The Blue Grotto (Grotta Azzurra) gets its name from sunlight passing through an underwater cavity and shining through the seawater to create a stunning blue reflection. Combine this wonder of nature with exploration of Capri’s “must-see” sights. You will take a 20-minute boat ride from the ship to the Grotto’s entrance where you board a small rowboat to enter the cavern. Then another 20-minute cruise to Marina Grande where a minibus awaits your arrival. During the ascent to Anacapri you’ll discover expansive views over the bay of Naples and Sorrento. In Anacapri you may choose to visit the Villa San Michele, the former home of the Swedish writer Axel Munthe which is now a museum, or ascend further up to Monte Solaro. Monte Solaro offers a breathtaking 360° panoramic view of the Gulf of Naples framed by Mount Vesuvius in the background. Combine those with the Gulf of Salerno, Anacapri Plain, the Sorrentine Peninsula, Ischia Island, the offshore faraglioni (limestone rocks), and the deep blue of the sea to provide you with memories to last a lifetime. Following leisure time to stroll the narrow streets, you will sample local wines and cheeses before descending to the famous square and the famous Augustus Gardens. You will return by funicular railway to the yacht at Marina Grande.

Here’s an ideal opportunity to explore Capri’s highlights, to sample local wine and cheese, and to learn about Limoncello. After proceeding ashore by ship’s tender, you will board a minibus at Marina Grande. During the ascent to Anacapri you will see expansive views over the bay of Naples and Sorrento. On arrival in Anacapri you may choose one of two activities. Either visit the Villa San Michele, the former home of the Swedish writer Axel Munthe which is now a museum, or ascend further up to Monte Solaro where you will be rewarded with a 360° panoramic view over the Gulf of Naples framed by Mount Vesuvius in the background. Views of the Gulf of Salerno, Anacapri plain, the Sorrentine peninsula, Ischia Island, the offshore “faraglioni” limestone rocks and the deep blue of the sea will provide you with memories to last a lifetime. Following time at leisure to stroll the narrow streets you will be invited to sample local wine and cheese and taste the local Limoncello. Your guide will explain all the secrets about this famous drink. Descend to the famous square in the town of Capri before venturing on foot to the famous Augustus Gardens. You will return by cable car to the ship’s tender at Marina Grande.

Departing Port of Dubrovnik with a guide toward the newly open Cable Car Station situated in vicinity of the Old Town of Dubrovnik. Upon arrival to the Cable Car Station you will proceed with a cable car to a panoramic view of Dubrovnik from the surrounding Srd hill. From here you will be offered a bird’s – eye view of the greatness of the entire city and surroundings of the centuries – old Dubrovnik rooftops which you will never forget. Upon return ride to the main Station your tour guide will lead you by foot to the Old Town of Dubrovnik for the walking tour and free time. Walking tour will open the doors to you to one of the largest and most luxurious open – air museum towns in existence. The famous Croatian tourist centre awaits you, encircled by its monumental stone ramparts, which have preserved and enhanced Dubrovnik’s spirit of Renaissance. Stari Grad - the old city of Dubrovnik and its medieval walls have been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Parts of the walls date from the 13th century. The walls were completed in the 13th century. The ramparts are intact and encircle the old city with a circumference of more than a mile and a half. Ascending the stairway at Pile Gate, you will soon reach the top of the wall where your guide will lead you on a walking tour along its entire length. You will see the gorgeous Minceta Fortress, St. John`s Fortress, Bokar Fortress and the Maritime Museum. Reaching the Stradun, you will come in the very centre of the Old Town and will have opportunity to explore the town on your own.

Explore at your leisure with a private vehicle, driver and English-speaking guide. This exclusive tour will allow you to customize your time ashore and explore the most interesting sights in the comfort and privacy of your own car. With your private vehicle, and the personalized attention of your driver and English-speaking guide, you will have the flexibility and independence to design your itinerary ashore. See the iconic sights of the city, or create your own personal stops to make the experience your own. Capacity: 2 guests. Your private party may be of any size up to the maximum capacity. Private cars are ordered per vehicle (not per person)

Explore at your leisure with a private vehicle, driver and English-speaking guide. This exclusive tour will allow you to customize your time ashore and explore the most interesting sights in the comfort and privacy of your own van. With your private vehicle, and the personalized attention of your driver and English-speaking guide, you will have the flexibility and independence to design your itinerary ashore. See the iconic sights of the city, or create your own personal stops to make the experience your own. Capacity: 6 guests your private party may be of any size up to the maximum capacity. Private vans are ordered per vehicle (not per person)

Explore at your leisure with a private vehicle, driver and English-speaking guide. This exclusive tour will allow you to customize your time ashore and explore the most interesting sights in the comfort and privacy of your own car. With your private vehicle, and the personalized attention of your driver and English-speaking guide, you will have the flexibility and independence to design your itinerary ashore. See the iconic sights of the city, or create your own personal stops to make the experience your own. Capacity: 2 guests your private party may be of any size up to the maximum capacity. Private cars are ordered per vehicle (not per person)

Explore at your leisure with a private vehicle, driver and English-speaking guide. This exclusive tour will allow you to customize your time ashore and explore the most interesting sights in the comfort and privacy of your own van. With your private vehicle, and the personalized attention of your driver and English-speaking guide, you will have the flexibility and independence to design your itinerary ashore. See the iconic sights of the city, or create your own personal stops to make the experience your own. Capacity: 6 guests Your private party may be of any size up to the maximum capacity. Private vans are ordered per vehicle (not per person)

Depart from Messina on a scenic drive to one of the famous estates of the Etna region. This region is characterized by a micro-climate with rigid winters and temperate summers, abundant rainfall and a wide temperature range. These conditions are in contrast with those of the rest of Sicily which is generally drier and hotter. These climatic conditions influence the maturation of the grapes and flavor, in the local wines, the conservation of primary bouquets and total acidity. The particular taste of Etna wine is due to the lava soil, rich in potassium and mineral salts. You'll visit the San Michele Estate – The winery and the cellars are situated in an ancient, typical Etna style building. The vineyards are in a single area, distributed on large terraces. All around is the wonderful panorama that goes from Taormina promontory to Capo Mulini. Mt. Etna dominates this magnificent scene towering up to its summit at 3,300 meters. The vineyards cover 25 hectares. The density ranges from 3,000 to 5,200 vines per hectare. The method of cultivation is the "espalier" system with "hooded cordon" pruning. There is no irrigation except during initial planting. The varieties cultivated are those typical of the region: Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Mantellato, Caricante and the Cataratto. After your tasting, return to Messina and your Windstar ship.

This tour is perfect for those who would like to visit Rome but do not feel like walking the cobblestoned streets of the Eternal City. You will meet the local guide in Civitavecchia and board a coach for Rome. You will start the Orientation Tour with the Ostiense Gate, the amazing Pyramid of Caio Cestio, built in 12 B.C., and the Baths of Caracalla, the second largest spa in ancient Rome. Then you will head to the Circus Maximus, which could welcome 320,000 spectators who watched chariot races there. Visit the Colosseum, constructed in only eight years, where over 70,000 spectators could take a seat and leave the building in only a few minutes through its 80 entries. Your tour also includes Via Veneto, which became popular in the 1960s as the heart of the “Dolce Vita” of Fellini’s Cinema, Castel Sant’ Angelo and St. Peter’s Basilica and Square. The dome of the basilica was designed by Michelangelo. Your drive will continue to St. Paul’s Basilica Outside the Walls, where you will have free time to explore on our own. The coach will wait for you in the vicinity.

Explore Pula, which was developed by the Romans as a town for the "pleasure of the rich" before venturing out to a Croatian village renowned for its top quality olive oils. From our ship’s pier, there is a 45-minute drive to Pula, which lies on the southernmost region of the Istrian peninsula. This ancient city is perhaps best known for its many surviving ancient Roman buildings. Your 1½-hour walking tour features the most famous of these, the well-preserved 1st century amphitheater, which is the world’s sixth largest and is still used for summer film festivals. Your stroll continues past other notable and well preserved ancient Roman structures including the Sergius Arch and the temple to the God Apollo, built to honor the 1st-century Roman emperor Caesar Augustus. Other sites include the Roman city gates/walls and a Byzantine chapel. After one hour at leisure, you take a 15-minute drive to the village of Vodnjan, renowned for its olive oil production. The Chiavalon family farm specializes in growing olives and producing top quality extra virgin olive oils. Their product is listed among the world’s top fifteen and has won numerous awards, sometimes even surpassing many world famous brands. Back aboard the coach, you return to the ship at Pula in just 30 minutes.

The hilly Istrian inland is romantic, mystical and simply beautiful. Medieval whispers of charming hilltop towns and flavors of wine and traditional homemade food are an unforgettable experience. From Rovinj port drive by coach to Motovun, an astonishing architectural landmark. This hilltop town has preserved its medieval ambience in its narrow streets within the town walls which have been preserved in their entire lenght.Walk along Romanesque, Gothic and Renneisance buildings to the main square dominated by the 13th century belfry of St. Stephen's church. Free time in Motovun followed by a scenic uphill drive to Village of Vrh. Enjoy the view of surrounding deep valleys, proud towers, vineyards, hilltops and the beautiful Mount Ucka. At nearly 1,300 feet above sea level,Vrh was once known as the “Istrian Lookout”. It is said you can see the Alps’ borders of Italy, Austria and Slovenia from the church's bell tower. Lunch in traditional Istrian "konoba". After lunch drive through rolling hills to Draguc, the hidden pearl of Istrian medieval inheritance. Visit St. Rocco's church and its greatest value ; glagolithic writings and fresco paintings from the 16th century, works of Antun from Padua. Board the coach once again and enjoy the sights of the picturesque countryside as you make your way back to the ship.

By international standards, Porec as a site is a specific cultural and historical jewel. Today’s town plan dates from the Roman times at about 50 BC. Following the common Roman town model, Porec has two main intersecting streets Cardo and Decumanus, even today being the backbone of the old town. Sightseeing of this town is including Episcopal complex of the Euphrasian Basilica – built in the 6th century, is the most valuable monument in Porec, which is inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List. Marafor – oldest part of the town with remains of two Roman temples, The House of Two Saints, The Istrian Parliament Building, Leoni and Zuccato Palaces . You will have some free time to explore this charming little town on your own prior to scenic drive to Istra Hinterland. You will enjoy a short drive through the Istrian country-side to the village of Sveti Lovrec, where you visit the wine cellar of MATOSEVIC Family – one of the most known Croatian Wine Producers. You will be invited to sample some of their finest wines----White, Red and Sweet, accompanied by some home-made cheese, Istrian Pršut. This half day excursion is a lovely way to spend a day around Istra. After visiting Matosevic Winery continue with a tour toward Pula to board a yacht.

Explore at your leisure with a private vehicle, driver and English-speaking guide. This exclusive tour will allow you to customize your time ashore and explore the most interesting sights in the comfort and privacy of your own car. With your private vehicle, and the personalized attention of your driver and English-speaking guide, you will have the flexibility and independence to design your itinerary ashore. See the iconic sights of the city, or create your own personal stops to make the experience your own. Capacity: 2 guests. Your private party may be of any size up to the maximum capacity. Private cars are ordered per vehicle (not per person)

Explore at your leisure with a private van, driver and English-speaking guide. This exclusive tour will allow you to customize your time ashore and explore the most interesting sights in the comfort and privacy of your own van. With your private vehicle, and the personalized attention of your driver and English-speaking guide, you will have the flexibility and independence to design your itinerary ashore. See the iconic sights of the city, or create your own personal stops to make the experience your own. Capacity: 6 guests Your private party may be of any size up to the maximum capacity. Private vans are ordered per vehicle (not per person)

Explore at your leisure with a private vehicle, driver and English-speaking guide. This exclusive tour will allow you to customize your time ashore and explore the most interesting sights in the comfort and privacy of your own car. With your private vehicle, and the personalized attention of your driver and English-speaking guide, you will have the flexibility and independence to design your itinerary ashore. See the iconic sights of the city, or create your own personal stops to make the experience your own. Capacity: 2 guests your private party may be of any size up to the maximum capacity. Private cars are ordered per vehicle (not per person)

Explore at your leisure with a private vehicle, driver and English-speaking guide. This exclusive tour will allow you to customize your time ashore and explore the most interesting sights in the comfort and privacy of your own van. With your private vehicle, and the personalized attention of your driver and English-speaking guide, you will have the flexibility and independence to design your itinerary ashore. See the iconic sights of the city, or create your own personal stops to make the experience your own. Capacity: 6 guests Your private party may be of any size up to the maximum capacity. Private vans are ordered per vehicle (not per person)

For Rafting one needs some adventure spirit and love for the untouched nature. Rafting is a discipline specially designed for the adventurers. It requires physical strength, strong willpower and swimming skills to raft down the foaming wild river. This is the best way to discover the magnificent river Cetina and its canyons, waterfalls and the lush vegetation surrounding it. During the whole time you will be accompanied by our experienced skippers – they will make sure everything runs smoothly. By obeying skipper's instructions on how, when and how hard you need to paddle, or when do you have to throw yourself at the raft and hold tight, you will experience an adventure tour that will stay in your memory for long time. After a lot of excitement you will arrive to the Radmanove Mlinice restaurant where you will have some refreshments and a nice lunch. After lunch re-board your motor coach for the return transfer back to Split.

Split is the product of 17 centuries of building, renovating and remodelling so that the new of today meshes with the old of yesterday. At the core of this sprawling cityscape is the palace Emperor Diocletian built for his golden years at the turn of the 4th century. What began as an imperial residence and fortified camp is today an intriguing labyrinth of narrow cobblestone streets, where pre-Romanesque churches live alongside Gothic chapels, history-filled museums abut galleries of contemporary art and delicious-smelling restaurants. Guided by a knowledgeable local expert, your walking tour starts with Cathedral of St. Duje (patron saint of the city). The Cathedral is built on the remains of an ancient shrine and is supposed to be the oldest in the world. Following, you will visit the charming Temple of Jupiter and then the Split City Museum which occupies a set of buildings from the Middle Ages in the northeast portion of Diocletian’s palace. Other sights such as the Golden Gate, the Silver Gate, and the Peristyle Square will be viewed and explained from the outside.

Leaving town of Split ride by coach through the karst Sibenik hinterland to the famous “Krka” river waterfalls. Located in the lovely Krka National Park, the falls cascade over 17 natural barriers. Krka is one of the 7 National Parks in Croatia and it covers an area of 14222 Ha with it´s specific characteristics of natural, human and cultural values, particularly geological, geomorphologic, hydrological, biological and landscape elements. The Krka river is a distinctive phenomenon also due its specific biocenosis and formation of gypsum barriers. The whole area is rich with endemic species-vegetation as well as birds and fish. Due to very strong laws on natural preservation this extraordinary area has been preserved in its original form. This tour will take you to the most attractive part of the Park – the Skradinski Buk waterfalls. The highest fall is 46 meters high which makes it the highest gypsum barrier in Europe. Above the falls there is a large plateau that offers spectacular views. There will be possibility to visit small ethnological exhibition and the old mill which is still in function so the people can see how they used them for grinding. Around the falls there is a path so those who wish to explore further can do so as well.

Explore at your leisure with a private vehicle, driver and English-speaking guide. This exclusive tour will allow you to customize your time ashore and explore the most interesting sights in the comfort and privacy of your own car. With your private vehicle, and the personalized attention of your driver and English-speaking guide, you will have the flexibility and independence to design your itinerary ashore. See the iconic sights of the city, or create your own personal stops to make the experience your own. Capacity: 2 guests. Your private party may be of any size up to the maximum capacity. Private cars are ordered per vehicle (not per person)

Explore at your leisure with a private vehicle, driver and English-speaking guide. This exclusive tour will allow you to customize your time ashore and explore the most interesting sights in the comfort and privacy of your own van. With your private vehicle, and the personalized attention of your driver and English-speaking guide, you will have the flexibility and independence to design your itinerary ashore. See the iconic sights of the city, or create your own personal stops to make the experience your own. Capacity: 6 guests your private party may be of any size up to the maximum capacity. Private vans are ordered per vehicle (not per person)

Explore at your leisure with a private vehicle, driver and English-speaking guide. This exclusive tour will allow you to customize your time ashore and explore the most interesting sights in the comfort and privacy of your own car. With your private vehicle, and the personalized attention of your driver and English-speaking guide, you will have the flexibility and independence to design your itinerary ashore. See the iconic sights of the city, or create your own personal stops to make the experience your own. Capacity: 2 guests your private party may be of any size up to the maximum capacity. Private cars are ordered per vehicle (not per person)

Explore at your leisure with a private vehicle, driver and English-speaking guide. This exclusive tour will allow you to customize your time ashore and explore the most interesting sights in the comfort and privacy of your own van. With your private vehicle, and the personalized attention of your driver and English-speaking guide, you will have the flexibility and independence to design your itinerary ashore. See the iconic sights of the city, or create your own personal stops to make the experience your own. Capacity: 6 guests Your private party may be of any size up to the maximum capacity. Private vans are ordered per vehicle (not per person)