Genoa is the capital of Liguria and a historic maritime republic, with one of Europe's largest medieval old towns packed into narrow lanes called caruggi behind the harbour. The Palazzi dei Rolli along Via Garibaldi and the waterfront aquarium are the classic sights, and pesto comes from here.
Depart 20:00
Ways to spend your day
Galata Museo del Mare
Selected indoor galleries at Galata.
Palazzo Rosso
Selected art and palace rooms at Palazzo Rosso.
Porto Antico
A selected public waterfront area at Porto Antico.
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Livorno is a working Tuscan port and almost nobody stays in it: this is the call for Florence, about ninety minutes away, and Pisa, about thirty. That is the decision, and it is a real one, because Florence in a single shore day is a rushed and expensive pleasure.
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 20:0013 hours in port
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Ways to spend your day
Terrazza Mascagni
Choose selected public spaces on the Mascagni Terrace.
Central Market halls
Choose selected available ground-floor public halls in Livorno’s covered market.
Venezia Nuova streets
Choose selected public canal-side streets in Venezia Nuova.
Fort walls, renewed archaeological galleries, medieval squares.
Civitavecchia is Rome's port, and it is not in Rome. It is about eighty kilometres northwest on the coast, roughly an hour and a quarter by train from Termini, and the town itself is a working port with a fortress and not much else. Almost everyone treats it as a transfer rather than a place.
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 19:0012 hours in port
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Ways to spend your day
Historic port and Fort Michelangelo
Choose selected public historic-port spaces and exterior views of Fort Michelangelo.
National Archaeological Museum
Choose selected available galleries in the reopened National Archaeological Museum.
Piazza Leandra and old town
Choose selected public streets and squares around Piazza Leandra.
Valencia berths a few kilometres from the centre in a working port, so a shuttle or a taxi is the start of the day. The City of Arts and Sciences is the modern draw and the old town the older one, and paella is genuinely from here rather than a tourist claim.
Arrive 07:00
Ways to spend your day
La Lonja de la Seda
Choose available main halls and courtyard spaces at the Silk Exchange.
Museo de Bellas Artes
Choose selected available painting galleries at Valencia’s fine-arts museum.
Turia Gardens
Choose one manageable section of the public garden paths.
The second Lirica-class ship, stretched in 2015. Two main dining rooms and a buffet, twelve bars including an Irish pub, and the small size that fits the ports the big ships cannot.
