Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

21-Night Rome to Athens Cruise Adventure

Princess · Enchanted Princess · from Rome

$3,240 per person · next sails Apr 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.

Open-jaw · fly into FCO, home from ATH · $2,574 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
★ Sail straight to Portofino from the cruise dock — how to make it yours →
Day 3
Sanguinaires Islands & Calanques · $103 for two with Ajaccio Vision (Visit Corsica Official Operator)how to make it yours → ·
Day 4
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 5
Mount Etna Summit · $162 for two with Funivia dell'Etna (official)how to make it yours → ·
Day 6
★ Taormina's Ancient Greek Theatre, framed by Mount… — how to make it yours →
Day 7
★ Paleokastritsa Blue Caves & coves by speedboat — how to make it yours →
Day 8
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 9
Walk Dubrovnik's Ancient City Walls · $76 for two with Walls of Dubrovnik (official ticket office)how to make it yours → ·
Day 10
Diocletian's Palace · $76 for two with Split Walking Tours (official)how to make it yours → ·
Day 11
Miramare Castle · $78 for two with Trieste Tickets (official local operator)how to make it yours → ·
Day 12
Diocletian's Palace · $76 for two with Split Walking Tours (official)how to make it yours → ·
Day 13
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 14
★ Paleokastritsa Blue Caves & coves by speedboat — how to make it yours →
Day 15
Katakolon (Olympia)port guide →
Museum of Ancient Greek Technology · $22 for two with Museum of Ancient Greek Technology (Kostas Kotsanas Museum)how to make it yours → ·
Day 16
Samaria Gorge · $378 for two with Crete Private Guidehow to make it yours → ·
Day 17
VIOMA organic vineyard · $216 for two with Mykonos Vioma Organic Farmhow to make it yours →
Day 18
Private Full-Day Rhodes Island Highlights & Lindos · $784 for two with Rhodes Islander (Licensed Private Guides)how to make it yours → ·
Day 19
Ancient Kourion & Apollo Sanctuary · $200 for two with Tours by Locals – Cyprus Private Guideshow to make it yours → ·
Day 20
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 21
Kusadasi (Ephesus)port guide →
The Ephesus Experience Museum · $86 for two with Ephesus Archaeological Site (official, Ministry of Culture and Tourism)how to make it yours → ·
Day 22
Piraeus (Athens) Disembark
Disembark in the morning — or stay on for the days just below.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near Athens

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

1 mi from Athens

Acropolis Museum

Home

Fly home from Athens (ATH)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into FCO, home from ATH · 2 travelers $2,574 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Rome · Premium~$696
Cruise fare21 nights · Princess · 2 guests$6,480
Shore excursions14 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$2,293
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$12,223
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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