BOSTON — Alan E. Lewis, chairman of Grand Circle Cruise Line, announced four new small ship itineraries for 2017 today. The itineraries will operate along the Mediterranean and the Adriatic, cruising along the coastlines of Italy, Malta, Slovenia, and Croatia aboard Grand Circle’s 50-passenger sister ships—the M/V Athena, M/V Arethusa, and M/V Artemis. Each itinerary includes international airfare from New York and offers limited free Single Supplements for solo travellers.

“We are excited to offer itineraries that explore a popular region of the world through a popular mode of travel—small ship,” said Lewis. “Our 50-passenger ships can access small ports that larger ships cannot, and our travellers will be able to explore the cities, towns, and villages beyond these ports to engage firsthand with local people, their cultures, and ways of life.”

Grand Circle Cruise Line’s four new Small Ship itineraries are:

Italy’s Western Coast & Islands: A Voyage from Rome to Valletta
Aboard the award-winning, 50-passenger M/V Artemis
Visits Italy: Rome, Anzio, Ponza, Pozzuoli, Procida, Sorrento, Paestum, Civita • Sicily: Aeolian Islands, Strait of Messina, Mount Etna, Siracusa • Malta: Valletta, Hagar Qim Temple, Mdina
16 days from $5995 ($375/day), incl. international airfare from New York
Limited Free Single Supplements

Undiscovered Adriatic: Eastern Italy, Venice, Puglia & Malta
Aboard the award-winning 50-passenger M/V Artemis
Visits Italy: Venice, Ravenna • Republic of San Marino • Italy: Urbino, L’Aquila, Tremiti Islands, Monopoli, Alberobello, Otranto, Stilo, Riace • Malta: Valletta, Hagar Qim, Marsaxlokk, and Mdina
17 days from$7495 ($441/day), incl. international airfare from New York
Limited Free Single Supplement

Voyage to Istria: Italy, Slovenia & Croatia
Aboard the award-winning 50-passenger M/V Arethusa
Visits Italy: Venice • Slovenia: Piran • Croatia: Pula, Rovinj • Italy: Aquileia, Trieste
12 days from $3695 ($308/day), incl. international airfare from New York
Limited Free Single Supplement

Italian Coastal Odyssey: Hidden Italy, Sicily & Malta
Aboard the award-winning, 50-passenger M/V Artemis
Visits Italy: Rome, Anzio, Ponza, Pozzuoli, Procida, Sorrento, Paestum, Civita • Sicily: Salina, Strait of Messina, Mount Etna, Siracusa • Malta: Valletta, Hagar Qim, Mdina • Italy: Riace, Stilo, Otranto, Alberobello, Monopoli, Tremiti Islands, L’Aquila, Urbino • Republic of San Marino • Italy: Ravenna, Venice
27 days from $13,990 ($519/day), incl. international airfare from New York
Limited Free single supplement