This is a 10-Day NCL cruise porting Italy, Greece, and Malta. The pros about this itinerary is only one sea day. The cons are less popular Messina port of call at Sicily (Italy) and afternoon port time at Mykonos (Greece) and Valletta (Malta). In November, Mediterranean water is cold and no good for water activities. Sky turns dark early before 5:00PM and you get less time for touring.
Trip Highlights and Tips
- 3 countries: Italy, Greece, Malta
- public transportation and one-way car rental are both good options for commute between Rome FCO airport and Civitavecchia cruise port
- November is the start of winter season. Buses and ferry are less. Attractions may close on Monday.
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Day 0 Fly into Rome
We arrive Rome around noon and stay one night at Rome to transit to Civitavecchia next day. Rome public transportation is convenient. Although daily pass covers metro, train and bus all, it doesn’t cover airport and cruise port routes. Since we visited Rome before, this time one day at Rome is enough and a hotel near Ostiense Station fits our one-day tour.
| 13:30 – 14:30 |
commute to Ostiense Station and hotel check-in |
| 14:30 – 17:00 |
Bath of Caracalla and Pyramid |
| 17:00 – 21:00 |
Piazza del Popolo/Spanish steps/Trevi Fountain |
| 21:00 – 21:30 |
Colosseo night view |
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Day 1 Rome to Civitavecchia
| 09:00 – 11:30 |
St. Paul Outside the Wall |
| 11:30 – 12:30 |
train to Civitavecchia |
Day 2 Sea Day
| 12:30 – 13:00 |
take Seabus to old port |
| 13:00 – 16:00 |
check Delos ferry availability? |
| 16:00 – 17:00 |
Paraportiani Church/Windmills of Kato Mili |
| 17:00 – 17:30 |
sunset at Little Venice |
| 18:00 – 19:30 |
take Seabus back to new port. 17:00 / 18:00 / 19:00 (check Seabus timetable when cruise is at port. It may run every 30min) |
Day 4 Athens, Greece
| 07:00 – 08:00 |
X80 bus from cruise terminal A to Acropolis |
| 08:00 – 08:30 |
the Temple of Zeus |
| 08:30 – 10:00 |
Acropolis Museum |
| 10:00 – 13:00 |
Acropolis of Athens |
| 13:00 – 14:00 |
Ancient Agora of Athens |
| 14:00 – 15:00 |
Monastiraki Flea Market |
| 15:00 – 16:00 |
Plaka / Syntagma |
| 16:00 – 16:30 |
X80 bus back to terminal |
Day 5 Rhodes, Greece
| 09:30 – 10:00 |
take bus to Lindos off Kranas Square |
| 10:00 – 12:00 |
Acropolis of Lindos |
| 12:00 – 13:00 |
take bus back to Rhodes |
| 13:00 – 16:30 |
Old City/Grand Master Palace/the Colossus of Rhodes |
| 08:00 – 09:00 |
take bus/boat to Oia |
| 09:00 – 12:30 |
Oia |
| 12:30 – 13:30 |
take bus back to Fira |
| 13:30 – 15:30 |
Fira |
| 15:30 – 16:30 |
walk down to harbor |
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Day 7 Chania, Crete, Greece
| 07:00 – 08:00 |
Bus to Chania oldtown |
| 08:00 – 10:30 |
Old town of Chania/Venetian Lighthouse/Hassan Pasha Mosque/Chania Cathedral |
| 10:30 – 11:30 |
bus back to cruise port |
| 11:00 – 12:00 ? |
watch Grand Harbour sail-in |
| 13:00 – 14:00 |
take taxi to Mdina |
| 14:00 – 15:30 |
Mdina |
| 15:30 – 16:30 |
Rabat |
| 16:30 – 17:30 |
take bus back to Valletta |
| 17:30 – 20:00 |
Valletta |
| 20:00 – 20:30 |
walk back to harbor |
| 21:00 – 21:30 |
watch Grand Harbour sail-out |
| 08:00 – 11:30 |
North route from cruise |
| 11:30 – 12:30 |
Bell tower show |
| 12:30 – 14:00 |
lunch at cruise |
| 14:00 – 16:00 |
south route |
Day 10 Naples, Italy
Check ferry schedule ahead
| 07:00 – 09:00 |
ferry to Capri |
| 09:00 – 13:00 |
Capri tour |
| 13:00 – 14:30 |
ferry back to Naple |
| 14:30 – 16:30 |
Naples south west route to Castel dell’ovo |
Day 11 Rome, Italy
Fly home
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