13 nights, Civitavecchia (Rome) to Civitavecchia (Rome)
September 7, 2026 – September 21, 2026 · 13 nights · 12 stops · round-trip
Explora's name for it: An Extended Journey through Antique Treasures, Mediterranean Flavours & Island Calm
The itinerary, port by port
12 calls over 13 nights, round-trip from Civitavecchia (Rome). Open any port for my full day-ashore guide, what to see, when to go, and how the day actually runs.
Getting there: Flights to Civitavecchia (Rome) (FCO) are already bookable for these dates. I watch the fare for booked clients so you book at the right moment. When to book your flights →
Civitavecchia is Rome's deepwater port, a working harbor about 80 km northwest of the capital, and for most travelers it is the gateway rather than the destination. Port guide →
Porto Santo Stefano is a fishing harbor wrapped around the north side of Monte Argentario, a mountainous promontory on the Tuscan coast that the Spanish fortified in the 16th century against pirates. Port guide →
Monaco is a two-square-kilometer principality stacked up a steep amphitheater of rock above its yacht harbor, and the ship puts you inside the postcard rather than near it. Port guide →
Spain's third city pairs a dense medieval core, where the Holy Grail sits inside a Gothic cathedral, with Calatrava's white modernist science city built into a drained riverbed. Port guide →
Palma is the capital of Mallorca and the largest city in the Balearics, built in warm honey-colored sandstone around a sandstone Gothic cathedral that rises straight off the seafront. Port guide →
Barcelona packs Gaudí's modernisme, a 2,000-year-old Roman and medieval core, and a working Mediterranean waterfront into a single dense, walkable city. Port guide →
Porto Cervo is the constructed heart of the Costa Smeralda, a yacht harbor and village laid out in the 1960s on Sardinia's northeast coast in a deliberately low-rise Mediterranean style. Port guide →
Ajaccio is Corsica's capital and Napoleon's birthplace, a working Mediterranean port town wrapped around a palm-lined bay with a compact old quarter you can cross in fifteen minutes. Port guide →
Saint-Tropez is a small Provençal fishing town turned yacht harbor on the Var coast, where the appeal is the waterfront itself: pastel houses, the old fishermen's quarter, and a citadel on the hill behind. Port guide →
Portofino is a small fishing village turned harbor on the Ligurian coast, a horseshoe of pastel houses around a tight yacht-filled bay backed by wooded headland. Port guide →
Livorno is a working Tuscan port, and for most travelers it is the gateway rather than the destination: about 80 km and 90 minutes inland lies Florence, the birthplace of the Renaissance, with Pisa roughly… Port guide →
Fares on this departure, decoded
Reading the fare fine print is the job. Here's what this sailing currently carries:
Invitation to Discover More
Explora's discovery fare, available across most of the calendar. Onboard credit where the offer applies.
Founders Fare
A founding-era fare on a selected set of sailings. Onboard credit where the offer applies.
The ship and your suite
This sailing is aboard EXPLORA I, all-suite,
every suite with a private ocean-front terrace. Suites run from the entry Ocean Terrace to the Owner's
Residence; the right tier depends on how you travel.
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