Compare 5-Night Mediterranean Magic Cruise by Adventures by Disney vs Amalfi Coast, Capri & Rome Break by Original Travel

Day 1: Barcelona, Spain

Meals: Lunch and Dinner

Begin your unforgettable vacation in beautiful Barcelona. Once on board the Disney Magic® Cruise Ship, enjoy a fabulous lunch.

Private Reception

Say "Buenos días!" to your fellow travelers at a private reception that includes the ship's historian, who will regale you with stories about the ports you will experience on your adventure. Participate in a Q&A with the historian and you'll receive the Pin of the Day, a gift for each Adventurer. There's a new pin every day! The afternoon is yours to enjoy—go for a dip in one of the pools or join in some of the shipboard activities.

Day 2: Villefranche, France

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Immerse yourself in the romance of this shining retreat on the French Riviera, nestled between Mont Boron to the west and Cap Ferrat to the east. Visitors thrill at opportunities to sightsee, shop and tour grand landmarks and palaces dating back several centuries, including the picturesque 17th-century harbor.

Coach Ride to Monaco

Ride in a luxury coach to the glamorous coastal Principality of Monaco, playground for the world's rich and famous. The towering buildings of Monaco seem to spill from the surrounding mountains into the harbor waters brimming with mammoth yachts. Herein lies the city of Monte Carlo, renowned for its stupendously lavish casinos and ultra-wealthy clientele.

Prince's Palace Tour

See the opulent State Apartments of the Prince's Palace. After the tour, stop for photos on the Palace grounds with the grand marina as the striking background.

Lunch at the Fairmont Hotel

Discover why Monaco is famous for its cuisine as you indulge in a private rooftop lunch along the Riviera at the Fairmont Hotel restaurant—in the heart of stunning Monte Carlo.

On Your Own in Monte Carlo

Count the gleaming sports cars as they roar past when you stroll the boulevards of this glittering city. Your Adventure Guide will provide postcards and stamps so you can send notes to family and friends back home. The Monte Carlo postmark is a distinctive keepsake!

Shopping and Sightseeing in Eze

Enjoy the panoramic view of the Mediterranean sea from this medieval village, home to the ruins of a 12th-century castle and the Jardin Exotique, with its graceful statues and fascinating flora. Before boarding the ship, take some time to explore and shop in this historic town.

Day 3: La Spezia, Italy

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Disembark and board a luxury motor coach for a picturesque ride to the breathtaking city of Florence. Arrive in La Spezia, the capital of the province of the same name, with a population of just over 222,000.

Florence Renaissance Exploration and Lunch

Embark on a scenic drive through charming Tuscany to Florence. Discover timeless treasures of the Renaissance on a privately guided exploration designed to enchant travelers of all ages. Marvel at the city's famed Duomo and see the works of masters at the Accademia museum. Stroll along the Ponte Vecchio, a spectacular medieval bridge filled with vendors selling their wares, spanning the Arno River. At the completion of the day's tours, you'll have a wonderful Italian lunch in this scenic city.

Please note that this tour includes approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of walking at a steady pace, part of which will be on cobblestones and sometimes uphill. Also, Adventurers who wish to visit churches must remember to cover shoulders and knees before they enter.

Gelateria Tour

Take a behind-the-scenes tour of the Grom Gelateria and learn how all that marvelous Italian ice cream called "gelato" is made.

Afternoon on Your Own in Florence

Spend the rest of the afternoon exploring the famed streets of Florence at your own pace. Take in some shopping and extra sightseeing before you return to the Disney Magic® Cruise Ship. At the Fountain of Neptune, near the Ponte Vecchio bridge, find a shopping district that rivals any in the world.

The order in which port activities occur is subject to change during the day.

Day 4: Civitavecchia and Rome, Italy

Meals: Breakfast , Lunch and Dinner

Civitavecchia, Italy is one of the ports of call on the Disney Cruise Line Mediterranean Cruise vacation and a major point of departure and arrival for travelers en route to central Italy, Sardinia, Sicily, Tunis and Barcelona. With its modern transportation systems, the town is a convenient gateway to Rome, also known as "The Eternal City." A 90-minute ride takes you from the Mediterranean coast into one of the most celebrated cities in the world!

Vatican City Museum and Sistine Chapel

Arrive in Rome for a tour, guided by an entertaining expert, that includes a tour of the Vatican City Museum where you will travel through 50 generations of art and civilization. Our privately guided visit includes the wondrous Sistine Chapel—a sight your family will never forget.

Lunch in Rome

Indulge in a leisurely lunch like the locals do. Break bread with your family and fellow travelers at an authentic Roman trattoria. Cap off your meal with a taste of heaven—gelato!—before visiting some of Rome's ancient landmarks.

Rome's Ancient Landmarks

Learn the legends and relive the majesty of Rome's glorious past on this privately guided tour through history! Marvel at the massive Colosseum, the impressive Forum and the famed Trevi Fountain—where, as legend has it, a coin tossed in the fountain guarantees a return to Rome. Your family will treasure this timeless journey.

Day 5

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

On Your Own Time at Sea

Take advantage of your last full day on board the dynamic Disney Magic Cruise Ship to enjoy all the activities and venues as well as capture your vacation memories in commemorative photos by our professional photographers.

Farewell Reception

Gather with your fellow Adventurers for a farewell reception followed by a special surprise!

Day 6: Disembarkation

Meals: Breakfast

After your last breakfast in the magic of the Mediterranean, bid your fellow Adventurers and new-found friends a fond farewell.

Day 1: UK – Naples

Accommodation: Casa Angelina

There are several flights a day from London and other UK airports, with the flights ranging from two and a half to three hours. Upon arrival at Naples airport, meet your driver in arrivals to be chauffeured to your hotel on the beautiful Amalfi Coast.

The journey should take around an hour and a half and along the way you’ll catch your first glimpses of the rocky clifftop views Amalfi is so famous for. Once checked in and freshened up, head out for your first, wonderfully Italian, meal of the holiday.

Day 2: Pompeii

Recover from perhaps rather an over indulgence of lovely Italian wine last night with a leisurely breakfast and lots of coffee, polished off on your hotel's terrace. By mid-morning and now feeling ready for the day, it's time to hit the road with a private transfer one hour north to the ancient ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Completely buried (sometimes to a depth of 20ft) by burning hot ash after the devastating eruption of nearby Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, these astonishingly well preserved Roman towns were rediscovered under the now solidified pumice rock in 1788, and are now a protected UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The beautiful volcanic backdrop is a poignant reminder of the power of nature. Amazingly you can still walk down intact Roman streets and wander into what would have been temples, shops and cafes; and your private guide will really help you to get to grips with the layout and day to day activities that once filled this fascinating place. Our guides are exceptionally well qualified and know the crowd free areas of Pompeii and Herculaneaum like the back of their hands, so if you want to design your own route or have a particular sight you really want to see, then they can easily adapt the tour to suit

Day 3: Path of the Gods

Get up nice and early this morning as we’ve planned a spectacular walk for you, and you don’t want to be doing it in the midday heat! A hearty breakfast is also going to be key, so enjoy it in the sunshine as you slowly wake up. The walk we recommend is along the Sentiero degli Dei, or Path of the Gods.

To get there you’ll take a half an hour taxi from the hotel to the start of the trail, which is on the outskirts of Bomerano. From here it is an easy three hour walk to Nocelle, where your driver will be waiting to meet you and take you back to the hotel - after a long leisurely lunch of course! We think the trail certainly lives up to its name and provides some of the most dramatic and haunting panoramic views in Europe. Plus, it’s almost always blissfully quiet so as you take in the clifftop ocean views, it can like just you and the mountains. John Steinbeck rhapsodised in 1953 that the Amalfi Coast was, ‘a dream place that isn’t quite real when you are there but becomes beckoningly real after you are gone.’ Sounds about right. Spend your last night on the Amalfi coast capturing some final shots of the cliff edge and the sunset over the ocean. When you’re ready, head to Restaurant Il Refettorio at Monastero Santa Rosa for dinner, where Chef Bob will ensure your meal is full of fresh local ingredients and precision-perfect flavour. The fusilli with baby squid, Piennolo’s tomatoes and basil scented aubergine comes particularly highly recommended.

Day 4: Amalfi Coast – Capri

Accommodation: Capri Palace hotel or JK Place Capri

After breakfast this morning you will be collected from the hotel and driven to the port in Sorrento or Amalfi (depending on where you are staying) where you will board a fast ferry to Capri - which should take anywhere between 20 minutes and an hour, with an impressive arrival into the harbour in Capri. You will then be transferred to your hotel in Capri which should take around 15 minutes.

Enjoy lunch either at the hotel or at one of the lovely restaurants on the island recommended in our detailed Dossier. This afternoon you can relax by the pool until evening and then indulge in that most Italian of traditions, the passeggiata, or evening stroll. By now the day-trippers have departed the island and it will be you and the Caprese locals wandering the pretty streets of Capri town. The Piazzetta is the 'finish line', and this tiny square is home to four fun bars, the best of which is the original, Al Piccolo. Try and grab a table on the first floor terrace (gold dust) and watch the square fill up while nursing a Bellini made with fresh island-grown peaches. Next stop, dinner, and we can pre-book a table at Aurora, home to the pizza all'aqua (a lighter take on the traditional Neapolitan pizza base) and every visiting A-lister. Blag yourself a table (again, gold dust, but we can help) outside on buzzing Via Fuorlovado for prime people watching and choose an oversize bottle from the peerless Italian wine list.

Day 5: The Isle of Capri

You’ve only got one full day on Capri, so make the most of it. Spend the morning wandering around the town stocking up on classic Capri pants for the ladies and dapper trousers from Laboratorio for the chaps before descending the sinuous steps down a cliff face to the water’s edge for lunch at Caprese institution Fontelina restaurant overlooking the iconic limestone Faraglioni rocks that rise vertiginously from the sea just offshore.

Despite its charmingly low-key vibe (thatched roof, open sides, beach umbrellas), so popular has the place become that they do two lunchtime sittings, and we will have booked you a table here. Order the spaghetti vongole and a jug of the delicious house sangria and when you’ve finished go for a refreshing swim around the rocks before you are picked up from the Fontelina jetty for an afternoon cruise around the island. Your skipper will keep you stocked up with chilled Peronis as you motor around and between the Faraglioni rocks before Capri heading around to the other side of the island and the Blue Grotto, a large sea cave that glows a mysterious piercing azure as if there’s an internal light source shining up from the cave floor. During the day the cave is crowded with visitors who are rowed in in tiny rowing boats.

Day 6: Capri – Rome

Accommodation: Hotel de Russie

After an earlyish breakfast you will be transferred back to the harbour in time for you to take the hydrofoil or fast catamaran ferry back to the mainland – this time into Naples - which will take around an hour.

You will be transferred around two and a half hours north into the city centre of Rome. As before, we’ve planned this so you will arrive in time for lunch, and our trusty Dossier should again come in use. This afternoon is yours to spend wandering and acclimatising to the buzz of city life. As evening settles in, sip an Aperol Spritz or two and then explore bohemian Trastevere - the old Jewish Quarter and home to many of the city’s best restaurants - in search of the perfect Italian dinner.

Day 7: When in Rome

Feeling fully refuelled after a good night's sleep, it's time for a full day of exploration. Despite the wealth of things to do and sites to see, Rome is a surprisingly small city, and arguably best explored on foot.

For first timers it's probably best to start at the beginning with a tour of the ancient city centre - the Forum, Palatine Hill and Colosseum, and we have booked a local guide who can bring an already colourful story even more vividly to life on a morning tour of Imperial Rome. Then, after lunch, pay a visit to the smallest country on Earth - Vatican City. We will have pre-arranged tickets to view the Sistine Chapel but if you want to splash the cash we can also arrange a private view of Michelangelo's masterpiece.

Additional Activities

Private Tours - we can arrange private tours of Palazzo Colonna, Palazzo del Quirinale or Galleria Villa Borghese

Foodie Rome Tour

Hidden Rome - a half day guided tour with an archaeologist to explore underground Rome, a labyrinth of ancient crypts, sewers, tunnels and buildings

Day 8: Rome - UK

It might be your final day but the trip isn’t over yet. A visit to the effortlessly fashionable Italian capital wouldn’t be complete without a spot of shopping; so whether you treat yourself to a new Prada handbag, a classic Italian scarf, or just a great bottle of wine, make sure you do go home with some goodies.

Depending on what time your flight is, there might be time for one last lunch and a gelato (can we tell we’re rather parial to Italian ice cream?) in the sun, before a private transfer to the airport for the two and a half to three hour flight.