Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

14-Night Mediterranean Cruise Adventure

Explora Journeys · EXPLORA II · round-trip from Rome

$9,030 per person · next sails Jul 3, 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.

Round-trip into FCO · $1,964 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 · 14 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
Marina Grandeport guide →
Private Boat Circumnavigation of Capri & Blue Grotto · $490 for two with Capri Whales (private boat operator, Marina Grande)how to make it yours → ·
Days 2–3
The Heart of Capri · $162 for two with Nesea Capri Tour (via Capri.com official listings)how to make it yours → ·
Day 4
Saint Tropezport guide →
Private Riva Boat Cruise to Pampelonne & Villas · $1,030 for two with Saint-Tropez Boat Charter (independent Riva/wooden-boat operators, Vieux Port)how to make it yours → ·
Day 5
Sanguinaires Islands & Calanques · $103 for two with Ajaccio Vision (Visit Corsica Official Operator)how to make it yours → ·
Day 6
Carloforteport guide →
Tuna Trap Sailing · $184 for two with Tonnara di Carloforte (local sailing cooperative)how to make it yours → ·
Day 7
★ Private Catamaran Sail — how to make it yours →
Day 8
Park Guell · $39 for two with Park Guell (official, Barcelona City Council)how to make it yours → ·
Days 9–10
★ Formentera Day Trip & Ses Illetes, the 'Spanish Ca… — how to make it yours →
Day 11
Tunis
⚙ Curating Tunis’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 12
Private Skipper Charter · $1,030 for two with Gozo Blu (private charter)how to make it yours → ·
Day 13
Giardini Naxosport guide →
★ Ancient Theatre of Taormina — how to make it yours →
Day 14
Pompeii Private Excavation Tour with Archaeologist… · $223 for two with Askos Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 15
Civitavecchia (Rome) Disembark
Back where you started — 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 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

See the whole plan →
148 mi from Rome · fly FLR

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

Tuscan Wine & Culture Road Trip

See the whole plan →
Home

Fly home from Rome (FCO)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights round-trip into FCO · 2 travelers $1,964 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Rome · Luxury~$1,200
Cruise fare14 nights · Explora Journeys · 2 guests$18,060
Shore excursions8 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$3,261
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$24,665
Flights are estimated from our best gateways (refine from your own airport above); 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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