Day 1 – Istanbul – Rome - Civitavecchia
After meeting at Istanbul Airport 3 hours before the flight and completing check-in procedures, we depart for Rome (FCO) Airport. Upon arrival, we transfer to the 5* MSC Seaview.
Day 2 – Palermo | Cefalu & Palermo Tour
After breakfast on board, guests who wish may join the Cefalu tour organized as an extra by our guide. We head to Cefalu, the famous fishing town, the most popular holiday resort of Sicily, with a magical past intertwined with the sea and sky and its colorful landscape. Located east of Palermo on the Tyrrhenian Sea coast, Cefalu is one of Sicily’s most important tourist centers with its narrow medieval streets, houses, turquoise-blue sea, and long beach. As a typical fishing town, Cefalu is also known for its famous 12th-century Cathedral and the historic laundry from the Roman period, which are among the main points of interest. After returning from Cefalu, we will have time to see Palermo, the city that has been featured in films as the center of the Sicilian mafia. At the end of our tour, we return to our ship. Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 3 – Sea Day
We will spend the entire day sailing at sea. It is a perfect opportunity to enjoy this magnificent ship. You can have breakfast, lunch, and dinner at the buffet restaurant, where fresh dishes prepared by expert chefs offer a variety of options to suit everyone’s taste, or at your reserved seat in the A La Carte restaurant. During the day, you can take advantage of yoga and fitness classes, outdoor tennis, volleyball and basketball, or the state-of-the-art Technogym-equipped fitness center with bodybuilding equipment. After dinner, you may spend time in the ship’s colorful and lively bars and cafes, listen to live music, attend Broadway-style musical theater shows, or try your luck in the casino. Dinner and overnight on our ship.
Day 4 – Ibiza
After breakfast on board, free time for the entire day. Guests who wish may spend time on Ibiza’s beautiful beaches and explore this lovely island. Please remember that all guests must be back on the ship 1 hour before departure time, which will be written in the daily newspapers left in your cabin and sent by your guide via WhatsApp.
Day 5 – 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. Among the places we will see are La Rambla Street, the Christopher Columbus Monument, Maremagnum artificial harbor, Barceloneta Beach, the Olympic area and port, Catalunya Square, Passeig de Gracia street, turned into a street museum by Gaudi’s houses, and his masterpiece, Sagrada Familia. During the tour, we will go up Montjuic Hill and take panoramic photos. After free time for shopping on La Rambla, we return to our ship. Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 6 – Marseille | Aix-En Provence & Marseille City Tour
After breakfast on our ship, guests who wish may join our extra Aix-En Provence & Marseille Tour organized by the ship. We start our tour with a 10-minute walk from the port of Marseille. After approximately a 40-minute drive by bus, we will head to Aix-en-Provence, one of the most elegant cities in Southern France and a source of inspiration for many writers such as Paul Cézanne and Émile Zola. In this region, famous for its lavender fields, we will visit a city full of beautiful buildings, flowered balconies, fountains that are each works of art, and streets steeped in history. After Aix-en-Provence, we return to Marseille and begin our city tour, during which we pass through the old port and visit the Notre Dame de la Garde Church, one of the city’s most prominent historical sites, located on a high hill. Palais Longchamp will be the second stop on our tour. During our visit to this building, which serves as a Museum of Fine Arts, we will admire its gardens and fountains from the outside and take a photo break. At the end of our tour, we return to our ship. Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 7 – Genoa | Portofino Tour
After breakfast, guests who wish may join the Portofino tour organized as an extra by our ship. We will take a tour of PORTOFINO, a dreamlike village that has inspired songs. Our bus departing from Genoa will first go to the town of Santa Margherita Ligure. From there, we will take local transportation to Portofino. We will have the opportunity to get to know this beautiful village more closely. During this approximately 5-hour excursion, we will see unforgettable places. At the end of our tour, we return to the ship. Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 8 – Rome (FCO) – Istanbul (SAW)
After breakfast on board, we will transfer to Rome (FCO) Airport.