Giardini Naxos-Taormina Sicily Italy
1340
Cruises availables
At departure or passage at this port
Atlas Ocean Voyages (4 Cruises)
Azamara Club Cruises (3 Cruises)
Celebrity Cruises (37 Cruises)
Celebrity Ascent
10 Cruises
| 4 June | 10 days | Round-trip Mediterranean Celebrity Ascent Civitavecchia Rome |
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| 25 June | 10 days | Round-trip Mediterranean Celebrity Ascent Civitavecchia Rome |
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Celebrity Constellation
12 Cruises
| 14 June | 11 days | One-way from Ravenna to Civitavecchia-Rome |
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1797$
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| 25 June | 10 days | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Ravenna |
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1802$
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| 16 July | 10 days | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Ravenna |
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1805$
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| 26 July | 11 days | One-way from Ravenna to Civitavecchia-Rome |
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1939$
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Costa Cruises (54 Cruises)
Costa Fascinosa
35 Cruises
Costa Favolosa
11 Cruises
Costa Serena
8 Cruises
Crystal Cruises (2 Cruises)
Cunard (48 Cruises)
Queen Elizabeth
47 Cruises
| 18 May | 36 days | One-way from Southampton to Barcelona |
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| 26 May | 28 days | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Barcelona |
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Emerald Waterways (30 Cruises)
Emerald Azzurra
10 Cruises
Emerald Kaia
11 Cruises
| 8 May | 10 days | One-way from Dubrovnik to Rome City |
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| 17 May | 13 days | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Dubrovnik |
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Explora Journeys (24 Cruises)
Explora I
16 Cruises
Holland America Line (35 Cruises)
ms Oosterdam
34 Cruises
Lindblad Expeditions (20 Cruises)
National Geographic Orion
14 Cruises
| 3 May | 11 days | Round-trip from Lavrion, Greece |
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| 27 May | 11 days | Round-trip from Piraeus-Athens, Greece |
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Sea Cloud
6 Cruises
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MSC Cruises (436 Cruises)
MSC Magnifica
13 Cruises
MSC World Asia
394 Cruises
MSC World Europa
24 Cruises
Norwegian Cruise Line (27 Cruises)
Norwegian Epic
10 Cruises
Norwegian Sun
9 Cruises
| 9 May | 7 days | One-way from Ravenna to Civitavecchia-Rome |
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838$
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| 23 May | 7 days | One-way from Ravenna to Civitavecchia-Rome |
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845$
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| 6 June | 7 days | One-way from Ravenna to Civitavecchia-Rome |
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872$
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| 20 June | 7 days | One-way from Ravenna to Civitavecchia-Rome |
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838$
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Oceania Cruises (64 Cruises)
Oceania Allura
24 Cruises
| 23 May | 10 days | One-way from Trieste to Barcelona |
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| 23 May | 19 days | One-way from Trieste to Civitavecchia-Rome |
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| 17 July | 20 days | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Barcelona |
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| 27 July | 10 days | One-way from Trieste to Barcelona |
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Oceania Sirena
16 Cruises
| 17 April | 9 days | One-way from Fusina Venice to Barcelona |
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| 26 April | 9 days | One-way from Barcelona to Fusina Venice |
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Ponant (20 Cruises)
Le Boreal
9 Cruises
| 12 May | 9 days | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Venice |
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| 20 May | 9 days | One-way from Venice to Civitavecchia-Rome |
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Princess Cruises (198 Cruises)
Enchanted Princess
72 Cruises
| 8 July | 28 days | One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Civitavecchia-Rome |
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| 8 July | 14 days | One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Civitavecchia-Rome |
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Sun Princess
124 Cruises
Regent Seven Seas Cruises (55 Cruises)
Seven Seas Explorer
5 Cruises
Seven Seas Grandeur
16 Cruises
| 1 August | 16 days | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Piraeus-Athens |
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| 1 August | 7 days | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Fusina Venice |
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Seven Seas Prestige
11 Cruises
Royal Caribbean Cruises (19 Cruises)
Explorer of the Seas
11 Cruises
| 21 June | 7 days | One-way from Barcelona to Ravenna |
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1355$
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| 28 June | 7 days | One-way from Ravenna to Civitavecchia-Rome |
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1660$
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| 5 July | 7 days | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Piraeus-Athens |
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1713$
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| 19 July | 7 days | One-way from Ravenna to Civitavecchia-Rome |
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1331$
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| 2 August | 7 days | One-way from Barcelona to Ravenna |
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1269$
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| 9 August | 7 days | One-way from Ravenna to Civitavecchia-Rome |
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1544$
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Scenic Cruises (12 Cruises)
Scenic Eclipse
6 Cruises
Scenic Eclipse II
6 Cruises
Seabourn Cruise Line (97 Cruises)
Seabourn Ovation
97 Cruises
SeaDream Yacht Club (32 Cruises)
Seadream I
15 Cruises
| 10 June | 15 days | One-way from Villefranche-sur-Mer to Venice |
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| 10 June | 14 days | One-way from Villefranche-sur-Mer to Venice |
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| 15 July | 7 days | One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Civitavecchia-Rome |
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| 15 July | 8 days | One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Civitavecchia-Rome |
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Seadream II
17 Cruises
| 3 June | 9 days | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Piraeus-Athens |
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| 3 June | 8 days | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Piraeus-Athens |
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| 23 July | 11 days | One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Civitavecchia-Rome |
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| 23 July | 12 days | One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Civitavecchia-Rome |
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Silversea Cruises (56 Cruises)
Silver Dawn
15 Cruises
| 13 May | 12 days | Round-trip from Monte Carlo, Monaco |
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| 24 May | 18 days | One-way from Monte Carlo to Piraeus-Athens |
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| 19 July | 19 days | One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Civitavecchia-Rome |
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| 29 July | 9 days | One-way from Venice to Civitavecchia-Rome |
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Silver Ray
22 Cruises
| 12 May | 18 days | One-way from Barcelona to Civitavecchia-Rome |
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| 21 May | 9 days | One-way from Barcelona to Civitavecchia-Rome |
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| 8 June | 19 days | One-way from Barcelona to Venice |
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| 18 June | 9 days | One-way from Monte Carlo to Venice |
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| 24 April | 20 days | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Piraeus-Athens |
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| 24 April | 11 days | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Venice |
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| 22 July | 8 days | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Piraeus-Athens |
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| 22 July | 15 days | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Piraeus-Athens |
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Silver Shadow
14 Cruises
| 16 May | 25 days | One-way from Villefranche-sur-Mer to Piraeus-Athens |
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| 16 May | 13 days | One-way from Villefranche-sur-Mer to Piraeus-Athens |
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| 20 August | 25 days | One-way from Villefranche-sur-Mer to Piraeus-Athens |
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| 30 August | 15 days | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Piraeus-Athens |
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Star Clippers (17 Cruises)
Royal Clipper
5 Cruises
Star Clipper
12 Cruises
| 8 July | 12 days | One-way from Venice to Civitavecchia-Rome |
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| 8 July | 17 days | One-way from Venice to Civitavecchia-Rome |
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Uniworld Boutique River Cruise (2 Cruises)
Windstar Cruises (48 Cruises)
Star Legend
44 Cruises
| 26 March | 15 days | One-way from Barcelona to Piraeus-Athens |
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| 26 March | 14 days | One-way from Barcelona to Piraeus-Athens |
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Wind Surf
4 Cruises
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.
