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17 night moorish skies and greek gems

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Length of cruise: 17 nights
Ship: Allura (details)
Cruise line: Oceania Cruises

Departure port: Lisbon
Ports of call: Cadiz, Gibraltar, Almeria, Alicante, Ajaccio, Golfo Aranci, Livorno, Civitavecchia, Salerno, Messina, Zakynthos, Monemvasia, Santorini, Mykonos
Return port: Athens (Piraeus)

Day Location

1
Lisbon
2
Lisbon
3
Cadiz
4
Gibraltar
5
Almeria
6
Alicante
7
Ajaccio
8
Golfo Aranci
9
Livorno
10
Civitavecchia
11
Salerno
12
Messina
13
Zakynthos
14
Monemvasia
15
Santorini
16
Mykonos
17
Athens (Piraeus)
18
Athens (Piraeus)

Walk on the narrow paths ringing the caldera of Santorini and you'll come across outcroppings of pumice — light and porous volcanic rock — that betrays the island's eruptive past.

JD Lasica: "I still fondly recall the best lunch I ever had, from several years ago: fresh hand-picked grilled fish, horta, Greek salad and spectacularly awful homemade wine prepared by two lovely sister-owners of a taverna on the southeast side of Santorini who spoke not a word of English."

The Rock of Gibraltar as seen from an approaching cruise ship.

A chapel on Mykonos, one of the Greek isles on a Tere Moana cruise to the eastern Mediterranean.

Sunset at the Spanish Steps (Scalinata della Trinità dei Monti) in Rome offers a perfect venue for people-watching. It's been a magnet for visitors since the 1700s.

The caldera of Santorini with a view of the whitewashed houses of Fira perched atop sheer cliffs that plunge a thousand feet to the sea. An ocean-filled volcanic ring was left behind by a titanic eruption 3,500 years ago that devastated the region. It's one of the most stunning views in the world.

Visitors to Gibraltar can take the cable car to the Top of the Rock.

Look but don't touch: One of the 300 or so Barbary Macaques on Gibraltar.

The Colosseum in Rome was long the largest amphitheater in the word, holding 50,000 to 80,000 spectators who watched gladiatorial contests and public spectacles. It was built between 70 AD and 80 AD.

Looking down on the Ponte Sant'Angelo and the Tiber River from the top of Castel Sant'Angelo, Campo Marzio, Rome.

A color-enhanced view of the Colosseum in Rome at dusk.

British pageantry on display as the Corps of Drums of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment passes by the Convent.

Stroll through Gibraltar and stop for refreshments at Casemates Square.

The white marble Arch of Septimius Severus at the northwest corner of the Roman Forum in Rome was dedicated in AD 203 following a military victory.

Inside the Vatican Museum Library.

The sugar cube houses of Oia perch atop red rock cliffs that loom over the Aegean Sea on the magical island of Santorini.

The Gibraltar Airport stands in the shadow of the Rock.

Moorish fortifications in Gibraltar signal the contested nature of the region over the centuries.

A shot of Palatine Hill in Rome. Legend says this is where Romulus killed his twin and founded Rome in 753 BC.

Trevi Fountain in Rome. Careful not to get hit by flying coins!

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