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8 night mediterranean

Ask your friends: Should I go?

Length of cruise: 8 nights
Ship: MSC Orchestra (details)
Cruise line: MSC Cruises

Departure port: Genoa
Ports of call: Civitavecchia, Salerno, Siracusa, Valletta, Mykonos, Santorini
Return port: Athens

Day Location

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Genoa
2
Genoa
3
Civitavecchia
4
Salerno
5
Siracusa
6
Valletta
7
Mykonos
8
Santorini
9
Athens
10
Athens

St. Lawrence Cathedral in Genoa, Italy.

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

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

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.

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."

Blue Lagoon on the island of Comino, Malta.

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 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.

National Archaeological Museum in Athens, Greece.

Agia Eirini church in Athens, Greece.

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!

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

A giant biosphere in the port of Genoa created by famed Italian architect Renzo Piano.

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.

Aisle leading up to the altar in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.

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