Giardini Naxos-Taormina Sicily Italy
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Atlas Ocean Voyages (4 Cruises)
Azamara Club Cruises (3 Cruises)
Costa Cruises (1 Cruises)
Crystal Cruises (2 Cruises)
Emerald Waterways (30 Cruises)
Emerald Azzurra
10 Cruises
Emerald Kaia
11 Cruises
| 8 May | 9 nights | One-way from Dubrovnik to Rome City |
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| 17 May | 12 nights | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Dubrovnik |
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Explora Journeys (17 Cruises)
Explora I
16 Cruises
Holland America Line (4 Cruises)
Lindblad Expeditions (20 Cruises)
National Geographic Orion
14 Cruises
| 3 May | 10 nights | Round-trip from Lavrion, Greece |
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| 27 May | 10 nights | Round-trip from Piraeus-Athens, Greece |
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Sea Cloud
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MSC Cruises (181 Cruises)
MSC World Asia
178 Cruises
Oceania Cruises (8 Cruises)
Ponant (19 Cruises)
Le Boreal
8 Cruises
| 12 May | 8 nights | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Venice |
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| 20 May | 8 nights | One-way from Venice to Civitavecchia-Rome |
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Princess Cruises (4 Cruises)
Scenic Cruises (12 Cruises)
Scenic Eclipse
6 Cruises
Scenic Eclipse II
6 Cruises
Seabourn Cruise Line (82 Cruises)
Seabourn Ovation
82 Cruises
SeaDream Yacht Club (18 Cruises)
Seadream I
7 Cruises
Seadream II
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Silversea Cruises (51 Cruises)
Silver Dawn
15 Cruises
| 13 May | 11 nights | Round-trip from Monte Carlo, Monaco |
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| 24 May | 17 nights | One-way from Monte Carlo to Piraeus-Athens |
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| 19 July | 18 nights | One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Civitavecchia-Rome |
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| 29 July | 8 nights | One-way from Venice to Civitavecchia-Rome |
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Silver Ray
20 Cruises
| 12 May | 17 nights | One-way from Barcelona to Civitavecchia-Rome |
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| 21 May | 8 nights | One-way from Barcelona to Civitavecchia-Rome |
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| 8 June | 18 nights | One-way from Barcelona to Venice |
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| 18 June | 8 nights | One-way from Monte Carlo to Venice |
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| 24 April | 19 nights | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Piraeus-Athens |
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| 24 April | 10 nights | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Venice |
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| 22 July | 7 nights | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Piraeus-Athens |
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| 22 July | 14 nights | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Piraeus-Athens |
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Silver Shadow
14 Cruises
| 16 May | 24 nights | One-way from Villefranche-sur-Mer to Piraeus-Athens |
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| 16 May | 12 nights | One-way from Villefranche-sur-Mer to Piraeus-Athens |
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| 20 August | 24 nights | One-way from Villefranche-sur-Mer to Piraeus-Athens |
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| 30 August | 14 nights | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Piraeus-Athens |
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Star Clippers (16 Cruises)
Royal Clipper
4 Cruises
Star Clipper
12 Cruises
| 8 July | 11 nights | One-way from Venice to Civitavecchia-Rome |
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| 8 July | 16 nights | One-way from Venice to Civitavecchia-Rome |
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Uniworld Boutique River Cruise (2 Cruises)
Windstar Cruises (23 Cruises)
Star Legend
23 Cruises
| 1 April | 8 nights | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Piraeus-Athens |
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| 1 April | 16 nights | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Istanbul |
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| 24 June | 21 nights | One-way from Barcelona to Civitavecchia-Rome |
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| 28 June | 17 nights | One-way from Barcelona to Civitavecchia-Rome |
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| 5 July | 10 nights | Round-trip from Civitavecchia-Rome, Italy |
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| 5 July | 16 nights | Round-trip from Civitavecchia-Rome, Italy |
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Giardini Naxos & Taormina Italy | Sicily Cruise Excursion Guide
Frequently Asked Questions
Ships anchor in the bay and tenders land passengers at the Giardini Naxos seafront landing stage. It is an anchorage: in heavy swell the transfer can be compromised.
Taormina is seven kilometres away, perched on its spur. Excursion coaches, shuttles and taxis climb the switchback road in about twenty minutes. The regulars' advice: go early, the climb is better savoured before the midday crush.
The ancient stage, raised as early as the third century BCE and reworked by the Romans, frames a panorama few monuments can claim: the Ionian coast below, and Etna as backdrop, exactly on axis. Allow time to sit on the tiers.
One direction only. Either Taormina: the ancient theatre, corso Umberto, piazza IX Aprile. Or stay below: the resort's long ribbon of dark sand and its terraces facing the anchorage. Adding Isola Bella to Taormina makes the day tight but feasible.
The main artery strings together medieval gates, Gothic palaces, flowered squares and elegant shop windows. Piazza IX Aprile, a terrace open to the sea, offers one of Sicily's most popular pauses: lemon granita or ricotta cannolo, with street performers on the chequered paving.
By cable car, which links the heights to the Mazzarò cove in five minutes. Isola Bella is a tiny island joined to the shore by a spit of pebbles, a former private estate now a nature reserve.
It was on this shore that Greek colonists founded, in the eighth century BCE, the first Hellenic colony in Sicily. Today the seaside resort mainly serves as the gateway to Taormina, but the antiquity of the site is real.
Yes, about two hours, along the sea caves. It gives the reverse perspective: the hilltop town seen from the water, clinging to its rock between sky and sea.
The euro and Italian; English is widely spoken in Taormina, heavily visited by international travellers. Cards work in central Taormina; keep cash for taxis, the cable car and seafront kiosks.
It is perched and its alleys are steep: staircases, slopes, uneven paving. Corso Umberto stays broadly level once you arrive, but access to the theatre and the cross streets require working legs.
