Venice is a land of fairy-tale beauty and features iconic symbols of cultural grandeur. Here is a cruise guide that lists several options for discovering the immaculate charm of the Veneto hotspot.

Long Cruises

P & O Cruises have a 25-day Mediterranean Cruise embarking from Southampton with halts in Athens, Istanbul, Lisbon, Vigo, Venice and other continental hotspots.

Take a 28 night Mediterranean Mosaic starting at Southampton again with port stops in Malaga, Monte Carlo, Gibraltar, Split, Venice and a host of other ports.

The 29 night-Grand Voyage from Fort Lauderdale to Venice by Seabourn Cruises is a transatlantic sea excursion with stops in Lisbon, Barcelona, Mahon, Funchal and other ports.

The 30 days Grand Voyage Lisbon to Rome features stops in major Portuguese, Spanish, Greek and Italian ports including Venice.

There is a 21 night Buenos Aires to Venice Cruise on MSC Armonia through Las Palmas, Malaga, Tunis, Venice and an assortment of other ports. The 18 night Costa Europa by Costa Cruises embarks from Dubai and sails through Mscat, Aden, Alexandria, Sharm El Skeik with a final halt at the captivating Venice.

Short Cruises

Take the 11 Nights-Black Sea Cruise on the MSC Opera by MSC Italian starting from Venice with halts in Split, Piraeus, Odessa, Istanbul and Kotor.

There is also a 7 nights Greece, Croatia Cruise aboard the Costa Victoria by Costa Cruises with port stops in Ancona, Mykonos, Santorini, Corfu, Dubrovnik and Piraeus. The 7 nights Venice to Venice on the MSC Poesia by MSC Italian Cruises sails back and forth to the cultural city with stops in Istanbul, Bari, Katakolon, Izmir and Dubronik. Princess Cruises organizes a holy land cruise aboard the Royal Princess that starts in Athens and travels through Santorini, Patmos, Nazareth, Jerusalem, Alexandria and other ports while finally culminating at Venice.

There is also a 7 night Greek Isles and Turkey Cruise organized by Royal Caribbean Cruise on board the RCL Splendour of the Seas with halts in Dubrovnik, Cruising, Santotini, Kusadasi and Corfu. The Princess Cruise sails the Grand Princess from Rome to Venice with halts in Monte Carlo, Naples, Kusadasi, Athens, Livorno, Katakolon, Mykonos and Corfu.

Venice has an array of cruise options conducted by celebrated cruise companies to help visitors explore the eternal and enduring charm of Venice.