Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

17-Night Mediterranean Cruise Adventure

Explora Journeys · EXPLORA VI · round-trip from Rome

$10,570 per person · next sails Aug 4, 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 · 17 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.

Days 1–2
Civitavecchia (Rome) Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Day 3
★ Cappella Palatina & the Norman Palace — how to make it yours →
Day 4
Argiolas winery at Serdiana · $205 for two with Cantine Argiolas — Visit Argiolas (official)how to make it yours →
Day 5
Porto Cervo
⚙ Curating Porto Cervo’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 6
Sanguinaires Islands & Calanques · $103 for two with Ajaccio Vision (Visit Corsica Official Operator)how to make it yours → ·
Day 7
Livorno (Florence/Pisa)port guide →
Private Florence shore excursion · $400 for two with ArtViva — The Original & Best Tours Italyhow to make it yours →
Day 8
Villefrancheport guide →
Private Riviera Half-Day · $192 for two with Ophorus Private Shore Excursionshow to make it yours → ·
Day 9
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 10
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 11
Park Guell · $39 for two with Park Guell (official, Barcelona City Council)how to make it yours → ·
Day 12
★ Private Catamaran Sail — how to make it yours →
Days 13–14
★ Formentera Day Trip & Ses Illetes, the 'Spanish Ca… — how to make it yours →
Day 15
Tunis
⚙ Curating Tunis’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 16
Day 17
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 → ·
Day 18
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 fare17 nights · Explora Journeys · 2 guests$21,140
Shore excursions7 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$2,459
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$26,943
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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