Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

21-Night Mediterranean Cruise Adventure

Princess · Enchanted Princess · round-trip from Rome

$3,408 per person · next sails May 22, 2027 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 · 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
Castello di Arechi & Salerno Old Town · $279 for two with GetYourGuide – Salerno Private Custom Tour with a Local Guidehow to make it yours →
Day 3
★ Taormina's Ancient Greek Theatre, framed by Mount… — how to make it yours →
Day 4
Mount Etna Summit · $162 for two with Funivia dell'Etna (official)how to make it yours → ·
Day 5
★ St John's Co-Cathedral & the Caravaggio masterpieces — how to make it yours →
Day 6
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 7
Santorini (Thira)port guide →
★ Semi-Private Caldera Catamaran with Hot Springs &… — how to make it yours →
Day 8
VIOMA organic vineyard · $216 for two with Mykonos Vioma Organic Farmhow to make it yours →
Day 9
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 10
Balos Lagoon & Gramvousa · $389 for two with Withlocals Heraklion Private Sailing (local expert fleet)how to make it yours → ·
Day 11
Piraeus (Athens)port guide →
★ The Acropolis & Parthenon, Guided Skip-the-Line — how to make it yours →
Day 12
Balos Lagoon & Gramvousa · $389 for two with Withlocals Heraklion Private Sailing (local expert fleet)how to make it yours → ·
Day 13
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 14
Private Full-Day Rhodes Island Highlights & Lindos · $784 for two with Rhodes Islander (Licensed Private Guides)how to make it yours → ·
Day 15
VIOMA organic vineyard · $216 for two with Mykonos Vioma Organic Farmhow to make it yours →
Day 16
Samaria Gorge · $378 for two with Crete Private Guidehow to make it yours → ·
Day 17
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 18
★ St John's Co-Cathedral & the Caravaggio masterpieces — how to make it yours →
Day 19
Mount Etna Summit · $162 for two with Funivia dell'Etna (official)how to make it yours → ·
Day 20
★ Taormina's Ancient Greek Theatre, framed by Mount… — how to make it yours →
Day 21
★ Pompeii with a Licensed Archaeologist — how to make it yours →
Day 22
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

See the whole plan →
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 · Premium~$696
Cruise fare21 nights · Princess · 2 guests$6,816
Shore excursions11 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$3,147
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$12,803
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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