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.
Depart 18:00
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.
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Cathedral surroundings, regional art, or a waterfront monument.
Messina sits on the strait that separates Sicily from mainland Italy, and ships dock close to the centre. The cathedral's astronomical clock is the in-town sight, while Taormina and Mount Etna are the classic excursions.
Arrive 11:00 · Depart 19:008 hours in port
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Ways to spend your day
Messina Cathedral
Cathedral surroundings and available visitor areas.
Regional Museum of Messina
Selected regional-museum galleries.
Neptune Fountain Messina
Selected public views around the Neptune Fountain.
Port Vell waterfront, maritime history, Gothic Quarter streets.
Barcelona is the busiest cruise port in the Mediterranean and one of the few where the city genuinely rewards arriving early. The terminals are at Moll Adossat, out along the breakwater past the old harbour, close to the bottom of La Rambla but not walkable from it with luggage.
Arrive 08:00
Ways to spend your day
Port Vell waterfront
Choose selected public waterfront spaces along Moll de la Fusta.
Museu Marítim de Barcelona
Choose selected available galleries in Barcelona’s maritime museum.
Gothic Quarter streets
Choose selected public streets and squares around Plaça de Sant Jaume.
The first World-class ship and, at 215,863 tons, the biggest in the fleet. LNG-powered, with an eleven-deck dry slide, thirteen places to eat including a fish market, and nineteen bars including a gin bar and an English tea room.
