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Ancient Sites & Cities

7 nights · Rome (Civitavecchia) → Istanbul · Oceania Sirena

Departure
5 Nov 2026
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7 nights7 portsRome (Civitavecchia) → IstanbulOceania Sirena

The Journey

Day by Day

7 nights · 7 ports

Day 1Rome (Civitavecchia)
Day 2Naples
Day 3Messina
Day 4Valletta
Day 5At Sea
Day 6Athens (Piraeus)
Day 7Mytilene
Day 8Istanbul
Rome (Civitavecchia)
Day 1
Rome (Civitavecchia)

The Eternal City, an hour up the road from its harbor and worth every minute of it.

Embark

Naples
Day 2
Naples

Loud, glorious Naples: pizza where it was invented and Pompeii twenty minutes away.

Ashore

Messina
Day 3
Messina

The straits city and the door to Taormina and Etna.

Ashore

Valletta
Day 4
Valletta

A baroque fortress city built by knights, small enough to walk and grand enough to stun.

Ashore

At Sea
Day 5
At Sea

A full day at sea: the pools, the spa, a long lunch, and the horizon doing all the work.

At Sea

Athens (Piraeus)
Day 6
Athens (Piraeus)

The Acropolis above, the world’s first democracy below, and dinner in Plaka after the crowds sail on.

Ashore

Mytilene
Day 7
Mytilene

Ashore

Istanbul
Day 8
Istanbul

Two continents, one skyline: minarets, bazaars and the Bosphorus between.

Disembark

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The Route

Where You Sail

Your Ship

Oceania Sirena

The foodie’s cruise line: the finest cuisine at sea on country-club-casual mid-size ships.

Oceania Sirena
Oceania Sirena
Oceania Cruises · 7 Nights · Rome (Civitavecchia) → Istanbul

The foodie’s cruise line: the finest cuisine at sea on country-club-casual mid-size ships.

  • Gourmet specialty restaurants at no charge
  • Mid-size ships, never crowded
  • Country-club casual, no formal nights
  • Renowned culinary program and cooking school at sea

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From $2,117 per person, and our planning from first question to the flight home.

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