Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

38-Night Athens to Rome Cruise Adventure

Azamara · Azamara Onward · from Athens

$14,029 per person · next sails Jun 29, 2028 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Athens (ATH)

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

Open-jaw · fly into ATH, home from FCO · $2,574 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Athens

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.

1 mi from Athens

Acropolis Museum

Your voyage · 38 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
Piraeus (Athens) Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Day 2
VIOMA organic vineyard · $216 for two with Mykonos Vioma Organic Farmhow to make it yours →
Day 3
Meteora Monasteries · $1,632 for two with Tours by Locals – Volos Local Guidehow to make it yours → ·
Day 4
Thessalonikiport guide →
Vergina Royal Tombs · $605 for two with Alexandros – Licensed Private Guide, Thessaloniki (WithLocals)how to make it yours → ·
Day 5
Private Gallipoli Battlefields · $340 for two with Fez Travel – Private Shore Excursionhow to make it yours → ·
Days 6–7
A backstreets food walk across the Grand Bazaar an… · $270 for two with Culinary Backstreets (official)how to make it yours →
Day 8
Private Ephesus Full-Day Tour from Çeşme Port · $325 for two with Ephesus Travel Guide – Private Ephesus Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 9
Private Half-Day · $162 for two with Patmos Tours (patmostours.com)how to make it yours → ·
Day 10
Piraeus (Athens)port guide →
★ The Acropolis & Parthenon, Guided Skip-the-Line — how to make it yours →
Day 11
★ Private Ephesus Tour with Expert Local Guide & On-… — how to make it yours →
Day 12
Private Full-Day Rhodes Island Highlights & Lindos · $784 for two with Rhodes Islander (Licensed Private Guides)how to make it yours → ·
Day 13
Amorgos Islandport guide →
Amorgos Small-Group Hiking · $260 for two with Eskapas Amorgoshow to make it yours → ·
Day 14
Balos Lagoon & Gramvousa · $389 for two with Withlocals Heraklion Private Sailing (local expert fleet)how to make it yours → ·
Day 15
Monemvasiaport guide →
Private Medieval Monemvasia · $302 for two with The Travel Insiders – Private Monemvasia Tourhow to make it yours → ·
Day 16
Myrtos Beach & Melissani Cave · $226 for two with ToursByLocals – Kefalonia Private Guidehow to make it yours → ·
Day 17
★ Paleokastritsa Blue Caves & coves by speedboat — how to make it yours →
Day 18
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 19
Prosecco Hills · $421 for two with Discovery Guided Tours Venicehow to make it yours → ·
Day 20
Lungomare Promenade · $188 for two with Opatija Private Walking Tour – Local Expert via TripAdvisor Experienceshow to make it yours → ·
Day 21
Zadar Old Town Private Walking Tour with Licensed… · $400 for two with Tour Travel & More (Private Zadar Excursions)how to make it yours → ·
Day 22
Three-Island Boat Day · $173 for two with Boat Tours Celić (Šibenik)how to make it yours → ·
Day 23
Pakleni Islands Private Yacht Charter · $324 for two with Hvar Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 24
Walk Dubrovnik's Ancient City Walls · $76 for two with Walls of Dubrovnik (official ticket office)how to make it yours → ·
Day 25
Climb the City Walls to San Giovanni Fortress · $18 for two with Kotor City Walls / San Giovanni Fortress (official municipal ticket booths in the Old Town)how to make it yours → ·
Day 26
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 27
Samaria Gorge · $378 for two with Crete Private Guidehow to make it yours → ·
Day 28
Piraeus (Athens)port guide →
★ The Acropolis & Parthenon, Guided Skip-the-Line — how to make it yours →
10 more days at sea and ashore
Day 39
Civitavecchia (Rome) Disembark
Disembark in the morning — or stay on for the days just below.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near Rome

You end in a different port — stay on, and add what’s within reach before you fly home.

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

Before you sail

Make it longer — by land from Athens

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

12 mi from Athens · fly ATH

Athens Unpacked: Ancient Marble, Rooftop Cinema & Seaside Stars

Mediterranean Culture & Cuisine

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146 mi from Athens · fly JTR

Santorini's Volcanic Soul: Craters, Wine Caves & Caldera Light

Volcanic Wine & Adventure

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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 →
Home

Fly home from Rome (FCO)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into ATH, home from FCO · 2 travelers $2,574 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Athens · Luxury~$609
Cruise fare38 nights · Azamara · 2 guests$28,058
Shore excursions29 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$10,407
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$41,828
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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