The pleasure of visiting Italy by sea makes it unique among all the best vacation destinations in the world.
Italy’s coastal views from the water are gorgeous. Italy’s famous art cities Rome, Florence, and Venice are all accessible by cruise ship.
Rome’s cruise port Civitavecchia, Ravenna, and Venice are among the largest cruise ports in the Mediterranean. From these ports are several cruises with itienrary that sail around Italy visiting Italy’s ports.
Italy’s coastline includes four seas:
- Tyrrhenian Sea: Located to the west of mainland Italy, bordered by the islands of Sardinia and Corsica to the west and the Italian peninsula to the east. It includes areas around cities like Rome and Naples.
- Ligurian Sea: Found to the northwest, between the Italian Riviera (around Genoa) and the island of Corsica. It’s part of the northern Tyrrhenian Sea and includes the Gulf of Genoa.
- Ionian Sea: Situated to the southeast, along the southern coast of Italy (particularly Puglia, Calabria, and eastern Sicily). It connects to the Adriatic Sea and extends toward Greece.
- Adriatic Sea: Lies to the east, between the eastern coast of Italy (from Venice to Puglia) and the Balkan Peninsula (Croatia, Montenegro, and Albania). It includes the Gulf of Venice and the Po River delta.
These seas are all sub-regions of the broader Mediterranean Sea, which envelops Italy’s southern, western, and eastern coasts.
Below are our picks for the top rated cruises around Italy.
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Cruises around Italy
Azamara
August 22, 2026
11 Nights
ROME (CIVITAVECCHIA), SORRENTO, AMALFI, CATANIA (SICILY), SIRACUSA (SICILY), CROTONE, TARANTO, KOTOR, BOLOGNA (RAVENNA), VENICE (FUSINA)
May 5, 2027
11 Nights
VENICE, BOLOGNA (RAVENNA), ANCONA, KOTOR, TARANTO, CATANIA (SICILY), PALERMO (SICILY), AMALFI, SORRENTO, ROME (CIVITAVECCHIA)
May 16, 2027
11 Nights
VENICE, BOLOGNA (RAVENNA), ANCONA, KOTOR, TARANTO, CROTONE, SIRACUSA (SICILY), TRAPANI (SICILY), AMALFI, SORRENTO, ROME (CIVITAVECCHIA)
May 16, 2027
18 Nights
VENICE, BOLOGNA (RAVENNA), ANCONA, KOTOR, TARANTO, CROTONE, SIRACUSA (SICILY), TRAPANI (SICILY), AMALFI, SORRENTO, PORTOFERRAIO (ELBA), FLORENCE / PISA (LIVORNO), PORTOVENERE (CINQUE TERRE), NICE, PROVENCE (MARSEILLE), BARCELONA
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