Cobblestone & Fjord – Catania, Kotor & Zadar
About this cruise
You sail from Civitavecchia (Rome) on September 20, 2026 and spend 7 nights visiting Salerno, Catania and Corfu, with additional stops along the Western Mediterranean. It's a well-tested route and there's a reason people keep booking it. The trip wraps in Ravenna, so you won't retrace your steps. Every single day is a port day. 7 stops with no sea days in between. You're busy from start to finish. The route threads through 5 countries along the Western Mediterranean coast: Italy, Greece, Montenegro, Croatia and Slovenia. Most ports give you about 10 hours, so you can do more than just tick off the main sights. As for the ship itself, There are 14 restaurants on Norwegian Gem, so you'd need to double up a few evenings to try them all in 7 nights. Being shoulder season helps: golden light, comfortable weather, and shorter queues at the popular spots. Whether you've cruised before or not, this 7-night itinerary is a genuinely good one.