Small Ship Cruising
Our Small Ship Destination cruises are comprehensive and in the main concentrate on a particular area or theme with the focus of the voyage being the itinerary and experience to be had. Our small vessels can dock in ports which larger vessels cannot access and can often moor in the centre of town which allows for more time spent exploring the destination as opposed to travelling from and to the vessel by coach. Destinations covered by our ‘small ship destination cruising’ include the Baltic, Black Sea, Japan, Mediterranean and Adriatic. Itineraries are based upon cultural themes including Art, Music and politics of the region. Onboard you will be joined by specialist guest speakers who accompany the passengers ashore with the expert local guides and also deliver talks onboard. The advantages of exploring by small ship are numerous and include small group sizes when exploring ashore, ability to access some of the world's most pristine and untouched ports, no queuing to embark or disembark the vessel and a relaxed and informal atmosphere onboard which is conducive to becoming acquainted with fellow travellers and onboard staff and learning whether it be about the wonders of nature, the culture or ancient civilisations you are visiting.
Halcyon Days on Aegean Islands
A voyage between Athens & Istanbul aboard the 50-passenger MS Monet
Itinerary at a glance
- Athens / Naxos / Chios / Skopelos / Meteora / Thessaloniki / Samothrace / Thassos / Limnos / Cannakale / Istanbul
Enchanted Islands
An island hopping voyage from Portsmouth to Aberdeen aboard the MS Hebridean Sky
Itinerary at a glance
- Portsmouth / Guernsey / Isles of Scilly / Lundy Island / Skomer Island / Rathlin Island / Staffa / Iona / Canna / Loch Scavaig / St Kilda / Stac Lee / North Ronaldsay / Lerwick / Fair Isle / Aberdeen
Island Hopping in the Aegean
Discover some of the most beautiful Greek Isles aboard the MS Monet
Itinerary at a glance
- Athens / Folegandros / Sifnos / Syros / Fourni / Samos / Kusadasi / Patmos / Lipsi / leros / Nisyros / Symi / Rhodes
Timeless Japan - 2027
Discover the cultural treasures & ancient wonders of Japan including a call in South Korea aboard the MS Island Sky
Itinerary at a glance
- Tokyo / Kanazawa / Kyoto / Matsue / Hagi / Ulsan / Kitakyushu / Hiroshima / Miyajima / Koraku-en / Kurashiki / Takamatsu / Kumano / Mount Fuji / Yokohama/ Tokyo
Atlantic Island Odyssey
An island hopping expedition through the Shetland, Faroe & Hebridean Islands aboard the MS Hebridean Sky
Itinerary at a glance
- Aberdeen / Orkney Islands / Shetland Islands / Lerwick / Unst / Faroe Islands / Elduvik / Vagur / Isle of Lewis / Shiant Islands / St Kilda / Stac Lee / Canna / Loch Scavaig / Staffa / Iona / Oban
Island Hopping in the Aegean
Discover some of the most beautiful Greek Isles aboard the MS Monet
Itinerary at a glance
- Athens / Folegandros / Sifnos / Syros / Fourni / Samos / Kusadasi / Patmos / Lipsi / leros / Nisyros / Symi / Rhodes
Passage through the East China Sea
A voyage from Kanazawa to Hong Kong aboard the MS Island Sky
Itinerary at a glance
- Tokyo to Kanazawa / Kyoto / Matsue / Ulsan / Nagasaki / Yakushima Island / Amami Oshima / Ishigaki Island / Taipei / Taichung / Hong Kong
Island Hopping in the Hebrides
An expedition cruise of the remote Scottish Isles aboard the MS Hebridean Sky
Itinerary at a glance
- Oban / Staffa / Iona / Loch Scavaig / Inverie / Canna / Carbost / St Kilda / Stac Lee / Stornoway / Shiant Islands / Inverewe / Isle Martin / Ulva / Tobermory / Oban
Aegean Secrets
Island Hopping in the Greek Isles aboard the MS Monet
Itinerary at a glance
- Athens / Naxos / Syros / Fourni / Patmos / Nisyros / Symi / Halki / Folegandros / Sifnos / Athens
Midsummer in the Scottish Islands
Island hopping around Scotland aboard the MS Hebridean Sky
Itinerary at a glance
- Oban / Iona / Ulva / Staffa / Tobermory / Canna / Loch Scavaig / St Kilda / Stac Lee / North Ronaldsay / Foula / Papa Stour / Unst / Fetlar / Lerwick / Fair Isle / Aberdeen
Island Hopping through the Philippines
A voyage from Hong Kong to Malaysia aboard the MS Island Sky
Itinerary at a glance
- Hong Kong / Tainan / Batanes Islands / Vigan / Hundred Islands / Manila / Marinduque / Coron Island / Palawan / Sandakan / Kuala Lumpur
Expedition around Iceland & Southwest Greenland
Discover Iceland’s natural wonders & the majestic scenery of Greenland aboard the Hanseatic Inspiration
Itinerary at a glance
Journey through Antiquity
A voyage from Athens to Split aboard the MS Monet with Guest Speaker David Stuttard
Itinerary at a glance
- Athens / Nafplio / Gytheio / Monemvasia / Olympia / Otranto / Lecce / Monopoli / Alberobello / Kotor / Hvar / Brac / Split
In the Realm of the Polar Bear
An Expedition exploring the Svalbard Archipelago aboard the Hanseatic Nature
Itinerary at a glance
- Longyearbyen / Spitsbergen / Tromso
Wildlife & Wonders of Borneo & Sumatra
A journey from Kuala Lumpur to Penang aboard the MS Island Sky
Itinerary at a glance
- Kuala Lumpur / Sandakan / Kota Kinabalu / Brunei / Kuching / Singapore / Malacca /Lake Toba / Belwan / Penang
Summer in the Baltic
Discover the history & gardens of the Baltic aboard the MS Hebridean Sky with Guest Speakers Martin Sixsmith & Toby Musgrave - In Association with Botanica World Discoveries
Itinerary at a glance
- Oslo / Skagen / Helsingor / Copenhagen / Ronne / Gdansk / Kalmar / Visby / Stockholm / Mariehamn / Tallin / Helsinki
Secrets of Sumatra
An in-depth exploration of Sumatra aboard the MS Island Sky
Itinerary at a glance
- Penang / Lake Toba / Belawan / Pulau Weh / Banda Aceh / Simeulue Islands / Pulau Nias / Siberut / Pulau Karangmajat / Bukittinggi / Bengkulu / Pulau Krakatoa / Belitung Islands / Singapore
Greenland & Beyond 2027
An expedition along the Western Coast of Greenland, Newfoundland & the St Lawrence River aboard the Hanseatic Inspiration
Itinerary at a glance
Treasures of the Baltic
A voyage from Helsinki to Stockholm aboard the MS Hebridean Sky with Guest Speaker Martin Sixsmith
Itinerary at a glance
- Helsinki / Kotka / Tallin / Riga / Klaipeda / Gdansk / Kalmar / Visby / Stockholm
Baltic Renaissance
A voyage from Stockholm to Portsmouth aboard the MS Hebridean Sky
Itinerary at a glance
- Stockholm / Mariehamn / Helsinki / Tallinn / Riga / Klaipeda / Gdansk / Ronne / Nyborg / Kiel Canal / The Hague / Portsmouth
Northwest Passage - 2027
An expedition in the wake of legendary explorers aboard the Hanseatic Spirit
Itinerary at a glance
- Seattle / Seward / Alaska Peninsula / Aleutian Islands / St Paul Island / Nome / Chukchi & Beaufort Seas / Northwest Passage / Lancaster Sound / West Greenland / Kangerlussuaq
Indonesian Island Odyssey
An exploration of Indonesia’s natural wonders including a call in East Timor aboard the MS Island Sky
Itinerary at a glance
- Bali / Nusa Tenggara Islands / East Timor / Maluku Islands / Sulawesi / Bunaken National Park / Likupang / Singapore
Indonesian Island Odyssey
An exploration of Indonesia’s natural wonders including a call in East Timor aboard the MS Island Sky
Itinerary at a glance
- Bali / Nusa Tenggara Islands / East Timor / Maluku Islands / Sulawesi / Bunaken National Park / Likupang / Singapore
Aegean & Adriatic Odyssey
A voyage between Athens & Split aboard the MS Monet
Itinerary at a glance
- Athens / Corinth Canal / Itea / Argostoli / Preveza / Sarande / Otranto / Lecce / Monopoli / Kotor / Dubrovnik / Korcula / Brac / Split
Iberian Coastal Odyssey
A voyage from Bilbao to Valencia aboard the MS Hebridean Sky
Itinerary at a glance
- Bilbao / Oviedo / La Coruna / Santiago de Compostela / Vigo / Oporto / Guimaraes / Setubal / Seville / Gibraltar / Cartagena / Valencia
Passage to Borobodur & Beyond
A voyage from Bali to Kuala Lumpur aboard the MS Island Sky
Itinerary at a glance
- Bali / Celukan Bawang / Mount Bromo / Bawean Island / Semarang / Borobudur / Yogyakarta / Cirebon / Pulau / Ujung Kolon National Park / Thousand Islands / Belitung Islands / Malacca / Kuala Lumpur
Island Hopping in the Aegean
Discover some of the most beautiful Greek Isles aboard the MS Monet
Itinerary at a glance
- Athens / Folegandros / Sifnos / Syros / Fourni / Samos / Kusadasi / Patmos / Lipsi / leros / Nisyros / Symi / Rhodes
Island Hopping in the Aegean
Discover some of the most beautiful Greek Isles aboard the MS Monet
Itinerary at a glance
- Athens / Folegandros / Sifnos / Syros / Fourni / Samos / Kusadasi / Patmos / Lipsi / leros / Nisyros / Symi / Rhodes
Wonders of the Ancient World
A voyage from Malta to Istanbul aboard the MS Hebridean Sky
Itinerary at a glance
- Syracuse / Olympia / Delphi / Corinth Canal / Nafplio / Mycenae / Nemea / Epidaurus / Syros /Patmos / Ephesus / Pergamon / Canakkale / Istanbul
Halcyon Days on Aegean Islands
A voyage between Athens & Istanbul aboard the 50-passenger MS Monet
Itinerary at a glance
- Athens / Naxos / Chios / Skopelos / Meteora / Thessaloniki / Samothrace / Thassos / Limnos / Cannakale / Istanbul
Islands & Atolls of the Seychelles
Discover the beauty of the Seychelles aboard the MS Island Sky
Itinerary at a glance
- Mahe / Praslin / Curieuse / Alphonse Islands / Farquhar Islands / Aldabra Islands / Amirante Islands / Aride / Cousin
Halcyon Days on Aegean Islands
A voyage between Athens & Istanbul aboard the 50-passenger MS Monet
Itinerary at a glance
- Athens / Naxos / Chios / Skopelos / Meteora / Thessaloniki / Samothrace / Thassos / Limnos / Cannakale / Istanbul
Splendours of Sicily
A voyage around Sicily including a call along the Amalfi Coast aboard the MS Hebridean Sky
Itinerary at a glance
- Naples / Paestum / Taormina / Cefalu / Palermo / Trapani / Valley of the Temples / Piazza Armerina / Syracuse / Noto / Valletta
Along the Barbary Coast
A voyage between Malta and Gibraltar including Tunisia & Algeria aboard the MS Hebridean Sky
Itinerary at a glance
- Valletta / Sousse / El Djem / Kairouan / Tunis / Carthage / Cagliari / Algiers / Oran / Ghazaouet / Melilla / Gibraltar
Along the Barbary Coast
A voyage between Malta and Gibraltar including Tunisia & Algeria aboard the MS Hebridean Sky
Itinerary at a glance
- Valletta / Sousse / El Djem / Kairouan / Tunis / Carthage / Cagliari / Algiers / Oran / Ghazaouet / Melilla / Gibraltar
Tours at a glance
| Tour Name | Departure Date | Ship | Tour Type | Itinerary |
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| Halcyon Days on Aegean Islands | 1717 MayMay 2027 | Monet | Small Ship Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Athens / Naxos / Chios / Skopelos / Meteora / Thessaloniki / Samothrace / Thassos / Limnos / Cannakale / Istanbul
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| Enchanted Islands | 2020 MayMay 2027 | Hebridean Sky | Expedition Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Portsmouth / Guernsey / Isles of Scilly / Lundy Island / Skomer Island / Rathlin Island / Staffa / Iona / Canna / Loch Scavaig / St Kilda / Stac Lee / North Ronaldsay / Lerwick / Fair Isle / Aberdeen
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| Island Hopping in the Aegean | 2727 MayMay 2027 | Monet | Small Ship Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Athens / Folegandros / Sifnos / Syros / Fourni / Samos / Kusadasi / Patmos / Lipsi / leros / Nisyros / Symi / Rhodes
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| Timeless Japan - 2027 | 2828 MayMay 2027 | Island Sky | Small Ship Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Tokyo / Kanazawa / Kyoto / Matsue / Hagi / Ulsan / Kitakyushu / Hiroshima / Miyajima / Koraku-en / Kurashiki / Takamatsu / Kumano / Mount Fuji / Yokohama/ Tokyo
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| Atlantic Island Odyssey | 101 JuneJun 2027 | Hebridean Sky | Expedition Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Aberdeen / Orkney Islands / Shetland Islands / Lerwick / Unst / Faroe Islands / Elduvik / Vagur / Isle of Lewis / Shiant Islands / St Kilda / Stac Lee / Canna / Loch Scavaig / Staffa / Iona / Oban
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| Island Hopping in the Aegean | 606 JuneJun 2027 | Monet | Small Ship Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Athens / Folegandros / Sifnos / Syros / Fourni / Samos / Kusadasi / Patmos / Lipsi / leros / Nisyros / Symi / Rhodes
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| Passage through the East China Sea | 909 JuneJun 2027 | Island Sky | Small Ship Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Tokyo to Kanazawa / Kyoto / Matsue / Ulsan / Nagasaki / Yakushima Island / Amami Oshima / Ishigaki Island / Taipei / Taichung / Hong Kong
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| Island Hopping in the Hebrides | 1313 JuneJun 2027 | Hebridean Sky | Expedition Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Oban / Staffa / Iona / Loch Scavaig / Inverie / Canna / Carbost / St Kilda / Stac Lee / Stornoway / Shiant Islands / Inverewe / Isle Martin / Ulva / Tobermory / Oban
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| Aegean Secrets | 1616 JuneJun 2027 | Monet | Small Ship Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Athens / Naxos / Syros / Fourni / Patmos / Nisyros / Symi / Halki / Folegandros / Sifnos / Athens
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| Midsummer in the Scottish Islands | 2121 JuneJun 2027 | Hebridean Sky | Expedition Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Oban / Iona / Ulva / Staffa / Tobermory / Canna / Loch Scavaig / St Kilda / Stac Lee / North Ronaldsay / Foula / Papa Stour / Unst / Fetlar / Lerwick / Fair Isle / Aberdeen
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| Island Hopping through the Philippines | 2323 JuneJun 2027 | Island Sky | Small Ship Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Hong Kong / Tainan / Batanes Islands / Vigan / Hundred Islands / Manila / Marinduque / Coron Island / Palawan / Sandakan / Kuala Lumpur
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| Expedition around Iceland & Southwest Greenland | 2323 JuneJun 2027 | Hanseatic Inspiration / Spirit / Nature | Expedition Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
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| Journey through Antiquity | 2626 JuneJun 2027 | Monet | Small Ship Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Athens / Nafplio / Gytheio / Monemvasia / Olympia / Otranto / Lecce / Monopoli / Alberobello / Kotor / Hvar / Brac / Split
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| In the Realm of the Polar Bear | 101 JulyJul 2027 | Hanseatic Inspiration / Spirit / Nature | Expedition Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Longyearbyen / Spitsbergen / Tromso
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| Wildlife & Wonders of Borneo & Sumatra | 202 JulyJul 2027 | Island Sky | Expedition Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Kuala Lumpur / Sandakan / Kota Kinabalu / Brunei / Kuching / Singapore / Malacca /Lake Toba / Belwan / Penang
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| Summer in the Baltic | 1111 JulyJul 2027 | Hebridean Sky | Small Ship Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Oslo / Skagen / Helsingor / Copenhagen / Ronne / Gdansk / Kalmar / Visby / Stockholm / Mariehamn / Tallin / Helsinki
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| Secrets of Sumatra | 1616 JulyJul 2027 | Island Sky | Expedition Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Penang / Lake Toba / Belawan / Pulau Weh / Banda Aceh / Simeulue Islands / Pulau Nias / Siberut / Pulau Karangmajat / Bukittinggi / Bengkulu / Pulau Krakatoa / Belitung Islands / Singapore
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| Greenland & Beyond 2027 | 1919 JulyJul 2027 | Hanseatic Inspiration / Spirit / Nature | Expedition Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
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| Treasures of the Baltic | 2323 JulyJul 2027 | Hebridean Sky | Small Ship Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Helsinki / Kotka / Tallin / Riga / Klaipeda / Gdansk / Kalmar / Visby / Stockholm
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| Baltic Renaissance | 202 AugustAug 2027 | Hebridean Sky | Small Ship Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Stockholm / Mariehamn / Helsinki / Tallinn / Riga / Klaipeda / Gdansk / Ronne / Nyborg / Kiel Canal / The Hague / Portsmouth
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| Northwest Passage - 2027 | 909 AugustAug 2027 | Hanseatic Inspiration / Spirit / Nature | Expedition Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Seattle / Seward / Alaska Peninsula / Aleutian Islands / St Paul Island / Nome / Chukchi & Beaufort Seas / Northwest Passage / Lancaster Sound / West Greenland / Kangerlussuaq
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| Indonesian Island Odyssey | 1616 AugustAug 2027 | Island Sky | Expedition Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Bali / Nusa Tenggara Islands / East Timor / Maluku Islands / Sulawesi / Bunaken National Park / Likupang / Singapore
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| Indonesian Island Odyssey | 2929 AugustAug 2027 | Island Sky | Expedition Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Bali / Nusa Tenggara Islands / East Timor / Maluku Islands / Sulawesi / Bunaken National Park / Likupang / Singapore
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| Aegean & Adriatic Odyssey | 404 SeptemberSep 2027 | Monet | Small Ship Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Athens / Corinth Canal / Itea / Argostoli / Preveza / Sarande / Otranto / Lecce / Monopoli / Kotor / Dubrovnik / Korcula / Brac / Split
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| Iberian Coastal Odyssey | 707 SeptemberSep 2027 | Hebridean Sky | Small Ship Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Bilbao / Oviedo / La Coruna / Santiago de Compostela / Vigo / Oporto / Guimaraes / Setubal / Seville / Gibraltar / Cartagena / Valencia
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| Passage to Borobodur & Beyond | 1111 SeptemberSep 2027 | Island Sky | Expedition Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Bali / Celukan Bawang / Mount Bromo / Bawean Island / Semarang / Borobudur / Yogyakarta / Cirebon / Pulau / Ujung Kolon National Park / Thousand Islands / Belitung Islands / Malacca / Kuala Lumpur
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| Island Hopping in the Aegean | 1515 SeptemberSep 2027 | Monet | Small Ship Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Athens / Folegandros / Sifnos / Syros / Fourni / Samos / Kusadasi / Patmos / Lipsi / leros / Nisyros / Symi / Rhodes
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| Island Hopping in the Aegean | 2525 SeptemberSep 2027 | Monet | Small Ship Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Athens / Folegandros / Sifnos / Syros / Fourni / Samos / Kusadasi / Patmos / Lipsi / leros / Nisyros / Symi / Rhodes
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| Wonders of the Ancient World | 2828 SeptemberSep 2027 | Hebridean Sky | Small Ship Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Syracuse / Olympia / Delphi / Corinth Canal / Nafplio / Mycenae / Nemea / Epidaurus / Syros /Patmos / Ephesus / Pergamon / Canakkale / Istanbul
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| Halcyon Days on Aegean Islands | 505 OctoberOct 2027 | Monet | Small Ship Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Athens / Naxos / Chios / Skopelos / Meteora / Thessaloniki / Samothrace / Thassos / Limnos / Cannakale / Istanbul
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| Islands & Atolls of the Seychelles | 1414 OctoberOct 2027 | Island Sky | Expedition Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Mahe / Praslin / Curieuse / Alphonse Islands / Farquhar Islands / Aldabra Islands / Amirante Islands / Aride / Cousin
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| Halcyon Days on Aegean Islands | 1515 OctoberOct 2027 | Monet | Small Ship Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Athens / Naxos / Chios / Skopelos / Meteora / Thessaloniki / Samothrace / Thassos / Limnos / Cannakale / Istanbul
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| Splendours of Sicily | 1919 OctoberOct 2027 | Hebridean Sky | Small Ship Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Naples / Paestum / Taormina / Cefalu / Palermo / Trapani / Valley of the Temples / Piazza Armerina / Syracuse / Noto / Valletta
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| Along the Barbary Coast | 2828 OctoberOct 2027 | Hebridean Sky | Small Ship Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Valletta / Sousse / El Djem / Kairouan / Tunis / Carthage / Cagliari / Algiers / Oran / Ghazaouet / Melilla / Gibraltar
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| Along the Barbary Coast | 707 NovemberNov 2027 | Hebridean Sky | Small Ship Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Valletta / Sousse / El Djem / Kairouan / Tunis / Carthage / Cagliari / Algiers / Oran / Ghazaouet / Melilla / Gibraltar
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