Sail between Sicily, the Aeolian Islands, Malta and the Amalfi Coast aboard a classic tall ship or a boutique yacht, calling at harbours and coves that large cruise ships cannot reach.
Italy · Small ship cruises
ATOL protectedFlight-inclusive holidays
ABTOT memberHolidays without flightsSouthern Italy is made for small ship cruising: volcanic islands, fishing harbours and cliff-top towns, reached by sea as travellers have done for centuries.
Each Italy cruise we offer can be booked as a complete holiday, with return flights from the UK, transfers, a seven-night cruise and two nights in a hotel in Rome, Malta or Naples.
Sail on a Star Clippers tall ship from Civitavecchia, the port for Rome, to the Aeolian Islands, Sicily and Sorrento, or aboard the boutique Variety Voyager between Malta and Naples, by way of Sicily and the Amalfi Coast.
Two holidays in southern Italy: one under sail aboard a tall ship, one aboard a boutique yacht.
Two nights in Rome, then seven nights from Civitavecchia to Lipari, Messina, Syracuse, Sorrento and the Pontine Islands aboard a Star Clippers tall ship.
Seven nights aboard the 36-cabin Variety Voyager between Malta and Naples, by way of Sicily and the Amalfi Coast, with two nights in Malta or Naples.
Take a complete holiday with flights and hotels, book the cruise on its own where available, or let us shape the trip around your dates.
Return flights from the UK, transfers, the cruise and hotel nights before or after you sail, all arranged together and ATOL protected.
On both Italy itineraries you can book the seven-night cruise on its own and make your own travel plans.
Add extra nights, upgrade your flights or combine your cruise with a stay elsewhere: the holiday is shaped around you.
We know these ships and itineraries well, and can help you choose the right cruise, cabin and dates.
Two very different ways to sail southern Italy, each small enough to feel personal.
A four-masted clipper with teak decks, two swimming pools and open-seating dining. Sails most 2027 departures of Sicily & the Amalfi Coast; Royal Clipper sails the 2028 departures.
A deluxe boutique yacht with 36 cabins and a maximum of 72 guests, sailing on a half-board basis. Sails Sicilian Sunsets & La Dolce Vita.
Lipari and the Aeolian Islands, born of volcanoes, and Mount Etna rising above the east coast of Sicily.
Greek temples in Sicily, Baroque Syracuse and Valletta, the fortified city of the Knights of Malta.
Cliff-top villages, lemon groves and views from Sorrento across the Bay of Naples.
Fresh seafood, Sicilian pastries and southern Italian wines, enjoyed in harbourside trattorias.
For three decades we have arranged small ship cruises and the flights, hotels and transfers that go with them.
Trading since 1995, with first-hand knowledge of our ships, itineraries and destinations.
Cruise, flights, hotels and transfers arranged together, around your dates.
Islands, coves and harbours that large cruise ships cannot reach.
A family company, independent since 1995.
Official UK General Sales Agent for Variety Cruises boutique yacht cruises.
Full financial protection on every booking, with or without flights.
Our Italy cruises sail between May and September. May and September bring warm days without the peak summer heat, while June to August is the hottest and sunniest time, ideal for swimming.
Sicily & the Amalfi Coast sails aboard Star Clipper on most 2027 departures and aboard Royal Clipper in 2028. Sicilian Sunsets & La Dolce Vita sails aboard the boutique yacht Variety Voyager.
Yes. Both holidays include return flights from the UK, transfers and two nights in a hotel: in Rome with the tall ship cruise, and in Malta or Naples, depending on the itinerary, with Variety Voyager. Both cruises can also be booked as cruise only.
Yes: full board on the Star Clippers tall ships and half board on Variety Voyager.
For the romance of a tall ship, choose Sicily & the Amalfi Coast from Rome. For a smaller yacht and time in Malta or Naples, choose Sicilian Sunsets & La Dolce Vita. Our team is happy to help you decide.
Yes. We can add extra nights in Rome, Naples or Malta, arrange different flights or combine your cruise with a stay elsewhere in Italy.
Tell us when you would like to travel and which cruise appeals, and we will check availability and put your holiday together.
Seafarer Cruises is the small ship cruise brand of Seafarer Cruising & Sailing Holidays.
If you would rather take the helm, our sister brand Seafarer Sailing offers flotilla holidays, bareboat and skippered yacht charter and RYA sailing courses in Greece and Croatia.
Every payment you make to us is financially protected, from deposit to balance. Holidays with flights are covered by our ATOL licence, and cruises without flights by our ABTOT membership. Trading since 1995.
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