6 nights, Civitavecchia (Rome) to Fusina (Venice)

The itinerary, port by port

7 calls over 6 nights, Civitavecchia (Rome) to Fusina (Venice). 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) open around December 2027, about 11 months before you sail. I track that window for booked clients and flag it the moment it is worth booking. When to book your flights →

1. Embark
   Civitavecchia (Rome)

   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 →

2. 2
   Sorrento

   Sorrento sits on a cliff above the Bay of Naples, a walkable old town of lemon groves, ceramic shops, and terraces facing Vesuvius across the water. Port guide →

3. 3
   Messina (Sicily)

   Messina sits at the northeast tip of Sicily, across the narrow strait from the Italian mainland, and for most travelers it functions as the gateway to Taormina and Mount Etna rather than a destination in… Port guide →

4. 4
   Brindisi

   Brindisi sits at the heel of Italy on the Adriatic, and for over two thousand years it was the port where the Via Appia met the sea, the jumping-off point for Greece and the Holy Land. Port guide →

5. 5
   Dubrovnik

   Dubrovnik is a walled stone city on the Adriatic whose intact medieval ramparts and marble main street make it one of the most complete fortified ports in Europe. Port guide →

6. 6
   Rijeka

   Rijeka is Croatia's third city and its working port, an Austro-Hungarian harbor town that skipped the tourist polish of the Dalmatian coast and kept its own grain: grand maritime palaces, a broad pedestrian… Port guide →

7. Disembark
   Fusina (Venice)

   Fusina is a cruise terminal on the mainland edge of the Venetian Lagoon, about three miles west of Venice across the water, opened in fall 2024 as ships moved out of the historic city. Port guide →