March 15, 2028 – March 25, 2028 · 9 nights · 7 stops
Explora's name for it: A Grand Journey Through Arabia's Mystic Past to Venice's Timeless Elegance
The itinerary, port by port
7 calls over 9 nights, Jeddah 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 Jeddah (JED) open around April 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 →
Jeddah is the Red Sea's historic gateway to Mecca, and its draw is Al-Balad, the UNESCO-listed old town of coral-stone merchant houses with carved wooden lattice balconies. Port guide →
Ain Sokhna is a Red Sea resort town on the Gulf of Suez whose real value is geographic: it is the closest cruise port to Cairo, roughly 140 km away. Port guide →
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Crossing the Suez Canal
A sea-level cut between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, opened in 1869, that lets your ship skip the long haul around Africa.
Heraklion is Crete's working capital, a Venetian-walled port city that holds the keys to the Minoan world: the restored palace of Knossos 5 km inland and the artifacts pulled from it. Port guide →
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 →
Ravenna was the capital of the late Western Roman Empire and then a Byzantine outpost, and it kept the receipts: eight UNESCO-listed early Christian monuments whose mosaics are the finest of their kind… Port guide →
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.
Early Booking Benefit
A fare for booking far enough ahead of departure. Onboard credit where the offer applies.
The ship and your suite
This sailing is aboard EXPLORA V, 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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Send me the dates and the suite tier you have in mind and I'll come back with a confirmed live number and my read on the sailing within two hours. Best available price, and I make it worth more.