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A 10-night cruise from Civitavecchia (Rome) to Trieste, sailing on the evening of 31 October. It calls at Naples, Palermo and Messina on three consecutive port days. After a day at sea it calls at Corfu, Kotor (until 11:00 PM), Dubrovnik and Split on four consecutive port days. The stops are in Italy, Greece, Montenegro and Croatia, and calls last 9 to 15 hours. Typical highs for the time of year run from 13°C in Trieste to 20°C in Palermo (55 to 68°F). After another day at sea the cruise ends in Trieste on the morning of 10 November. Oosterdam (2003) carries up to 2,024 guests on 11 decks and has 7 restaurants, 5 of them included in the fare.