Italian shores and Isle of Beauty
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Italian shores and Isle of Beauty

9 nights · Valletta to Nice · Le Boréal

Departure
14 June 2027
From
$7,810 per person
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9 nights10 portsValletta to NiceLe Boréal

The Journey

Day by Day

9 nights · 10 ports

Day 1Valletta
Day 2Syracuse, Sicily
Day 3Taormina, Sicily
Day 4Palermo, Sicily
Day 5Scenic cruising Stromboli
Day 5Lipari, Aeolian Islands
Day 6Salerno
Day 7Gaeta
Day 8Portoferraio, Elba
Day 9Calvi, Corsica
Day 10Nice
Valletta
Day 1
Valletta

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

Embark

Syracuse, Sicily
Day 2
Syracuse, Sicily

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

Ashore

Taormina, Sicily
Day 3
Taormina, Sicily

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

Ashore

Palermo, Sicily
Day 4
Palermo, Sicily

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

Ashore

Lipari, Aeolian Islands
Day 5
Lipari, Aeolian Islands

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

Ashore

Salerno
Day 6
Salerno

The quiet door to the Amalfi Coast, without Sorrento's crowds.

Ashore

Gaeta
Day 7
Gaeta

A fortified headland town between Rome and Naples, with Monte Orlando and the Split Mountain sanctuary.

Ashore

Portoferraio, Elba
Day 8
Portoferraio, Elba

Elba's harbor town, where Napoleon spent his exile behind Medici fortifications.

Ashore

Calvi, Corsica
Day 9
Calvi, Corsica

A Genoese citadel on a granite point, a long beach curving below toward the mountains.

Ashore

Nice
Day 10
Nice

The Promenade des Anglais and the best market in the south of France.

Disembark

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The Route

Where You Sail

Your Ship

Le Boréal

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

Le Boréal
Le Boréal
Ponant · 9 Nights · Valletta to Nice

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 · 14 June 2027

Stateroom Solo Per person
Deluxe Stateroom Deck 3$11,800$16,420
Prestige Stateroom Deck 4$12,400$17,220
Prestige Stateroom Deck 5$13,010$18,040
Prestige Stateroom Deck 6$13,720$18,980
Deluxe Suite Deck 6 · Waitlist$22,040$30,080
Prestige Suite Deck 5$24,460$33,300
Prestige Suite Deck 6$25,060$34,100
Owner's Suite Deck 6$48,190$49,220

Fares are per person, cruise only, for the 14 June 2027 departure. Airfare arranged separately.

Ready When You Are

Sail Italian shores and Isle of Beauty.

From $7,810 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.