Grand Mediterranean Explorer – Lisbon to Istanbul – Viking Sky – Viking

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Your itinerary

Lisbon
Lisbon
Seville, Spain
Tangier
Granada (Malaga), Spain
Murcia, Spain
Palma De Mallorca
Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona, Spain
Sete
Marseille, France
Monte Carlo
Livorno, Italy
Livorno, Italy
Rome (tours from Civitavecchia)
Naples (Pompeii)
Sicily (Messina), Italy
Crotone, Calabria, Italy
Bari
Sibenik
Venice (Chioggia), Italy
Venice (Chioggia), Italy
Venice (Chioggia), Italy
Split, Croatia
Dubrovnik
Kotor, Montenegro
Corfu (Kerkyra), Greece
Katakolon, Greece
Athens
Athens
Heraklion
Rhodes
Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey
Troy (Canakkale), Turkey
Istanbul
Istanbul

Day 1

9th Mar '28

Lisbon

Lisbon is Portugal’s hilly, coastal capital city. From imposing São Jorge Castle, the view encompasses the old city’s pastel-colored buildings, Tagus Estuary and Ponte 25 de Abril suspension bridge. Nearby, the National Azulejo Museum displays 5 centuries of decorative ceramic tiles. Just outside Lisbon is a string of Atlantic beaches, from Cascais to Estoril. More

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Day 2

10th Mar '28

Lisbon

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Day 3

11th Mar '28

Seville, Spain

Seville is the capital of southern Spain’s Andalusia region. It’s famous for flamenco dancing, particularly in its Triana neighborhood. Major landmarks include the ornate Alcázar castle complex, built during the Moorish Almohad dynasty, and the 18th-century Plaza de Toros de la Maestranza bullring. The Gothic Seville Cathedral is the site of Christopher Columbus’s tomb and a minaret turned bell tower, the Giralda. More

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Day 4

12th Mar '28

Tangier

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Day 5

13th Mar '28

Granada (Malaga), Spain

Málaga is a port city on southern Spain’s Costa del Sol, known for its high-rise hotels and resorts jutting up from yellow-sand beaches. Looming over that modern skyline are the city’s 2 massive hilltop citadels, the Alcazaba and ruined Gibralfaro, remnants of Moorish rule. The city’s soaring Renaissance cathedral is nicknamed La Manquita (“one-armed lady”) because one of its towers was curiously left unbuilt More

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Day 6

14th Mar '28

Murcia, Spain

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Day 7

15th Mar '28

Palma De Mallorca

Palma is a resort city and capital of the Spanish island of Mallorca (Majorca), in the western Mediterranean. The massive Santa María cathedral, a Gothic landmark begun in the 13th century, overlooks the Bay of Palma. The adjacent Almudaina is a Moorish-style Arab fortress converted to a royal residence. West of the city, hilltop Bellver Castle is a medieval fortress with a distinctive circular shape More

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Day 8

16th Mar '28

Barcelona, Spain

Barcelona, the cosmopolitan capital of Spain’s Catalonia region, is known for its art and architecture. The fantastical Sagrada Família church and other modernist landmarks designed by Antoni Gaudí dot the city. Museu Picasso and Fundació Joan Miró feature modern art by their namesakes. City history museum MUHBA, includes several Roman archaeological sites. More

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Day 9

17th Mar '28

Barcelona, Spain

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Day 10

18th Mar '28

Sete

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Day 11

19th Mar '28

Marseille, France

Marseille, a port city in southern France, has been a crossroads of immigration and trade since its founding by the Greeks circa 600 B.C. At its heart is the Vieux-Port (Old Port), where fishmongers sell their catch along the boat-lined quay. Basilique Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde is a Romanesque-Byzantine church. Modern landmarks include Le Corbusier’s influential Cité Radieuse complex and Zaha Hadid’s CMA CGM Tower More

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Day 12

20th Mar '28

Monte Carlo

The Monte Carlo Casino, officially named Casino de Monte-Carlo, is a gambling and entertainment complex located in Monaco. It includes a casino, the Opéra de Monte-Carlo, and the office of Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo. More

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Day 13

21st Mar '28

Livorno, Italy

Florence, capital of Italy’s Tuscany region, is home to many masterpieces of Renaissance art and architecture. One of its most iconic sights is the Duomo, a cathedral with a terracotta-tiled dome engineered by Brunelleschi and a bell tower by Giotto. The Galleria dell’Accademia displays Michelangelo’s “David” sculpture. The Uffizi Gallery exhibits Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus” and da Vinci’s “Annunciation.” More

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Day 14

22nd Mar '28

Livorno, Italy

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Day 15

23rd Mar '28

Rome (tours from Civitavecchia)

Rome is the capital city and a special comune of Italy, as well as the capital of the Lazio region. The city has been a major human settlement for almost three millennia. With 2,860,009 residents in 1,285 km², it is also the country’s most populated comune. More

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Day 16

24th Mar '28

Naples (Pompeii)

Naples, a city in southern Italy, sits on the Bay of Naples. Nearby is Mount Vesuvius, the still-active volcano that destroyed nearby Roman town Pompeii. Dating to the 2nd millennium B.C., Naples has centuries of important art and architecture. The city’s cathedral, the Duomo di San Gennaro, is filled with frescoes. Other major landmarks include the lavish Royal Palace and Castel Nuovo, a 13th-century castle More

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Day 17

25th Mar '28

Sicily (Messina), Italy

Sicily has been shaped by countless civilizations, from Greek to Byzantine to Roman. When it fell under Spain’s purview in the 17th century, it was celebrated as one of Europe’s ten great cities. Surrounded by undulating mountains, orange and olive groves and vineyards are plentiful. During World War II, Messina was the destination of the unofficial “Race to Messina” between US General Patton and British Field Marshall Montgomery. In the end, Patton arrived just hours before his British comrade, receiving credit for securing Sicily. More

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Day 18

26th Mar '28

Crotone, Calabria, Italy

Crotone is a port city in Calabria, southern Italy. The monumental Castello di Carlo V is a 9th-century fortress that was modified in the 1500s. The National Archaeological Museum houses items, including a gold tiara, unearthed at the ancient Temple of Hera Lacinia in the nearby Capo Colonna Archaeological Park. Farther south is the Capo Rizzuto Marine Protected Area, with seagrass forests, barracudas and starfish More

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Day 19

27th Mar '28

Bari

Bari is a port city on the Adriatic Sea, and the capital of southern Italy’s Puglia region. Its mazelike old town, Barivecchia, occupies a headland between 2 harbors. Surrounded by narrow streets, the 11th-century Basilica di San Nicola, a key pilgrimage site, holds some of St. Nicholas’ remains. To the south, the Murat quarter has stately 19th-century architecture, a promenade and pedestrianized shopping areas. More

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Day 20

28th Mar '28

Sibenik

Šibenik is a city on the Adriatic coast of Croatia. It’s known as a gateway to the Kornati Islands. The 15th-century stone Cathedral of St. James is decorated with 71 sculpted faces. Nearby, the Šibenik City Museum, in the 14th-century Prince’s Palace, has exhibits ranging from prehistory to the present. The white stone St. Michael’s Fortress has an open-air theater, with views of Šibenik Bay and neighboring islands. More

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Day 21

29th Mar '28

Venice (Chioggia), Italy

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30th Mar '28

Venice (Chioggia), Italy

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31st Mar '28

Venice (Chioggia), Italy

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Day 24

1st Apr '28

Split, Croatia

Split is Croatia’s second-largest city and the largest city in the Dalmatia region. It lies on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea and is spread over a central peninsula and its surroundings More

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Day 25

2nd Apr '28

Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik is a city in southern Croatia fronting the Adriatic Sea. It’s known for its distinctive Old Town, encircled with massive stone walls completed in the 16th century. Its well-preserved buildings range from baroque St. Blaise Church to Renaissance Sponza Palace and Gothic Rector’s Palace, now a history museum. Paved with limestone, the pedestrianized Stradun (or Placa) is lined with shops and restaurants. More

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Day 26

3rd Apr '28

Kotor, Montenegro

The Bay of Kotor, also known as the Boka, is the winding bay of the Adriatic Sea in southwestern Montenegro and the region of Montenegro concentrated around the bay. It is also the southernmost part of the historical region of Dalmatia. The bay has been inhabited since antiquity. More

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Day 27

4th Apr '28

Corfu (Kerkyra), Greece

Corfu Town is the capital of the Greek island of Corfu, in the Ionian Sea. It’s known for its cobblestone streets and pastel-colored Venetian architecture. To the west, the Venetian-built New Fortress has a network of tunnels underneath and views over the harbor. The 15th-century Old Fortress overlooks the town from the east and features a small chapel and mosaics. The Esplanade is a landscaped park near the water More

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Day 28

5th Apr '28

Katakolon, Greece

Olympia is an ancient site on Greece’s Peloponnese peninsula that hosted the original Olympic Games, founded in the 8th century B.C. Its extensive ruins include athletic training areas, a stadium and temples dedicated to the gods Hera and Zeus. The Archaeological Museum of Olympia exhibits finds from the site, including a statue of Hermes attributed to the sculptor Praxiteles. More

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Day 29

6th Apr '28

Athens

Athens is the capital of Greece. It was also at the heart of Ancient Greece, a powerful civilization and empire. The city is still dominated by 5th-century BC landmarks, including the Acropolis, a hilltop citadel topped with ancient buildings like the colonnaded Parthenon temple. The Acropolis Museum, along with the National Archaeological Museum, preserves sculptures, vases, jewelry and more from Ancient More

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Day 30

7th Apr '28

Athens

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8th Apr '28

Heraklion

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Day 32

9th Apr '28

Rhodes

Rhodes, the largest of Greece’s Dodecanese islands, is known for its beach resorts, ancient ruins and remnants of its occupation by the Knights of St. John during the Crusades. The city of Rhodes has an Old Town featuring the medieval Street of the Knights and the castlelike Palace of the Grand Masters. Captured by the Ottomans and then held by the Italians, the palace is now a history museum. More

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Day 33

10th Apr '28

Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey

Ephesus is an ancient city in Turkey’s Central Aegean region, near modern-day Selçuk. Its excavated remains reflect centuries of history, from classical Greece to the Roman Empire – when it was the Mediterranean’s main commercial center – to the spread of Christianity. Paved streets wind past squares, baths and monumental ruins. The Temple of Hadrian was built before 138 A.D. for Emperor Hadrian’s visit More

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Day 34

11th Apr '28

Troy (Canakkale), Turkey

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Day 35

12th Apr '28

Istanbul

The Port of Istanbul is a passenger terminal for cruise liners, which is situated at Karaköy neighborhood of Beyoğlu district in Istanbul, Turkey More

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Day 36

13th Apr '28

Istanbul

The Port of Istanbul is a passenger terminal for cruise liners, which is situated at Karaköy neighborhood of Beyoğlu district in Istanbul, Turkey More

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Your ship - The Viking Sky

Expand your horizons on this comfortable, award-winning ship, intimate and thoughtfully created by experienced nautical architects and designers to enrich your interaction with your destination in every way.

Viking

Atrium

Explorer

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Aquavit

Atrium

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Fitness
Relaxation
Food and Drink
Other
Entertainment

Fitness Center
Gym
Yoga

Hot Tubs
Spa

Bar
Lobby Bar
Piano Bar
The Atrium
Winter Garden High Tea

Atrium
Concierge
Medical Centre
Self Service Laundry
Shops

Explorers Lounge

Description

Fitness

Fitness Center
Gym
Yoga

Relaxation

Hot Tubs
Spa

Food and Drink

Bar
Lobby Bar
Piano Bar
The Atrium
Winter Garden High Tea

Other

Atrium
Concierge
Medical Centre
Self Service Laundry
Shops

Entertainment

Explorers Lounge

Staterooms

balcony

11:00 a.m. embarkation 3:00 p.m. priority stateroom access King-size Viking Explorer bed with luxur ... y linens Large flat-screen LCD TV Luxury toiletries Direct dial satellite phone & cell service Security safe, hair dryer, 110/220 volt outlets Wi-Fi Interactive TV & movies-on-demand 24-hour room service

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11:00 a.m. embarkation 11:00 a.m. priority stateroom access Priority shore excursion reservations 3 ... guaranteed priority reservations at each specialty restaurant (80 days prior to departure) Priority main dining room reservations (80 days prior to departure) King-size Viking Explorer bed with luxury linens Large flat-screen LCD TV Mini-bar with alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, water & snacks, replenished daily In-suite binoculars, coffee maker & cashmere blanket Luxury robes, slippers & toiletries Direct dial satellite phone & cell service Security safe, hair dryer, 110/220 volt outlets Wi-Fi Interactive TV & movies-on-demand 24-hour room service Laundry, dry cleaning, shoe shine & pressing Bottle of champagne