single bucket-list experience there and the operator who runs it — any days at sea, and the day you step off.

Day 1
Civitavecchia (Rome) Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Day 2
La Maddalena Archipelago · $1,836 for two with Classic Sardinia by Bellarome Travelhow to make it yours → ·
Day 3
★ Private Catamaran Sail — how to make it yours →
Day 4
Palma de Mallorcaport guide →
Palma Bay Catamaran Sail with Swim & Snorkel Stops · $70 for two with SailPalma by Omare Yachtinghow to make it yours →
Day 5
Modernista old-town walk and a luxury tapas circui… · $97 for two with Local licensed gastronomy operator (e.g. the Cartagena guided tapas & modernista walk) - book the official tour directhow to make it yours →
Day 6
★ Granada & the Alhambra — how to make it yours →
Day 7
Upper Rock Nature Reserve · $140 for two with Tours of Gibraltar (official licensed operators)how to make it yours → ·
Days 8–10
Authentic Seville Tapas & Sherry · $214 for two with Devour Seville Food Tourshow to make it yours →
Day 11
Day 12
Leixoes (Oporto)port guide →
Private Porto Highlights & Port Wine Tasting Tour · $360 for two with Oporto Shore Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 13
Santiago de Compostela · $749 for two with ToursByLocals – La Coruña Local Guideshow to make it yours → ·
Day 14
Covadonga Lakes & Picos de Europa · $3,576 for two with GetYourGuide – Covadonga Lakes Private Day Trip (local operator)how to make it yours → ·
Day 15
Dragonstone, Mundaka & Guernica · $972 for two with Food Tours Bilbao (Private Guide & Chauffeur)how to make it yours → ·
Days 16–18
La Cité du Vin · $48 for two with La Cité du Vin (Official)how to make it yours → ·
Day 19
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 20
Saint Maloport guide →
Private Shore Excursion · $279 for two with Ophorus Private Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 21
D-Day Beaches with a Private Battlefield Historian · $620 for two with Gold Beach Tours (D. Willis)how to make it yours → ·
Day 22
Portsmouth Disembark
Disembark in the morning.
Before you sail

Make it longer — by land from Rome

The ship is the spine, not the whole trip. These are full land adventures within reach of your port.

115 mi from Rome · fly NAP

Positano by Sea Cave and Cliff Path: A Luxury Amalfi Coast Immersion

Coastal Italian Luxury Adventure

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148 mi from Rome · fly FLR

Florence to Val d'Orcia: Wine, Frescoes & Thermal Springs

Tuscan Wine & Culture Road Trip

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After you disembark

Make it longer — by land from Portsmouth

The ship is the spine, not the whole trip. These are full land adventures within reach of your port.

54 mi from Portsmouth · fly LHR

Churchill's Kent, Glyndebourne at Dusk & London's Secret Side

English Country Culture & City Grit

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54 mi from Portsmouth · fly LHR

Cornwall's Wild Coast: Tin Mines, Tidal Castles & Beach Bars

Rugged Coastal Heritage Adventure

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Home

Fly home from Portsmouth (PTP)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into FCO, home from LHR · 2 travelers $2,556 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Rome · Luxury~$1,200
Cruise fare21 nights · Azamara · 2 guests$22,006
Shore excursions12 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$8,961
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$34,903
Flights are estimated from our best gateways (refine from your own airport above) — an open-jaw trip: out to the embark port, home from where you disembark; the cruise fare is this sailing’s lead-in price for two; the hotel scales with the style you pick above; shore excursions are real book-direct operator prices, added as each port is curated; transfers are an estimate. We always build in at least one night ashore before you sail.
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