Southern France and the Italian Riviera by Sea – with Smithsonian Journeys
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Southern France and the Italian Riviera by Sea – with Smithsonian Journeys

7 nights · Civitavecchia (Rome) → Valletta · Le Boréal

Departure
1 Sep 2027
From
$6,420 per person
Traveling solo
on request

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Fares are per person, cruise only. Airfare arranged separately.

Cruises › The Mediterranean › Western Mediterranean

7 nights8 portsCivitavecchia (Rome) → VallettaLe Boréal

The Journey

Day by Day

7 nights · 8 ports

Day 1Rome (Civitavecchia)
Day 2Gaeta
Day 3Naples
Day 4Salerno
Day 5Agropoli
Day 6Reggio di Calabria
Day 7Taormina
Day 8Syracuse
Day 9Valletta
Rome (Civitavecchia)
Day 1
Rome (Civitavecchia)

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

Embark

Gaeta
Day 2
Gaeta

Ashore

Naples
Day 3
Naples

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

Ashore

Salerno
Day 4
Salerno

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

Ashore

Agropoli
Day 5
Agropoli

Ashore

Reggio di Calabria
Day 6
Reggio di Calabria
Taormina
Day 7
Taormina

Sicily’s hilltop stage set, with Etna smoking politely behind the Greek theatre.

Ashore

Syracuse
Day 8
Syracuse

Ashore

Valletta
Day 9
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 Boréal

French flair on small ships: French gastronomy, an open cellar, and harbors only yachts reach.

Le Boréal
Le Boréal
Ponant · 7 Nights · Civitavecchia (Rome) → Valletta

French flair on small ships: French gastronomy, an open cellar, and harbors only yachts reach.

  • Small ships with French gastronomy
  • Open bar and cellar throughout
  • Marina platform and Zodiac outings
  • $100 per person onboard credit on every departure through us

The Ponant Brochure›

Every Stateroom on This Sailing · 1 September 2027

Stateroom Solo Per person
Deluxe Stateroom Deck 3$10,050$13,940
Prestige Stateroom Deck 4$11,150$15,400
Prestige Stateroom Deck 5$11,690$16,120
Prestige Stateroom Deck 6$12,330$16,980
Deluxe Suite Deck 6$17,090$23,320
Prestige Suite Deck 5$23,040$31,260
Prestige Suite Deck 6$24,230$32,840
Owner's Suite Deck 6$48,820$49,620

Fares are per person, cruise only, for the 1 September 2027 departure. Airfare arranged separately.

Ready When You Are

Sail Southern France and the Italian Riviera by Sea – with Smithsonian Journeys.

From $6,420 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.