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ESSENTIALS
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When to Go: Mid-May to late October Currency: Euro, Turkish lira Language: English, Greek, Turkish, Croatian, Italian Getting around: In most ports, you’ ll disembark in or be tendered to the city center— though in Santorini, a tender sometimes drops passengers at the shore, from where it’ s a cable car ride up to Fira. As a rule, walking is the easiest and most pleasant way to get around each destination, but bicycle rentals provide a sustainable and fun method to go further afield. Coach trips and public buses can take you to more rural areas.
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Experience this 10-night sailing for yourself. Relax under the warm Mediterranean sun with ever-changing views from your spacious veranda. Ask us about The Retreat ®, where the suite life is elevated with personal butler service, private dining and access to an exclusive lounge. Celebrity Eclipse departs Athens( Piraeus), Greece, on September 18, 2026.
The interior dome of the Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna
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RAVENNA
At the itinerary’ s final stop, you have the luxury of time to decide your next move: stay and explore Ravenna’ s marvelous maze of mosaics, immerse yourself in the university towns of Padua and Bologna, or continue to nearby Venice.
Ravenna was an important Byzantine port in the fifth and sixth centuries C. E., boasting some of the empire’ s finest artworks. These are spread across eight UNESCO-listed sites. First, explore the Basilica of San Vitale and its lively, colorful depictions of Christ and the disciples. The unassuming Mausoleum of Galla Placidia belies its brick exterior with a star-studded royal blue cupola inside.
Ravenna also offers an opportunity to try authentic Italian cuisine: grab a piadina flatbread on the go, sit down to piles of cappelletti pasta topped with local Parmesan, or accompany your fruity, fragrant Albana white wine with Adriatic-fresh seafood.
Wherever you choose to go next, your journey across these three seas is sure to enrich your palate as well as your mind. image: awl images. Illustration: Emma kelly
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