Saffron Spice Trail – Aegean to Rome

A 9-night cruise from Istanbul to Civitavecchia (Rome), sailing on the evening of 12 June. It calls at Kusadasi, Santorini (until 10:00 PM), Mykonos, Piraeus (Athens), Katakolon, Valletta, Catania and Salerno on eight consecutive port days. The stops are in Türkiye, Greece, Malta and Italy, and calls last 8 to 15 hours. Typical highs for the time of year run from 24°C in Mykonos to 32°C in Kusadasi (75 to 90°F). The cruise ends in Civitavecchia (Rome) on the morning of 21 June. Norwegian Viva (2023) carries up to 3,195 guests on 20 decks and has 17 restaurants, 7 of them included in the fare.