18 Days Under the Tuscan Sun: Grand Mediterranean Cruise Tour Package
Duration: 18 Days / 17 Nights
Priced From: $3,954 pp Dbl. Occ.
Dates:  Jun, Aug, Sep

Combine the beauty of Italy with the Mediterranean during this unforgettable 18-day Cruise & Tour vacation! Arrive in Milan, and visit the Duomo, the Galleria, and da Vinci’s masterpiece the Last Supper. Next, enjoy leisure time in Florence, where you are treated to an excursion to Siena and a wine tasting at Verrazzano Castle. Then travel by train to Venice, where you embark on a fabulous 12-night Grand Mediterranean cruise. Set sail aboard Princess Cruises, and enjoy the amenities of this modern ship en route to your destinations. The cruise includes visits to Athens, Greece; Istanbul, Turkey; Naples, Italy; and Marseille, France—just to name a few—and the trip ends in Barcelona, Spain. With a perfect combination of sightseeing tours on land and leisure time at sea, your vacation will leave you with lasting memories of Italy and the Mediterranean!

Itinerary

Day 1
Board your overnight transatlantic flight.

Day 2 Arrival in Milan, Italy
Transfer to the hotel for check in. Remainder of the day is at leisure. This evening, at 6 p.m., join your Tour Director and meet your fellow travelers at a welcome briefing.

Day 3 Milan
Today’s sightseeing includes the DUOMO and a stroll through the GALLERIA. Special arrangements have been made to see Leonardo Da Vinci’s Last Supper painting in the CHURCH OF SANTA MARIA DELE GRAZIE. The afternoon is at leisure. Tonight, enjoy dinner at a local restaurant. (BB,D)

Day 4 Milan–Florence, Italy
Depart for Florence. Remainder of the afternoon is at leisure; perhaps visit the Academy of Fine Arts, home of Michelangelo’s David, or see some of the world’s greatest masterpieces of art in the extraordinary Uffizi Gallery. (BB)

Day 5 Florence. Excursion to Siena and Verrazzano Castle
Depart for the hilltop town of Siena in the Tuscan countryside. Enjoy a walking tour and a visit to the DUOMO. Continue on to one of the many vineyards in the Tuscany region to learn about the production of Chianti wine. Enjoy WINE TASTING with lunch at Verrazzano Castle. Return to Florence. Evening at leisure. (BB,L)

Day 6 Florence–Venice, Italy (Embarkation)
After breakfast, transfer to the railway station. Travel by Eurostar train to Venice (first-class). Transfer to the pier for embarkation. (BB)

Day 7 Venice, Italy
Depart 8 A.M.

Day 8 At sea

Day 9 Athens, Greece (Piraeus)
Arrive 6 A.M. Depart 5:45 P.M.

Day 10 Kusadasi, Turkey (For Ephesus)
Arrive 7 A.M. Depart 1 P.M.

Day 11 Istanbul, Turkey
Arrive 8 A.M. Depart 6 P.M.

Day 12 Mykonos, Greece
Arrive 12 N. Depart 7 P.M.

Day 13 At sea

Day 14 Naples/Capri, Italy
Arrive 7 A.M . Depart 7 P.M.

Day 15 Rome, Italy (Civitavecchia)
Arrive 7 A.M. Depart 7 P.M.

Day 16 Florence/Pisa, Italy (Livorno)
Arrive 6:30 A.M. Depart 6 P.M.

Day 17 Marseille, France For Provence
Arrive 7 A.M. Depart 5 P.M.

Day 18 Barcelona Spain
Disembark A.M.

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