Southern Europe Explorer
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Southern Europe Explorer

17 nights · Athens → Lisbon · Oceania Aurelia

Departure
18 Dec 2027
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17 nights14 portsAthens → LisbonOceania Aurelia

The Journey

Day by Day

17 nights · 14 ports

Day 1Athens (Piraeus)
Day 2At Sea
Day 3Valletta
Day 4Messina
Day 5Naples
Day 6Rome (Civitavecchia)
Day 7Livorno
Day 8At Sea
Day 9Toulon
Day 10Palamos
Day 11Barcelona
Day 12Valencia
Day 13Cartagena
Day 14Malaga
Day 15Malaga
Day 16Seville
Day 17Seville
Day 18Lisbon
Athens (Piraeus)
Day 1
Athens (Piraeus)

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

Embark

At Sea
Day 2
At Sea

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

At Sea

Valletta
Day 3
Valletta

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

Ashore

Messina
Day 4
Messina

The straits city and the door to Taormina and Etna.

Ashore

Naples
Day 5
Naples

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

Ashore

Rome (Civitavecchia)
Day 6
Rome (Civitavecchia)

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

Ashore

Livorno
Day 7
Livorno

The Tuscan door: Florence, Pisa and the hill towns all within reach.

Ashore

At Sea
Day 8
At Sea

Nothing on the schedule but the sea. This is the part of the sailing people book it for.

At Sea

Toulon
Day 9
Toulon

Ashore

Palamos
Day 10
Palamos

Ashore

Barcelona
Day 11
Barcelona

Gaudí’s city: start at the Sagrada Família and surrender the rest of the day.

Ashore

Valencia
Day 12
Valencia

Paella at its source and a futurist city of arts rising from a dry riverbed.

Ashore

Cartagena
Day 13
Cartagena

Ashore

Malaga
Day 14
Malaga

Picasso’s hometown, reinvented as the Costa del Sol’s culture capital.

Ashore

Malaga
Day 15
Malaga
Seville
Day 16
Seville

Orange blossom, flamenco and the grandest cathedral in Spain, upriver from Cádiz.

Ashore

Seville
Day 17
Seville
Lisbon
Day 18
Lisbon

Trams, tiles and pastel hills at the mouth of the Tagus.

Disembark

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The Route

Where You Sail

Your Ship

Oceania Aurelia

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

Oceania Aurelia
Oceania Aurelia
Oceania Cruises · 17 Nights · Athens → Lisbon

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 $8,699 per person, and our planning from first question to the flight home.

Fares are per person, cruise only. Airfare additional. Fares are capacity-controlled and may change or be withdrawn without notice. Elevida Luxury Journeys is an independent affiliate of Travel Planners International.