Wave arrivederci to Rome as we set sail from Civitavecchia to Sorrento, heady with the scent of its lemon trees, then Siracusa, on Sicily, to explore the old town with its ancient Greek and Roman ruins. Now relax and enjoy all our ship has to offer as we head to the lush Greek island of Corfu, where there is good walking along pine-fringed cliffs. Next is Montenegro and the labyrinthine fortress town of Kotor, then Zadar in Croatia with its curious Sea Organ sound installation on the waterfront. We return to Italy for an overnight in Ravenna, home to astonishing Byzantine mosaics, before Fusina, for hopelessly romantic Venice. We sail next to Trieste, a border town with a distinctly independent air, then Dubrovnik, the Croatian city that stars as a location in Game of Thrones. So good we visit twice, it’s back to Corfu followed by a second beautiful stop in the Ionian Sea at Cephalonia. Next, we go to the medieval town of Monemvasia on the Greek mainland, then Piraeus, gateway to Athens, and Santorini, with its white cube dwellings clinging to the edge of a sunken volcano, and Turkey for the cosmopolitan seaside resort of Bodrum. Now Valletta, Malta’s capital, and Trapani in Sicily, an enchanting cultural crossroads. Cagliari introduces us to another Italian island, Sardinia, before our final destination, Civitavecchia, and the promise of more time in Rome.