Authentic Mediterranean Shores
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Authentic Mediterranean Shores

7 nights · Round trip Valletta · Le Bougainville

Departure
8 April 2027
From
$5,940 per person
Traveling solo

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7 nights8 portsRound trip VallettaLe Bougainville

The Journey

Day by Day

7 nights · 8 ports

Day 1Valletta
Day 2Trapani, Sicily
Day 3Palermo, Sicily
Day 4Lipari, Aeolian Islands
Day 5Reggio di Calabria
Day 6Taormina, Sicily
Day 7Syracuse, Sicily
Day 8Valletta
Valletta
Day 1
Valletta

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

Embark

Trapani, Sicily
Day 2
Trapani, Sicily

Salt pans and windmills at Sicily's western tip, with hilltop Erice above.

Ashore

Palermo, Sicily
Day 3
Palermo, Sicily

Norman palaces, street markets and the most underrated food city in Italy.

Ashore

Lipari, Aeolian Islands
Day 4
Lipari, Aeolian Islands

The largest of the Aeolian Islands, its citadel and cathedral on a rock between two harbors.

Ashore

Reggio di Calabria
Day 5
Reggio di Calabria

The Strait of Messina's Calabrian shore, home of the Riace bronzes.

Ashore

Taormina, Sicily
Day 6
Taormina, Sicily

Sicily's hilltop stage set, with Etna smoking politely behind the Greek theater.

Ashore

Syracuse, Sicily
Day 7
Syracuse, Sicily

Ortigia's baroque piazzas and the Greek theater of Archimedes' city.

Ashore

Valletta
Day 8
Valletta

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

Disembark

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The Route

Where You Sail

Your Ship

Le Bougainville

French flair on small expedition-grade ships: refined French gastronomy and harbours only small ships reach.

Le Bougainville
Le Bougainville
Ponant · 7 Nights · Round trip Valletta

French flair on small expedition-grade ships: refined French gastronomy and harbours only small ships reach.

  • Explorer-class ships built for remote coasts
  • French gastronomy and cellar
  • Underwater Blue Eye lounge
  • Marina platform and Zodiac outings

Every Stateroom on This Sailing · 8 April 2027

Stateroom Solo Per person
Deluxe Stateroom Deck 3 · Waitlist$11,080$11,880
Prestige Stateroom Deck 4 · Waitlist$11,660$12,460
Prestige Stateroom Deck 5$12,240$13,040
Prestige Stateroom Deck 6$12,920$13,720
Deluxe Suite Deck 3$20,860$21,660
Deluxe Suite Deck 4$20,860$21,660
Deluxe Suite Deck 5$20,860$21,660
Deluxe Suite Deck 6 · Waitlist$20,860$21,660
Prestige Suite Deck 5$23,180$23,980
Prestige Suite Deck 6$23,720$24,520
Privilege Suite Deck 5$24,880$25,680
Privilege Suite Deck 6$24,880$25,680
Grand Deluxe Suite Deck 6$30,060$30,860
Owner's Suite Deck 5$39,820$40,620

Fares are per person, cruise only, for the 8 April 2027 departure. Airfare arranged separately.

Ready When You Are

Sail Authentic Mediterranean Shores.

From $5,940 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.