Valletta, The Fortress City, is Malta's capital city: a living, working city, the administrative and commercial heart of the Islands. Valletta is named after its founder, the respected Grand Master of the Order of St. John, Jean Parisot de la Valette. The magnificent fortress city grew on the arid rock of Mount Sceberras peninsula, which rises steeply from two deep harbours, Marsamxett and Grand Harbour. Ottoman forces numbering 40,000 laid siege to the island from May to September 1565, without success. The heavily outnumbered army of 700 knights and around 8000 Maltese regular troops took refuge in the fortified town on the Grand Harbour. Started in 1566, the city of Valletta was completed, with its impressive bastions, forts, and cathedral, in the astonishingly short time of 15 years. The city is busy by day, yet retains a timeless atmosphere. The grid of narrow streets boasts some of Europe's finest art works, churches and palaces. Walking around Valletta you'll come across an intriguing historical site around every corner: votive statues, niches, fountains and coats of arms high up on parapets. Narrow side streets are full of tiny quaint shops and cafes, while Valletta's main streets are lined with larger international branded shops for fashion, music, jewelry and much more.
Greece, Italy & Malta
Greece, Italy & Malta
Valletta to Athens (Piraeus)
May 12, 2023 to May 23, 2023
11 Days
SeaDream I
12320A
Discover the best of Greece, Italy, and Malta on a journey of epic proportions. Your voyage begins with two consecutive overnights in UNESCO-Awarded Valletta, the famed fortified city perched on a hilly peninsula between two of the most breathtaking harbors in the Mediterranean. Explore rural Gozo Island, defined by its Neolithic Ggantija Temple ruins, rural hiking paths, beaches, and scuba-diving sites. Sail to Sicily’s Taormina, your path to Mt. Etna, and charming fishing villages and remote coastal towns that few have ever called on, like Otranto, Italy and Fiskardo, Kefalonia. Explore the Greek island resort of Zakynthos, nestled in the Ionian Sea; picturesque Pilos, on the southwest side of the Peloponnese peninsula; the romantic medieval fortress-city of Monemvasia, carved on the slopes of a rock; and mystical Nafplion, the Venetians’ “Naples of the East” and the first capital of Greece, before disembarking in ancient Athens.
Date | Ports of Call | Arrive | Depart |
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May 12, 2023 | Valletta, Malta |
2 PM - 4 PM (Embarkation) |
Overnight |
May 13, 2023 | Valletta, Malta |
Overnight | |
May 14, 2023 | Valletta, Malta |
Early Morning | |
May 14, 2023 | Mgarr Harbour, Gozo, Malta |
Morning | Evening |
May 15, 2023 | Taormina (Etna) Sicily, Italy |
Morning | Afternoon |
May 16, 2023 | Otranto, Italy |
Afternoon | Evening |
May 17, 2023 | Sarande (Butrint), Albania, Albania |
Morning | Evening |
May 18, 2023 | Fiskardo, Kefalonia, Greece |
Morning | Evening |
May 19, 2023 | Zakynthos, Greece |
Morning | Evening |
May 20, 2023 | Pilos, Navarino Bay, Greece |
Morning | Evening |
May 21, 2023 | Monemvasia, Greece |
Morning | Evening |
May 22, 2023 | Nafplion, Greece |
Morning | Evening |
May 23, 2023 | Athens (Piraeus), Greece |
Morning |
8 AM - 10 AM (Disembarkation) |
Ports
Suites & Staterooms
*Government, Port, Document Issuance, Handling & Service fees: $671 per guest
Single Supplement for this voyage is 200% for Yacht Club Deck 2,3 and 4. For Commodore, Admiral and Owners Suite, a 200% single supplement rate applies.
Please Note: Fares are capacity controlled and may change without notice. The fares are per person based on double occupancy. Single and third person rates are also available. SeaDream Yacht Club strongly recommends that all guests purchase travel insurance.
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