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Island houses, a boat for the day, and dinners by the water.
Silversea · Silver Nova
Silver Nova: Venice to Athens down the Adriatic
Silversea's brightest ship through Croatia, Montenegro and the Ionian, with a butler in every suite.
- Duration
- 9 nights
- Region
- Adriatic & Croatia
- Ship
- Silver Nova
- Guide price
- From £6,400 pp
- Best for
- Couples · Grandparents
Planning figure per person for the cruise itself. Final price depends on sailing date, suite and availability; flights, hotels and transfers are added in your proposal.
A nine-night Silversea cruise on Silver Nova from Venice (Fusina) to Athens along the Dalmatian coast, through the Bay of Kotor and the Ionian islands, for couples and grandparents who want destination depth.
Silver Nova is a different Silversea: larger, lighter, asymmetric, with a pool on the side of the ship and restaurants that open to the sea. It kept the butlers and the all-inclusive fare, and it loosened the formality. Down the Adriatic it stitches together the ports grandparents and couples ask for most: Dubrovnik, Kotor, Corfu, with a dawn entrance into Kotor's bay that is worth setting an alarm for.
Nine nights gives the itinerary breathing room, and ending in Athens opens up a few days in Greece afterwards.
Why we like it
- Butler service in every suite and a largely inclusive fare
- Silversea's newest, most open ship design
- Kotor at dawn and Dubrovnik early, before the crowds
- One-way itinerary: no retracing
- Optional door-to-door fare with flights and transfers
The ship
Silver Nova entered service in 2023 and carries around 730 guests. Its asymmetric layout puts the pool on the starboard side with an uninterrupted view, and most public rooms open to the sea. Suites are large with butler service throughout. The atmosphere is more relaxed than Silversea's classic fleet, with formal nights now optional.
Cabins we'd recommend
- A Deluxe Veranda suite midship for most couples
- A Premium Medallion suite for grandparents who want a separate living area
- Avoid the very aft on this ship if sensitive to motion
What the fare includes with Silversea
- Butler service in every suite
- Drinks and dining
- Gratuities and Wi-Fi
- Door-to-door option with flights and transfers
- Expedition activities on expedition ships
Everything else, flights, hotels before and after, transfers and private days ashore, we add around it. More on Silversea →
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Who it's for
- Couples who want a bright, modern ship with butlers
- Grandparents travelling as a pair or with adult children
- Travellers who want ambitious ports with inclusive comfort
- Anyone drawn to the door-to-door fare
Who it isn't for
- Families with children; there is no kids' club on most sailings
- Anyone who wants a very small ship
- Travellers who want a big pool-deck scene
Sample itinerary
Day by day
A representative itinerary. Ports and order vary by sailing date; we confirm the exact itinerary in your proposal.
- Day 1
Venice
Two hotel nights in Venice, then a private water taxi and car to Fusina for embarkation.
- Day 2
Board at Fusina
Sail in the late afternoon down the lagoon.
- Day 3
Rovinj or Koper
Istria's Venetian towns and a truffle lunch inland.
- Day 4
Split
Diocletian's palace in the morning, Trogir by boat in the afternoon.
- Day 5
Hvar or Korčula
Lavender island or Marco Polo's walled town; swimming either way.
- Day 6
Dubrovnik
Walk the walls before the day trippers arrive, lunch in the old port.
- Day 7
Kotor, Montenegro
Dawn entry into the bay. Perast by boat, the fortress for the energetic.
- Day 8
Corfu
The old town and the Achilleion, or a quiet beach on the north-east coast.
- Day 9
Katakolon or Nafplio
Olympia from Katakolon, or Mycenae from Nafplio.
- Day 10
At sea
A spa day and a last dinner at one of the speciality restaurants.
- Day 11
Athens
Disembark at Piraeus and transfer to an Athens hotel or the airport.
What we'd add
The voyage is only part of the trip.
- Flights to Venice and home from Athens, or the door-to-door fare compared honestly
- Venice hotel nights and a private water taxi
- Athens hotel nights after
- Private guides in Split and Dubrovnik
- Transfers throughout
- Anniversary dinner on the suite's veranda
Like the look of this?
We'll tell you whether it's actually right for your party, and build the flights, hotels, transfers and extras around it.
Good to know
Questions, answered
Is the door-to-door fare worth it?
Sometimes. It bundles flights, transfers and a hotel night into one price, which some clients love. We price it against the port-to-port fare plus our own flights and hotels and show you both.
Land & sea
Before and after the ship
Embarkation and disembarkation nights are part of the same plan. These are the places we would build around this Adriatic & Croatia sailing.
Amalfi clifftop villa
A terrace over the sea and a boat below.
Amalfi villa week
A terrace over the sea, a boat for the day, and a chef when you want one.
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