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20 night baroque to byzantine gems

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Length of cruise: 20 nights
Ship: Nautica (details)
Cruise line: Oceania Cruises

Departure port: Civitavecchia
Ports of call: Sorrento, Catania, Valletta, Argostoli, Saranda, Kotor, Dubrovnik, Split, Venice, Zadar, Sibenik, Corfu, Mykonos, Istanbul, Cesme, Santorini
Return port: Athens

Day Location

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Civitavecchia
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Civitavecchia
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Sorrento
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Catania
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Valletta
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Argostoli
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Saranda
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Kotor
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Dubrovnik
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Split
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Venice
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Zadar
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Sibenik
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Corfu
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Mykonos
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Istanbul
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Cesme
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Santorini
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Athens
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Athens

Pipe organ in a cathedral in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

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

The Basilica Cistern is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul.

The Ortaköy Mosque at night in Istanbul.

A view of the interior cupola of Hagia Sophia, now a museum called Ayasofya Müzesi, in Istanbul, Turkey.

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.

The fortress Rumelihisarı in the Sarıyer district of Istanbul, Turkey.

The interior of Hagia Sophia, built in 360 AD. It's now a museum called Ayasofya Müzesi, in Istanbul, Turkey.

Turkish pastries in Istanbul, Turkey.

Visit the charming centuries-old town of Perast in the Bay of Kotor, Montenegro.

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.

The old town of Corfu in Greece's pretty Ionia islands.

The iconic Sultanahmet Camii, or Blue Mosque, in Istanbul, Turkey.

The Gate of Salutation that leads to the Topaki Palace in Istanbul.

National Archaeological Museum in Athens, Greece.

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

View of the iconic Acropolis set atop a hilltop in Athens, Greece.

An interior view of the Sultanahmet Camii, or Blue Mosque, in Istanbul, Turkey.

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."

On the island of Gozo in Malta, the Azure Window is a natural arch located near the village of Dwejra.

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