Sicily

Wake up to a new destination every morning - and explore the cultural gems along the shores of the Mediterranean, Aegean, Adriatic, North Africa & Red Sea. Below are the places we will be taking you to when our ship sails around Sicily.

We have included shore excursions in all major ports as part of our cruise itineraries. In certain places additional visits are available at a supplementary cost.

Cefalu - Half Day CEFALÙ, Sicily When King Roger II was faced with shipwreck, he is said to have vowed to build a splendid cathedral should he survive.	Included
Palatine Chapel & Palermo Cathedral - Half Day PALERMO, Sicily The embracing spirit of Roger II's reign is gloriously expressed in many of the great buildings of Sicily, but nowhere more perfectly than the Palatine Chapel.	Included
A Special Visit to Palazzo Gangi - PM PALERMO, Sicily Among Palermo's most delightful secrets are the aristocratic, privately owned residences. This optional tour can be added to the end of your Palermo included tours.	Optional $55
Monreale - Half Day PALERMO, Sicily Travel just a short distance out of Palermo to discover Monreale Cathedral, considered by many to be the most beautiful Norman church in Italy.	Included
Historic Syracuse - Half Day AM SYRACUSE, Sicily Many a conqueror set his sights on Syracuse, one of the largest and wealthiest cities of ancient Europe that, at the height of its power, rivaled Athens, Carthage and Rome.	Included
Ortygia Walking Tour - Half Day PM SYRACUSE, Sicily Explore the island of Ortygia, site of the original settlement of Syracuse, which was built around the remains of an ancient Greek temple.	Included
Taormina Walking Tour - Half Day TAORMINA, Sicily Nowhere is the beauty of Sicily more apparent than in the hill-top town of Taormina.	Included
Mount Etna - Half Day PM TAORMINA, Sicily If there is one landmark that dominates Sicily, it is Mount Etna, Europe's tallest and most active volcano.	Optional $55
Segesta - Half Day TRAPANI, Sicily Drive to Segesta, once an advanced centre of the Elymian civilization, founded in the 5th to 4th century BC by a combination of exiled Trojans, Phocaeans from Greece and Sicans of Sicily.	Included
Erice - Half Day PM TRAPANI, Sicily The Norman architecture may lead you to believe that this is a town out of the Middle Ages, but, in fact, this exquisite hill-top town has origins that reach back to prehistory.	Included