Star Clippers Cannes to Rome– 8 days

Feel the wind in your hair and the salty breeze in your face as you sail aboard what feels like your own private yacht on Star Clipper. Experience sailing of old but with modern comfort and luxury.

This itinerary takes you on a voyage sailing into some of Europe’s most famous ports and favourites for the world’s “jet-set” population. Ports such as Cannes, Monte Carlo, Bonifacio and Porto Cervo, gateway to Sardinia’s Costa Smeralda.

At the end of your 7 night voyage you will be staying 2 nights in Rome.

Itinerary

Day 1 – Cannes

Fly from UK to Nice and transfer to Cannes to embark the Royal Clipper. Glittering Cannes is the archetypal Mediterranean resort city discovered by wealthy English nobles who came to the sunny south of France to escape their drafty old castles during the dreary British winters. Cannes' high flying lifestyle has attracted notables and the notorious ever since.

Day 2 – Monaco 

Monaco is the fabled domain of princes and movie stars. The magnificent Palais du Prince and opulent casinos remind you of an elegant, pre-war era. With more wealth concentrated in one small area than almost any place on earth, this tiny principality retains its gilt edged allure..

Day 3 – L’ile Rousse, Corsica

Crowded with yachts flying burgees hailing from the world's most prestigious yacht clubs, the harbour of St. Florent is a regatta of colours. Take an excursion to the peninsula of Cap Corse, where medieval watchtowers dot the cliff tops every few miles.

Day 4 – Ajaccio

Napoleon Bonaparte was born here in 1769, and as you would expect the city has many sites relating to him, from his childhood home to seafront statues, museums and street names. Its immediate surroundings are a paradise for hikers, mountain bikers, trekkers and climbers. It provides a whole range of outdoor activities which you can enjoy by yourself or with professionals.

Day 5 – Bonifacio

Bonifacio's almost land-locked harbour is one of the most dramatic, totally protected harbours. It is a bustling port with excellent seafood restaurants, and a modern marina. The ancient citadel town is perched high atop a seemingly impenetrable cliff.

Day 6 – Bastia

It's amazing in this day and age to find a Mediterranean city that looks like it stepped right out of the travel diary of a 19th century Grand Tour. Bastia's gracious Italianate buildings were created to house the administrative offices of the capital of Haute Corse.

Day 7 – Portoferraio, Elba

From his villa in Portoferraio, Napoleon, the exiled Emperor of France, looked out over the waiting ships in the harbour and dreamed of returning to glory. Enjoy a local vineyard tour, and near Portoferraio, discover the remains of an ancient Etruscan civilisation.

Day 8 to 9 – Rome

Disembark at the port of Civitavecchia and transferred to your hotel in Rome for 2 nights stay. St. Peter's, with its breath-taking Sistine Chapel, newly restored to its former glory; the Spanish Steps, where all Rome passes by; the Colosseum, where gladiators fought to the death, and the Pantheon, considered to be the most perfect architectural statement of the ages.

Day 11

After breakfast time to do that last minute shopping and then transfer to the airport for your return trip home.