Day 1 – Istanbul – Rome - Civitavecchia
After meeting at Istanbul New Airport 4 hours before the flight, we complete our check-in procedures and take our flight to Rome. After landing in Rome, we are transferred to Civitavecchia port for our check-in procedures on the 5* Costa Toscana.
Day 2 – Genoa | Portofino Tour
After breakfast, guests who wish may join the Portofino tour organized as an extra by the ship. We will take the dreamlike village of PORTOFINO tour, a village about which songs have been written. Our bus departing from Genoa will first go to the town of Santa Maria Liguria. From there, we will take local vehicles to Portofino. We will have the opportunity to get to know this beautiful town more closely. On this trip, which will last approximately 5 hours, we will see unforgettable places. At the end of our tour, we return to the ship. Dinner and accommodation on board.
Day 3 – Marseille | Aix-En Provience & Marseille City Tour
After the breakfast we will have on our ship, guests who wish may join our Aix-En Provience & Marseille Tour organized as an extra by the ship. We begin our tour with a 10-minute walk from Marseille port. After approximately 40 minutes of travel by our bus, we will go to AIX-EN PROVENCE, one of the most elegant cities in Southern France, which has inspired many writers such as Paul Cezzanne and Emile Zola. In this region famous for its lavender fields, we will visit a city full of beautiful buildings, flower-filled balconies, fountains that are each a work of art, and history in every corner. After Aix En Province, we return to Marseille and start our city tour here; during the tour, passing through the old port, we visit the Notre Dame De La Garde Church, one of the city’s most iconic historical sites, located on a high hill. Palais Longchamp is the second stop of our tour. During our visit to this building, which serves as a Fine Arts Museum, we visit its garden and fountains from the outside and take a photo break. At the end of our tour, we return to our ship. Dinner and accommodation on board.
Day 4 – Barcelona | Barcelona City Tour
After breakfast, guests who wish may join the Barcelona city tour organized as an extra by our guide. Our city tour in Barcelona, one of Europe’s most beautiful metropolises, will begin with our private bus waiting for us at the port. La Rambla Street, Cristoforo Colombo Monument, Maremagnum Artificial Port, Barceloneta Beach, the Olympic district and port, Catalunya Square, Paseu de Gracia Avenue, which Gaudi’s houses have turned into a street museum, and its most essential masterpiece, Sagrada Familia, are among the places we will see. During our tour, we will go up Montjuic hill and take panoramic photos. After free time for shopping on La Rambla, we will return to our ship. Dinner and accommodation on board.
Day 5 – Sailing at Sea
We will spend the whole day sailing at sea. It is a perfect opportunity to enjoy this magnificent ship. You can have your breakfast, lunch, and dinner at the buffet restaurant, where a variety of fresh dishes prepared by expert chefs to suit everyone’s taste are available, or at the A La Carte restaurant at your specially reserved seat. During the day, in addition to yoga and fitness classes, you can enjoy the open-air tennis, volleyball and basketball courts, or use the state-of-the-art Technogym-equipped gym, which also includes bodybuilding equipment. After dinner, if you wish, you can spend time in the ship’s colorful and entertaining bars and cafés and listen to live music; alternatively, you can attend theater shows consisting of Broadway-style musicals, or try your luck in the casino. Dinner and accommodation on our ship.
Day 6 – Cagliari | Cagliari City Tour & Dolianova Vineyards
After breakfast, guests who wish may join the Cagliari city tour & Dolianova Vineyards tour organized as an extra by the ship. With our private vehicle at the port, we set off towards Danilova, where Sardinia’s famous wines are produced. On the way, we will visit the San Pantaleo Church, dating back to the 13th century. Later, we will visit a local wine cellar in the region and gain detailed information about the wine-making process. Guests who wish may enjoy a wine tasting. At the end of our tour, we return to our ship. Dinner and accommodation on board.
Day 7 – Naples | Pompei & Naples City Tour
After the breakfast we will have on the ship, guests who wish may join the Pompei & Naples City Tour organized as an extra by the ship. Naples, the famous port of the Campania Region, is one of the few European cities of antiquity that has never completely disappeared. Founded by the Greeks and developed and expanded by the Romans, the city has been the most precious treasure for foreign invaders over the centuries. The continuation of such a past into the present is a metropolis that is noisy, has a high crime rate, a bit shabby, a bit complicated, but worth seeing. On this tour, while visiting the human and house remains in Pompeii, buried under the ashes of Mount Vesuvius, you will experience the incredible destruction that nature can create over us and the power of nature. Then, we stop by Naples and, after a panoramic bus tour, we will see the Royal Square. At the end of our tour, we return to our ship. Dinner and accommodation on board.
Day 8 – Civitavecchia – Rome - Istanbul
After the breakfast we will have on the ship, we complete our check-out procedures. Guests who wish may join the Rome city tour organized as an extra by our guide.