Star Explorer: 8-Night Mediterranean

Star Explorer

This 8-night Mediterranean cruise aboard the Star Explorer by Windstar Cruises sails from Rome (Civitavecchia) to Venice, departing October 9, 2027, calling at Sorrento, Giardini Naxos-Taormina, Dubrovnik, and 3 more ports, and returns October 17, 2027.

Days
8 nights
Departs
Oct 9, 2027
Ports
8
Returns
Oct 17, 2027
Sea days
1
Distance
1,000nm
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This route

1 of 3 dates

Star Explorer sails from Rome (Civitavecchia) to Venice via these six ports on 3 dates between April 2027 and October 2027.

Itinerary
Embark Port Sea
Day 1
Oct 9
Embark
Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy
dep 16:00

Rome's cruise port is in Civitavecchia, a working port town about 80 kilometers northwest of the city. That distance is the single most important thing to understand about this stop.

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Day 2
Oct 10
Sorrento, Italy
arr 08:00 · dep 16:00
Day 3
Oct 11
Giardini Naxos-Taormina, Sicily Italy
arr 10:00 · dep 18:00
Day 4
Oct 12
At Sea
Day 5
Oct 13
Dubrovnik, Croatia
arr 08:00 · dep 22:00

Dubrovnik cruise port is the southern gateway to Croatia's Adriatic coast and one of the most visually striking stops in the Mediterranean. Ships dock at Port Gruž, about 3 kilometers northwest of the Old Town, with the walled medieval city perched on a rocky peninsula jutting into the sea.

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Day 6
Oct 14
Kotor, Montenegro
arr 08:00 · dep 17:00

Kotor cruise port is one of the most visually spectacular arrivals in the Adriatic. Ships sail through a deep fjord-like bay (Boka Kotorska) surrounded by limestone mountains that rise steeply from the water, with the walled medieval town of Kotor tucked at the base.

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Day 7
Oct 15
Split, Croatia
arr 08:00 · dep 16:00

Split cruise port is the main gateway to central Dalmatia and one of the most remarkable cities in Croatia. The city is built around and inside Diocletian's Palace, a 1,700-year-old Roman fortress that the emperor built as his retirement residence around 300 AD.

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Day 8
Oct 16
Rovinj, Croatia
arr 09:00 · dep 19:00
Day 9
Oct 17
Disembark
Venice, Italy
arr 07:00

Venice is one of the world's most famous cruise destinations and a major embarkation port for Eastern Mediterranean and Adriatic itineraries. But cruising to Venice has changed significantly since 2021, when Italy banned large cruise ships (over 25,000 gross tonnage) from transiting the Giudecca Canal and St. Mark's basin due to environmental and structural concerns.

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1Embark/Debark3Port of CallRoute
Distance
≈ 1,000nm
At sea
1 of 8 nights
Type
One-way
Price history

Starting cabin

$3,573Aug 1Last available Aug 1

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Same ship, same ports, other dates

Star Explorer to these six ports on other dates

DepartsPort orderInterior from
Apr 12, 2027Sorrento, Giardini Naxos-Taormina, Kotor, Dubrovnik, Split, RovinjNo current price
Sep 23, 2027Sorrento, Giardini Naxos-Taormina, Kotor, Dubrovnik, Split, RovinjNo current price
Oct 9, 2027Sorrento, Giardini Naxos-Taormina, Dubrovnik, Kotor, Split, RovinjSold out

Star Explorer, Rome (Civitavecchia) to Venice, 8 nights. Interior cabin, per person, two sharing, taxes and port fees included.

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Which ports does it visit?

It sails from Rome (Civitavecchia) to Venice and calls at Sorrento, Giardini Naxos-Taormina, Dubrovnik, Kotor, Split and Rovinj, with 1 day at sea.

Are there other dates with the same ports?

Yes. Star Explorer sails this route on 3 dates between April 2027 and October 2027.

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