Ashore

Journeys beyond the ship

The days before and after a cruise are often the best part. Here is how we planned ours: the cities, the hotels, and how we got to and from the port.

White-washed village on the Santorini caldera above the blue Aegean© Three Still StudioPre & Post Cruise

Port: Ravenna (Porto Corsini), Italy

Bologna, Ravenna & Rome

Before and after an Adriatic cruise

Our route around a Royal Caribbean sailing from Ravenna: two nights in Bologna with a Ferrari day in Motor Valley, the eve of the cruise among Ravenna’s mosaics, four ports, and one last night in Rome.

August 2026

Paris, Slowly

Land trip

Paris, France

Paris, Slowly

A Week in Saint-Germain

Seven days in late May and early June built around one Left Bank base: Montmartre, the Louvre and the covered passages, the Eiffel Tower, Versailles, the Marais and a canal cruise, with as many hours as possible simply walking.

May 31 – June 6, 2025