A friendly, no-personal-info port companion for fellow Everpure cruisers. Rome and Venice get day-plan options for whatever pace fits — iconic, hidden, or food-first. The Croatian ports get a tighter set: walls, sea organ, waterfalls. Share freely.
Silver Muse departs Civitavecchia on Sunday, May 17, and disembarks in Venice on Friday, May 22. Two bookend cities, three port stops, one full day at sea. Each card below opens onto a longer page with what to do, where to eat, and what not to miss.
One full day before embarkation, plus a Sunday morning. Pre-book skip-the-line tickets — both the Colosseum and Vatican regularly sell out, and the Vatican is closed Sundays (May 17 is closed). Plan to leave Rome by 11 AM Sunday for the 75-minute transfer to Civitavecchia.
Six to seven hours ashore. Pompeii is the closest classic — 40-minute Circumvesuviana train, €3 each way. Capri is a tight ferry round-trip with the funicular up and the Anacapri walk. Naples itself rewards a Spaccanapoli stroll plus pizza at L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele or Sorbillo.
Eight to nine hours ashore. The Old Town walls are the single best thing in Dubrovnik — 1.2 miles atop the city ramparts, best in late afternoon when the light hits the orange rooftops. Mount Srđ cable car for the panorama. Game-of-Thrones spotting is self-guided; the Old Town doubled as King's Landing.
Eight hours ashore. Krka National Park is the headline day-trip — boardwalks through the falls, ~5h 30m. If you stay in Zadar, the Sea Organ + Greeting to the Sun at sunset is the iconic experience. The Roman Forum + Church of St. Donatus anchor the Old Town.
Disembark to magic. Wait until 9:30 AM for the rush to clear. Water taxi is worth the splurge with luggage (€110–130, 25–35 min) — vaporetto is €9.50 but awkward with bags. Half a day plus the next morning before flights out.
Six ports, eight days, two travelers, one Mediterranean. The pages here are stitched together from months of reading, asking around, and saving Google Maps pins. No tourist traps, no hawker streets, no fake-Italian "authentic" places — just the spots locals actually keep going back to.
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2–4 PM embarkation. Sailaway 6 PM. Group transfers from Rome leave around 11 AM — confirm at the Hospitality Desk Saturday.
10 AM business meeting. Foundation activation, pickleball tournament, dine arounds, karaoke under the stars.
8–10 AM. Wait until 9:30 to clear the rush. Water taxi €110–130, vaporetto €9.50, private transfer €100–150.