Escorted Italy Tour Cruise Venice Barcelona Includes:
- 5 nights Rome and Florence pre cruise hotel and pre cruise escorted tour
- 3 nights Boscolo Excedra Hotel Rome pre cruise hotel
- 2 nights Hotel Albani Florence pre cruise hotel
- 12 nights cruise around Italy from Venice to Greek Isles, Sicily, Naples, Rome, Florence, and Barcelona
- 21 meals: 17 breakfasts, 12 lunches, 14 dinners
Escorted Italy Tour Rome and Florence Pre Cruise Escorted Tour and Venice to Rome Italy Cruise Tour Itinerary:
Rome and Florence Pre Cruise Escorted Tour and Venice to Rome Cruise Tour Itinerary:
DAY 1, Depart USA
Depart USA for Italy. Your flight includes meals, drinks, and in-flight entertainment for the journey
DAY 2, Arrive in Rome
Arrive in Rome and transfer to your hotel on your own. Balance of the day at leisure. This evening join your tour director and meet your fellow travelers at a welcome dinner at a local restaurant.
Overnight: Boscolo Exedra Hotel Rome
Meals: Dinner
DAY 3, Rome Forum and Piazzas Walking Tour
Morning sightseeing of the Eternal city with a local guide begins with a visit to the ancient Colosseum and the Roman Forum, where the center of ancient Roman life unfolded. Continue on a walking tour to the magnificient marbled Trevi Fountain, Piazza Navona, Pantheon, and the Spanish Steps. Your afternoon is free to spend wandering the city at your leisure.
Overnight: Boscolo Exedra Hotel Rome
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 4 Vatican Museum and St Peter’s Basilica
After breakfast at the the hotel gear up for an amazing morning at the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, famous for Michelangelo’s ceiling paintings and Last Judgement fresco. Photograph the city’s treasures to your heart’s content as you continue to monumental St. Peter’s square and Basilica before spending the rest of your day as you please.
Overnight: Boscolo Exedra Hotel Rome
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 5 Rome to Florence
After breakfast at the the hotel depart by motorcoach for a relaxing day en route to Florence. Drive through the countryside with a visit to local winery for lunch, tour, and wine tasting. Continue to Florence.
Overnight: Hotel Albani, Florence
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
DAY 6 Florence Walking Tour and Accademia
This morning’s guided walking tour introduces you to the historic sights of Florence, such as the magnificient Duomo cathderal and the Baptistry’s heavy bronze Gate of Paradise. You will also visit the Acadamy of Fine Arts where you see and learn about Michelangelo’s celebrated David. This afternoon is at leisure to explorefascinating art and architecture of florence as you wish. In the evening, enjoy a Tuscan dinner highlightinh local regional cuisine.
Overnight: Hotel Albani, Florence
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Day 7 Florence to Venice to Cruise Ship
Following a leisurely breakfast at your hotel, then depart from Florence by motorcoach to Venice where you’ll embark on your cruise from Venice to Barcelona.
Day 8 Venice sailing 1PM
Day 9 Dubrovnik 9AM-6PM
Day 10 Corfu 8AM-6PM
Day 11 Katakolon (Olympia), Greece 7AM-4PM
Day 12 Athens 6AM-530PM
Day 13 Mykonos 1PM-6PM
Day 14 Kusadasi 8AM-5PM
Day 15 Rhodes 8AM-5PM
Day 16 Santorini 7Am-8PM
Day 17 At Sea
Day 18 Naples 7AM-6PM
Day 19 Rome – disembark Civitavecchia