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EXPLORA II · Mediterranean & Western Europe

8 nights, Piraeus (Athens) to Fusina (Venice)

October 18, 2027 – October 27, 2027 · 8 nights · 7 stops

Explora's name for it: A Journey of Dramatic Shores & Sunlit Beauty

Piraeus (Athens) (open port guide)Piraeus (Athens)Istanbul (open port guide)Syros (open port guide)Kotor (open port guide)Split (open port guide)Koper (open port guide)Fusina (Venice) (open port guide)Fusina (Venice)

The itinerary, port by port

7 calls over 8 nights, Piraeus (Athens) 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 Piraeus (Athens) (ATH) open around November 2026, 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
    Piraeus (Athens)

    Piraeus is the port of Athens, and the day belongs to the ancient city about 10 km inland. Port guide →

  2. 2
    Istanbul

    Istanbul straddles the Bosphorus across two continents, a city layered from Byzantine Constantinople through the Ottoman Empire to the modern Turkish metropolis. Port guide →

  3. 3
    Syros

    Syros is the administrative capital of the Cyclades, and its main town Ermoupoli is a working neoclassical city rather than a whitewashed resort village. Port guide →

  4. 4
    Kotor

    Kotor is a fortified medieval town wedged at the head of the Bay of Kotor, with stone lanes, Venetian churches, and a mountain wall climbing the cliff behind it. Port guide →

  5. 5
    Split

    Split is built inside and around the walls of Diocletian's Palace, a Roman emperor's seafront retirement complex from around 300 AD that never became a ruin because people simply kept living in it. Port guide →

  6. 6
    Koper

    Koper is Slovenia's port town on a short stretch of Adriatic coast, a former Venetian island settlement whose medieval core sits steps from the cruise quay. 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 →

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 →


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