Cruise description

12 Night Cruise sailing from Venice to Rome aboard Aegean Odyssey. Hotel stay post-cruise in Rome.

12 Night Cruise sailing from Venice to Rome aboard Aegean Odyssey. Hotel stay post-cruise in Rome.

AEGEAN ODYSSEY is apremium class ship that is being especially rebuilt to cater for cruising in the coastal waters of the central and southern Mediterranean. The vessel provides the best features of a mid-size ship such as passenger space, a choice of restaurants and stability in inclement weather. It also has the personal service and intimate surroundings of a small ship. Other advantages of the ship’s size are that it is able visit ports that are too small for larger vessels, navigate around the scenic islands of the Adriatic and Mediterranean and can also pass through the Corinth Canal.

Originally a mid-size vessel carrying up to 570 passengers, Aegean Odyssey’s new configuration includes generously sized suites, junior suites and staterooms with and without balconies. This means she now accommodates fewer than 380. By creating these new staterooms we will add a dimension of luxury to the vessel and this has enabled us to create a special level of accommodation entitled “Concierge Class”. These guests will benefit from a few extra features to those enjoyed by all passengers on the ship. Classically elegant but far from stuffy and formal, Aegean Odyssey has been designed to offer the sophisticated traveller every comfort at sea.

LIFE ON BOARD: FROM BOOKS TO YOGA
Aegean Odyssey has a beautifully appointed and well-stocked library. As well as a selection of books covering classical history and literature, the library also has range of modern fiction, magazines and newspapers. For those passengers who want to keep in touch with friends, check the markets or find out what’s happening in the world, there is also an internet centre on board. To attend to the body as well as the mind, you can relax on the sweeping sun decks and cool off in the outdoor pool. There is also a fully equipped gym with lockers and showers, a spa with his and hers saunas, massage and beauty treatment rooms and early morning yoga on the Lido Deck. The hairdressers and beauty centre are located on the Belvedere Deck adjacent to the reception area.

Cruise Overview:

Sail from the canals of Venice to the “Eternal City” of Rome, two of the greatest destinations in the world.

See the Renaissance treasures of Urbino, birthplace of Raphael. Explore the Roman history of Split, where the Palace of Diocletian occupies half the city. Walk the walls of Dubrovnik and discover Ancient Lecce at the heel of Italy's boot, a city of architectural treasures including an ancient Roman amphitheatre.

Butrint in Albania is a rich repository of the past, as is the Graeco-Roman theatre of Taormina. Cruise through the Strait of Messina to Salerno on the Amalfi Coast, where legend has it that Paestum was founded by Jason of Argonauts fame, before arriving at the most famous archaeological sites in history, Pompeii and nearby Herculaneum.

A two-night hotel stay in the Italian capital of Rome offers a chance to uncover the city’s many treasures, on a host of sightseeing options.