Cruise Planning

Europe and Mediterranean

History, culture, art, but also many beaches and sun

The name comes from the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterraneus Latin word, meaning in the midst of the land; touches Europe, Africa and Asia and to the lands that gives you a face and a mild temperate climate for most of the year. Choosing a cruise in the Mediterranean will be moved to the furthest corners of the ancient civilizations that have populated its banks and familiar with the products of Roman culture, Greek, Egyptian. you can visit important archaeological sites and places where they lived the 'big' history; admired masterpieces of ancient art and modern and also explore villages and towns flooded characteristic of sun and overlooking the crystal waters on as well as wonderful cities of art with their valuable buildings and museums and galleries.
The Mediterranean has become in recent years one of the favorite destinations for cruise offers everything in terms of both landscape and culture and climate.

The classic routes are proposed in the Eastern Mediterranean and Western Mediterranean.


Eastern Mediterranean:

Discover thousands fantastic stories and legends sailing between Greece and its islands, Turkey, Cyprus and the Holy Land. Through the Straits of the Dardanelles to reach discover Yalta and Odessa, summer residence of Russian tsars. You can navigate on a gondola under the Bridge of Sighs in Venice or dive in the maze of the bazaar in the Turkish and North African casbah to find the most suitable souvenir to take home. and you can choose to simply relax in the sun by a completely forget the world.

Cruises to the Eastern Mediterranean usually leave from Venice, Bari, Piraeus and Istanbul, although several have offered cruises departing from Genoa, Civitavecchia and Savona. The main destinations are the Greek Islands of Mykonos with the cobalt blue sea and white mills, Santorini volcanic island in the shape of a crescent, the island of Rhodes rose, Corfu, with its bays surrounded by centuries-old olive trees, Crete, but also for Katakolon visit Olympia where 2781 years ago gave him three games, and Piraeus, the port of Athens, with its majestic Acropolis, but also Turkey Istanbul with the door of the East and Kusadasi and Izmir in order to achieve the beautiful ruins of Ephesus, and yet Limassol Cyprus rich in archaeological treasures, Malta Valletta, surrounded by walls sixteenth and Alexandria in Egypt for an excursion to the pyramids to discover the civilization of the Pharaohs. New destination is Libya with a touch in the capital Tripoli suspended between sea and desert dunes. Important from the point of view also stops in Croatia, Dubrovnik with its walls intact, the city of Split Diocletian, Pola with its amphitheater, Zadar, Rovinj and Brac, Montenegro and finally in the beautiful bay of Kotor.

Western Mediterranean:

Destination mysterious islands of Corsica and Sardinia, the picturesque harbor of Capri, known as the island of love, famous throughout the world and inspires many artists and poets. But even the marvels of Portofino in Liguria, Santa Margherita and Portovenere, Sicily, from Palermo to Segesta and Erice, Messina or to reach Taormina, the scents of spices in Tunis and a visit to Carthage. You can attend a flamenco show in Malaga in Andalusia or in the lively city of Barcelona Gaudi, visit Provence from Marseille, the French Riviera and St. Tropez, Cannes, Nice to Monaco, or take part in a crazy night in the streets of Ibiza or Palma de Mallorca Islands Balleari or go beyond the famous Gibraltar rock in antiquity that marked the end of the world, explore the souks of Casablanca and Agadir in Morocco, and reach the Canary Islands, the islands of eternal spring , with the green of Tenerife and the lunar landscape of Lanzarote.

Climate:

The climate is mild Mediterranean, with wet winters and summers hot and dry. The cruise season is much longer thanks to new technology of large modern ships, thanks to which you navigate easily throughout the year. During the winter, the choice is limited but you can also cruise at very affordable to more temperate places like the Canary Islands or Morocco.
In summer the choice is immense, both as destinations and as proposed, the climate is hot and dry. Even during the months of beginning and end of the season you can enjoy an excellent climate and are recommended because they offer better prices and the ports affected are less crowded.

What to bring:
We recommend you bring clothing and shoes without heels. During each cruise you play some galas for which it recommended a dress elegant. A sweater or jacket is always useful to protect themselves from sudden changes in temperature between the air-conditioned and the outside in summer.
And remember! Do not put the towels in the suitcase for the sea because it will be available on the ship.


Sailing along the Norwegian coast

Why choose a navigation along the Norwegian coast instead of a traditional Mediterranean Cruise offers the opportunity to touch many places of the Norway, into close contact with the land and the reality of his people.
Many ships  embarking and disembarking passengers and goods in the Norwegian ports of tourism, more and more passengers are coming from all over the world who choose this route to live and learn through a Norway itinerary universally acknowledged to be one of the most beautiful journeys in the world.
The organization and its customers are international on board, the official language is English.
 

European River Cruise

River navigation is something that really stimulates a continual curiosity about the nature, culture, things and people.
The river flows calm and travels through the concrete evidence of a near and distant history that rewrites every day along its shores: a cruise on the river following the ancient course of the water and gives time to observe, see, explore.
You can choose from romantic or adventurous itineraries, sure to find on board all the amenities necessary to ensure that your journey becomes an unforgettable and unique.
 


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