5 nights, Civitavecchia (Rome) to Málaga
Explora's name for it: A Journey Through Cliffs, Islands and Andalusian Light
Five nights, five ports, no sea days. This is a one-way line from Civitavecchia to Málaga that crosses the western Mediterranean fast, with a hop down to Cartagena on Colombia's Caribbean coast in the mix. Amalfi is a tender port: you anchor in the Gulf of Salerno and shuttle to the Marina Coppola pier, with Piazza del Duomo about a one-minute walk away, so the climb up the stepped lanes behind the cathedral to Atrani is the whole point. Cagliari berths roughly 800 meters from the center, an easy walk up to the Castello citadel if you wear real shoes for the cobbles. In Cartagena you walk out through a 700-animal aviary that is free to ship passengers before you ever reach the walled town.
This itinerary rewards people who want to be off the ship and into a city every single day, on foot wherever possible. Two of those days are gateways more than destinations: Civitavecchia is really about Rome, a 45 to 60 minute regional train each way, and that day belongs to the train and the Colosseum, not the port. If you want slow mornings and sea days, this is the wrong sailing. If you want compact, walkable old towns back to back with one fortress city thrown in, it is well shaped.
Explora II is all-suite and all-oceanfront.
The itinerary, port by port
5 calls over 5 nights, Civitavecchia (Rome) to Málaga. 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 →
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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.
The ship and your suite
This sailing is aboard EXPLORA II, 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. Compare suites → · What's included →