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Explorers Grand Crossing

Ship: Allura   
Departure: Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Nights: 34 nights
Returns: New York
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One Way Trip
One
way trip
Duration
34
Nights
Days at Sea
7
Sea Days
Ports
27
Ports
Countries Visted
9
Countries
  • Itinerary

    Explorers Grand Crossing

    Ports of call

    To find out more about the itinerary for this cruise, select the itinerary items below.

    Day Date Port of Call Arrival Departure
    1 Wednesday, August 27, 2025 Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy Embark 7:00 PM
    View of Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy

    Rome, sometimes referred to as "The Eternal City," is the capital city of Italy. Cruises from Rome depart the Rome Cruise Terminal which is approximately 1.5 hours by train North-West of the city centre. Rome is renowned across the world for its rich past, impressive archaeological sites, delectable cuisine, gorgeous gardens, homes of local nobility, and significant structures including the Spanish Steps, the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, Trevi Fountain, and Piazza Navona. Read more about Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy

    2 Thursday, August 28, 2025 Salerno, Italy 8:00 AM 6:00 PM
    View of Salerno, Italy

    The city of Salerno, Italy, is situated on a gulf of the Tyrrhenian Sea. The city is within an easy distance of the dazzling Amalfi Coast. It is best known for being the home of the first University of Medicine in the world! Read more about Salerno, Italy

    3 Friday, August 29, 2025 Taormina, Italy 8:00 AM 6:00 PM
    View of Taormina, Italy

    Taormina is a small town on the island of Sicily in Italy, in the Province of Messina. Settled on a hill, the town - accessible via an aerial tramway - dominates two sweeping bays, and on the southern side the top of Mount Etna can be seen. While it is unashamedly touristy and has a main street lined with high-end designer shops, the town remains a striking location with gorgeous medieval churches, a stunning Greek theatre, and sweeping views. Read more about Taormina, Italy

    4 Saturday, August 30, 2025 Valletta, Malta 7:00 AM 5:00 PM
    View of Valletta, Malta

    Valletta (aka Belt Valletta, Città Umilissima) - traditionally reserved for the historic walled citadel that serves as Malta's principal administrative district - is the capital city of Malta, located in the central-eastern portion of the island. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is essentially Baroque in style, with elements of Mannerist, Neo-Classical and Modern architecture. Don’t miss the the majestic St John’s Co-Cathedral, with its imposing bastions and a treasure of priceless paintings. Read more about Valletta, Malta

    5 Sunday, August 31, 2025 At Sea
    6 Monday, September 1, 2025 Ibiza Town, Spain 8:00 AM 10:00 PM
    View of Ibiza Town, Spain

    Ibiza Town, or as the locals call it Vila d’Eivissa, is situated on the SE coast of the Spanish island of Ibiza, of which it is the capital. Most famous for its night life - indeed the island is regarded the undisputed Party Capital of the World - two of the island's most luxurious nightclubs, Pacha and El Divino, are located in Ibiza Town itself, while the nightclub Space is just south of the town. Ibiza Town is certainly the most fascinating part of the island, as it has a concentration of all the attractions and eccentricities which have made Ibiza world famous. Read more about Ibiza Town, Spain

    7 Tuesday, September 2, 2025 Valencia, Spain 8:00 AM 6:00 PM
    View of Valencia, Spain

    Valencia city, the administrative capital of the Valencian community and the centre of the region of L’Horta, is situated in the centre of the Spanish Mediterranean coastline. The Old City of Valencia, with its monuments, museums, and gardens, is a major tourist attraction. Here one finds the Gothic building of La Lonja that has been declared by UNESCO as a universal heritage monument. Read more about Valencia, Spain

    8 Wednesday, September 3, 2025 Barcelona, Spain 7:00 AM 7:00 PM
    View of Barcelona, Spain

    Barcelona, located in Catalonia Spain, is Europe's largest metropolis on the Mediterranean coast, and one of the world’s major global cities. Today, Barcelona balances itself on the cutting edge of architecture, intellectual life, and style. Indeed Barcelona won the 1999 RIBA Royal Gold Medal for its architecture, the first time that the winner has been a city, and not an individual architect. Read more about Barcelona, Spain

    9 Thursday, September 4, 2025 Marseille, France 8:00 AM 7:00 PM
    View of Marseille, France

    Located on the SE coast of France on the Mediterranean Sea, Marseille is France's largest commercial port, and is also the largest French city on the Mediterranean coast. It serves as a gateway to the lush fertile region of Provence and all its cultural contributions to gastronomic excellence, impressionistic art, and ancient architecture. This cosmopolitan city with 300 days of sunshine a year, clear blue skies and the down-to-earth warmth of its residents, boasts a trading history that goes back more than 2,500 years. Read more about Marseille, France

    10 Friday, September 5, 2025 Cannes, France 6:00 AM 5:00 PM
    View of Cannes, France

    The picturesque and elegant French city of Cannes, situated on the French Riviera, is possibly best known for its famous annual Film Festival, though it is also known for some beautiful beaches, glamorous yachts, a variety of luxury shops, and restaurants. Cannes is a most cosmopolitan town, and visitors are hard pressed to find a genuine native, as many attracted to the Côte d'Azur have chosen to make it their home. Not surprisingly, restaurants have international cuisines, including the traditional gastronomic delights. Read more about Cannes, France

    11 Friday, September 5, 2025 Monte Carlo, France 9:00 PM 12:00 AM
    View of Monte Carlo, France

    Monte Carlo is an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco in France. It really has a fairy-tale image with its beautiful Riviera - Côte d'Azur - setting, yacht-filled harbor and the elegant Casino that visitors can’t miss, though most don’t even enter to see the opulence and grandeur reflecting its exorbitant cost. It is an extremely rich place, where fast cars, big diamonds and flashy yachts are the norm. Read more about Monte Carlo, France

    12 Saturday, September 6, 2025 Monte Carlo, France 12:00 AM 9:00 PM
    View of Monte Carlo, France

    Monte Carlo is an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco in France. It really has a fairy-tale image with its beautiful Riviera - Côte d'Azur - setting, yacht-filled harbor and the elegant Casino that visitors can’t miss, though most don’t even enter to see the opulence and grandeur reflecting its exorbitant cost. It is an extremely rich place, where fast cars, big diamonds and flashy yachts are the norm. Read more about Monte Carlo, France

    13 Sunday, September 7, 2025 Marseille, France 7:00 AM 6:00 PM
    View of Marseille, France

    Located on the SE coast of France on the Mediterranean Sea, Marseille is France's largest commercial port, and is also the largest French city on the Mediterranean coast. It serves as a gateway to the lush fertile region of Provence and all its cultural contributions to gastronomic excellence, impressionistic art, and ancient architecture. This cosmopolitan city with 300 days of sunshine a year, clear blue skies and the down-to-earth warmth of its residents, boasts a trading history that goes back more than 2,500 years. Read more about Marseille, France

    14 Monday, September 8, 2025 Barcelona (Tarragona)
    15 Tuesday, September 9, 2025 Palma de Mallorca, Spain 8:00 AM 6:00 PM
    View of Palma de Mallorca, Spain

    Palma de Mallorca is the major city and port on the Mediterranean island of Majorca, and capital city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is situated on the south coast of the island on the Bay of Palma, and almost half of the total population of Majorca live there. Visitors are spellbound by its blue waters, white beaches, lush foliage (almost 40 percent of the island is protected countryside), and 300 days of sunshine each year. Read more about Palma de Mallorca, Spain

    16 Wednesday, September 10, 2025 Cartagena, Spain 9:00 AM 6:00 PM
    View of Cartagena, Spain

    Cartagena is a Mediterranean city and naval station located in the Region of Murcia, SE Spain. The rich Carthaginian heritage extends as far as the Sea Wall, built by Charles III in the 18th century, and which defines the old quarter. Overlooking the Mediterranean there are two elements that are clearly connected with the sea: the prototype of the submarine by the inventor Isaac Peral; and the National Museum of Maritime Archaeology. Read more about Cartagena, Spain

    17 Thursday, September 11, 2025 Malaga, Spain 8:00 AM 11:00 PM
    View of Malaga, Spain

    Malaga is a lively, prosperous city on Spain's fabled Costa del Sol aside the Mediterranean Sea, just 100 km east of the Strait of Gibraltar. The city’s warm winter temperatures (average daytime of 17 C) make it an ideal place to visit any time of year. The archaeological remains and monuments from the Phoenician, Roman, Arabian and Christian eras convert the historic centre into an ‘Open Museum’ displaying its rich history of more than 3,000 years. Read more about Malaga, Spain

    18 Friday, September 12, 2025 Gibraltar, Spain 7:00 AM 11:00 PM
    View of Gibraltar, Spain

    Gibraltar shares a northern border with Spain, but is a UK Overseas Territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula, overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar. It has an area of 6 sq.km. and a 1.2 km border with Spain. Read more about Gibraltar, Spain

    19 Saturday, September 13, 2025 Tangier, Morocco 7:00 AM 9:00 PM
    View of Tangier, Morocco

    More than any other city, the likeable, lively and cosmopolitan city of Tangier has become Morocco’s face to the world. With a long history dating back to the Phoenicians, and a rich culture - an interesting mix of African and European influences - to explore, Tangier is a fascinating port of call. Of historical interest is the Medina, the old walled city that is home to alleyways filled with tea houses and shops selling trinkets. Read more about Tangier, Morocco

    20 Sunday, September 14, 2025 Seville, Spain 7:00 AM 7:00 PM
    View of Seville, Spain

    Seville is the artistic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain, and represents all that is Andalucian - flamenco, the horses, toros and more. It is a child of the Arab occupation and domain from which it acquired its flourishing architecture and personality. However it was reconquered by the Catholic kings, so it is not surprising that the city's cathedral, built from 1401–1519 and lavishly decorated with a lot of gold evident, sits on the former site of the city's mosque. Read more about Seville, Spain

    21 Monday, September 15, 2025 Portimao, Portugal 7:00 AM 5:00 PM
    View of Portimao, Portugal

    Portimao is a city located in the District of Faro in the Region of Algarve in southern coastal area of Portugal. It is a popular holiday resort, undoubtedly due to the fact that it enjoys around 300 days of sunshine each year. Portimao is also known for its sporting events. Read more about Portimao, Portugal

    22 Tuesday, September 16, 2025 Lisbon, Portugal 7:00 AM 6:00 PM
    View of Lisbon, Portugal

    Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, lies in the western Iberian Peninsula aside the Atlantic Ocean and the Tagus River. As one of the oldest cities in the world, it is rich in Romanesque, Gothic, Baroque, Modern and Post-Modern constructions. The city is also crossed by historical boulevards and monuments along the main thoroughfares. Read more about Lisbon, Portugal

    23 Wednesday, September 17, 2025 At Sea
    24 Thursday, September 18, 2025 Funchal, Portugal 8:00 AM 6:00 PM
    View of Funchal, Portugal

    Funchal is the capital of Portugal’s Autonomous Region of Madeira an archipelago 880 SW of Portugal and 600 km NW of Morocco, in the north Atlantic. Funchal’s harbour offers plazas lined with shops, colourful houses spilling down hillsides, due to its almost amphitheatre-like formation, and a profusion of flowers. For a fine view of the magnificent bay, take the unique downhill basket sledge ride. Read more about Funchal, Portugal

    25 Friday, September 19, 2025 At Sea
    26 Saturday, September 20, 2025 Ponta Delgada, Portugal 8:00 AM 6:00 PM
    View of Ponta Delgada, Portugal

    The largest town in the Portuguese Azores Islands and capital of the island Sao Miguel, Ponta Delgada is built on gently rising ground between green hills. With its many churches, its trim white houses and the lush gardens on its outskirts, it presents an attractive spectacle to visitors arriving by sea. The marina at Ponta Delgada also welcomes many yachts and private sailors from around the world. Read more about Ponta Delgada, Portugal

    27 Sunday, September 21, 2025 Horta Azores, Portugal 7:00 AM 2:00 PM
    View of Horta Azores, Portugal

    Horta, with a population of about 7,000, is a city on the island of Faial, which is a tourist island with a rich collection of historical, natural and modern attractions, situated in the western part of the Portuguese Archipelago of the Azores. The city contains the Horta Regional Museum which has a permanent exhibit - Exhibition of Capelinhos Volcano - that details in photographs the 1957 volcanic eruption in the Azores. The museum also contains a large collection of scale models of buildings, ships, and people carved from fig kernels. Read more about Horta Azores, Portugal

    28 Monday, September 22, 2025 At Sea
    29 Tuesday, September 23, 2025 At Sea
    30 Wednesday, September 24, 2025 St John's, Antigua and Barbuda 10:00 AM 7:00 PM
    View of St John's, Antigua and Barbuda

    St John’s, the capital of the nation of Antigua and Barbuda (two islands) in the Caribbean, sits on the NW coast of the tropical island of Antigua that is home to magnificent beaches. St John's was hit significantly by Hurricane Irma (Sep 2017) but tourist infrastructure remained intact. St John’s reflects its British heritage with such edifices as Fort Barrington overlooking the shoreline, and 17th C Fort James. Read more about St John's, Antigua and Barbuda

    31 Thursday, September 25, 2025 At Sea
    32 Friday, September 26, 2025 Halifax, Canada 7:00 AM 4:00 PM
    View of Halifax, Canada

    Halifax, the capital of Nova Scotia, the Gateway to Atlantic Canada, is a lively and colourful combination of urban and rural living at its best. It is situated on the world’s second largest harbour, and the beautifully restored waterfront buildings recall the city's centuries-old maritime heritage, which is also cleverly explained at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Visit the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, and the Halifax Citadel that explores the unique local heritage. Read more about Halifax, Canada

    33 Saturday, September 27, 2025 Bar Harbor, USA 9:00 AM 6:00 PM
    View of Bar Harbor, USA

    Bar Harbour, nestled on the east side of Mt. Desert Island in Maine New England, USA is said to be a magical mixture of romance, adventure. With its rock-bound coast and soaring granite cliffs, the stonewall-lined and tree-covered road leading you into our town, to the sweeping vistas from atop Cadillac Mountain, there is a special mystique to Bar Harbor that has welcomed visitors for over a hundred years. Read more about Bar Harbor, USA

    34 Sunday, September 28, 2025 Boston, USA 7:00 AM 4:00 PM
    View of Boston, USA

    Boston is the capital and largest city in Massachusetts, USA. Calling this quaint and delightful city the 'Athens of America' might seem a bit pretentious, but the city's 19th-century glory radiates through its grand architecture, and its world-renowned academic and cultural institutions. Disastrous 'urban renewal' projects in the 1950s provoked such a furious backlash that Boston now has some of the best preserved historic buildings and neighbourhoods in the country. Read more about Boston, USA

    35 Monday, September 29, 2025 Newport, USA 12:00 PM 7:00 PM
    View of Newport, USA

    Newport Island is located in Newport County, Rhode Island, just 48 km south of Providence in the United States. It is home to spectacular coastal scenery, awe-inspiring architecture, a thriving waterfront downtown, and welcoming hospitality. Newport is considered by many to be a shining gem in the coastal crown of New England. Read more about Newport, USA

    36 Tuesday, September 30, 2025 New York, USA 7:00 AM Disembark
    View of New York, USA

    New York is situated on the Atlantic coast of NE United States. With its world-class museums, big statues, even bigger buildings and being the most linguistically diverse city in the world, the Big Apple’s hyperactive rush keeps drawing more and more people to it. The City of New York is a densely packed mass of humanity and all this living on top of one another makes the New Yorker a special kind of person. Read more about New York, USA

  • Ship

    Allura Overview

    Allura

    Oceania Allura is the eighth ship in the Oceania Cruises Fleet offering exquisitely crafted cuisine, curated travel experiences and small ship luxury. She is named to reflect the excitement of starting an immersive journey! Setting sail in 2025 we can't wait to welcome Allura to the Oceania fleet.

  • Cabins

    Allura Cabins

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    Cabin Types

    OS, VS, OC

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    Suite Size: 2,200 to 2,400 sq ft. Ownerrsquo;s Suites span the full beam of the ship and boast expansive walls of glass that summon the sapphire seas beyond. Bathed in rays of the sun, these holiday retreats are styled exclusively in painstakingly selected fabrics, furnishings and design touches that exude opulence yet evoke the comforts of home to create a familiar luxury. Savor an in-suite repast in the elegant dining room and then indulge in convivial conversation within the stylish comfort of the inviting living area. In the spacious master bedroom, bask in ultimate relaxation with a plush king-size bed and a master bath featuring spa-caliber facilities. Expansive verandas off both the living room and master bedroom promise moments of cherished privacy as you survey the world from the pinnacle of luxurious living. Keep your eyes on the horizon for additional details on the Ownerrsquo;s Suitesrsquo; curated decor.

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    Cabin Types

    PH3, PH2, PH1

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    Suite Size: 440 sq ft.Penthouses are, by design, reserved for those who appreciate the finer things in life. Appealing and with an abundance of space, the Penthouse Suite experience is both tranquil and familiar. Tony residential furnishings and a calming color palette are reminiscent of a home ashore, yet fine fabrics and rich upholstery soothing to the touch add a dash of exotic elegance. With everyday luxuries such as a walk-in closet and an oversized bathroom featuring dual vanities and a rainforest shower, every bit of the Penthouse Suitersquo;s 440-square feet has been utilized. Lest one forget the location of this warm and inviting enclave, a captivating private veranda overlooks the everchanging seascape.

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    Cabin Types

    A4, A3, A2, A1, S

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    Size: 291 sq ft.The luxury of privilege | Like a cherished Saint-Tropez bungalow, comforting shades of fawn and rich cremes are the backdrop to the vibrant colors of sea and sky viewed from the large private veranda. With 290 generous square feet at their fingertips, the designers have crafted a relaxing sitting area, sizeable closet and an indulgent marble bath with a walk-in rainforest shower. A queen-size Tranquility Bed, reminiscent of those found in the finest vacation villas, promises a night of undisturbed sleep. Exclusive Concierge Level amenities, such as room service from The Grand Dining Room and free laundry services, are essential elements of the Concierge Level experience.

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    Cabin Types

    B5, B4, B3, B2, B1

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    Suite Size: 240 sq ft.A seaside home should joyously enfold the ocean and in every French Veranda Stateroom, that promise is fulfilled. Fling open a floor-to-ceiling glass door that opens onto the graceful banister of the French veranda and transform your entire residence into an open-air terrace reminiscent of a chic hillside villa on the Cocirc;te drsquo;Azur. These spacious havens feature an enticing queen-size bed, separate sitting area and comfortable furnishings that exude relaxation and sense of the familiar. Attention to detail is meticulous, including a roomy bathroom with an indulgent rainforest shower.

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  • Explorers Grand Crossing

    Cruiseline: Oceania Cruises Ship: Allura Departure: Wednesday, August 27, 2025 Nights: 34 nights Departs: Rome (Civitavecchia) Returns: New York

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