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Dubrovnik is an Adriatic Sea cruise port and city in Croatia, and one of Europe's historically most prominent and popular vacation travel destinations. The city has population around 43,000 (metro over 66,000). Other major Croatian passenger ports (cruise and ferry) are Split , Zadar , Rijeka , Sibenik .

From Dubrovnik's Port Gruz (translated as "cargo port", locode HRDBV), regularly daily scheduled car and passenger ferries (operated by Jadrolinija) interlink the city with the Elaphites/Elaphiti Islands (Sipan, Lopud, Kolocep) and also with Bari Italy (4x weekly crossings, travel time 7,5 hours).

Medieval Dubrovnik (Ragusa) was founded by the Romans in the 7th-century BC. It was the second-largest independent city-state in the Adriatic Sea (after Venice Italy ). This picturesque town is on the Dalmatian coast and is a major resort vacation destination, best-known for its stone-made double walls and fortifications.

The perfectly preserved Old Town is unique with its steep cobbled streets, marble-paved squares, stone-made churches, palaces, fountains. Among the city's historic buildings are two monasteries, the Rector's Palace, mint house, customs house. However, the most popular tourist attraction are the city walls (visited by over 1,1 million people in 2016) running almost 2 km (1,2 ml) around the city. The walls are 4-6 m (13–20 ft) thick on the landward side, but much thinner on the seaward side. The system of turrets and towers was intended for protection.

The city-state Ragusa was under the protection of the Byzantine Empire (867-1205), the Venetian Republic (until 1358), the Kingdom of Hungary (until 1526) and the Ottoman Empire (until 1806), but remained self-governing as an independent republic. In 1808, Napoleon Bonaparte abolished its city-republic status. Following the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars, in 1815, the Congress of Vienna/Wien ceded the port town to Austria. In 1920, following WW1 (1914-1918), the town became part of Yugoslavia. During WW2 (1939-1945) it was occupied by the Germans and Italians.

The city's average temperatures are 9 C / 48 F (coldest / January) and 25 C / 77 F (warmest / August). The city is served by an international airport, located approx 20 km (12 ml) southeast of downtown. Bus service runs every 10-20 min, and is operated by all 9 bus lines. Bus tickets can be purchased at every newspaper stand, and also in the bus (at higher price).

From Dubrovnik cruise ship tourists can visit Cavtat, Trsteno and Ston. 

Dubrovnik cruise port

Dubrovnik handles around 600 cruise ship calls and around 900,000 passengers annually. These numbers rank the cruise port as the Mediterranean's 10th largest (following Barcelona ,  Civitavecchia-Rome , Venice , Marseille , Naples , Athens-Piraeus , Genoa , and Savona ).

The port is among cruising industry's most regularly visited and unique destinations. Today. the city is at risk of being destroyed by an overwhelming number of tourists. In 2016, the cruise port handled a total of 529 ship calls and nearly 800,000 passengers. The number of calls in 2015 was 475, in 2014 - 463.

• In 2016, UNESCO sounded the alarm by warning that the city's world heritage status is at risk, highlighting concern about “management of cruise ships” and “the maximum number of tourists in regard to the sustainable carrying capacity of the city”. In August 2016, in one day alone, the city (population around 43,000) was visited by a total of 10,388 cruise tourists. In 2016, the city was visited by over 5 million tourists, which was about 19% of the Mediterranean market.
• In response, in January 2017, the city launched a plan to limit the number of tourists visiting Old Town to 8,000. Then were installed a total of 116 CCTV cameras to count people entering or leaving the complex. The situation is similar to that in  Venice Italy , where locals regularly protest against cruise ship tourism.

The city's UNESCO status was reviewed due to lack of both tourism strategy (focusing on cruises) and city management plan. Dubrovnik Port Authority is the main negotiator with cruise ship companies. However, there is an intention to let port's management to a foreign concessionaire. All signed for 2019 contracts limit cruise liners to 2 per day, and the number of cruise tourists to 5,000 daily.

Dubrovnik cruise terminal

In February 2016 was announced the concession contract for construction of a new cruise terminal in Dubrovnik.

• The new facility is operated by "Dubrovnik International Cruise Port Investment" (abbrev DICPI). The company is jointly-owned by Global Port Holdings (GPH, Turkey) and Bouygues Batiment International (France). To allow cruise port operations, the state-owned company Dubrovnik Port Authority, granted a 40-year concession rights to the joint venture company.
• GPH (world’s largest cruise port operator) handles annually around 5 million passengers in its ports worldwide. GPH operates facilities in such large seaports as Barcelona, Malaga, Lisbon, Valletta, Singapore, also several ports in Turkey.
• Bouygues Batiment International (subsidiary of Bouygues Construction) was involved in the construction of Kai Tak Cruise Terminal ( Hong Kong China ).

Currently, Port Gruz has 2 quays - one with total length 810 m / 2657 ft (2 berths, completed in 2009, cost EUR 26 million) and another with length 230 m / 755 ft (1 berth, completed in 2011, cost EUR 8 million). The port's new quay has length of 400 m / 1312 ft (1 berth) and will be able to handle even the world's largest cruise vessels of RCI's Oasis-class.

Construction works in Dubrovnik port's Gruz area started in October 2016, with scheduled completion by 2018's end. By the agreement with Dubrovnik Port Authority, DIPCI removed existing buildings and cleared the area to build a modern cruise ship terminal, plus accompanying facilities - shopping mall, commercial multi-story garage (dedicated parking facility) and an international bus terminal (in the port).

The new passenger terminal is located just 3 km (2 ml) from the Old Town. The project's cost is around USD 100 million, financed by several major international and local banks.

Currently, Dubrovnik is also visited as tender port of call, which means additional (also smaller) cruise ships anchor in open sea (usually near Lokrum Island) and their passengers are transported to Port Gruz via the ship's tender boats.

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Colors of Dalmatia from Dubrovnik

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Explore the wonderful Dalmatian islands  on this luxury cruise departing from Dubrovnik. Enjoy the crystal clear waters offered by the Adriatic Sea , discover its historical towns, its wild nature and the exquisite gastronomy of the region. Join our fairy tale adventure.

Day 1 (Saturday): DUBROVNIK (D)

Transfer from Dubrovnik airport or from your hotel to the Port of Gruž. We will start boarding passengers at 13:00. Enjoy the facilities or settle in your cabin before the welcome reception, where you will meet the crew members and the captain. Welcome Dinner on board and night in Dubrovnik.

Day 2 (Sunday): DUBROVNIK – KORČULA (B, L)

After breakfast the cruise is departing from Dubrovnik towards the island of Korčula . Along the way we will make a stop for a swim in one of pristine bays. After some relaxed time lunch will be served on board. In the afternoon we continue towards Korčula , the most preserved medieval town, thought to be the birthplace of the famous explorer Marco Polo . Join a walking tour of Korčula upon arrival, which takes you through its narrow, cobbled streets, full of history. A stop in one of the local wine bars will let you enjoy wine tasting of some of the local wines. Evening is free to explore the town on your own.

Day 3 (Monday): KORČULA – MAKARSKA (B, L)

In the morning we continue our adventure by sailing to the town of Makarska , on the mainland. Makarska is one of the most popular tourist resort areas on Adriatic. Its long pebbly beaches and beautiful mountains in the background, create a specific climate and picturesque views. After lunch on board, you will have some free time. We recommend a relaxed walk through the green paths of St. Peter peninsula towards west and then further to the beach. A lovely 2 km long walk along the seaside promenade would be one option, but if you prefer the old town, explore the streets and squares behind the main promenade, which are abundant with galleries, souvenir shops, cafes and restaurants. Overnight in the port of Makarska.

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Day 4 (tuesday): makarska – pučišća – split (b, l).

While sailing along the coast, we will stop by the town of Pučišča situated on the island of Brač . A village of stone sculpture, where you can optionally visit the amazing stonemason school. The island is famous for the white stone that was used to build the White House in Washington DC , the House of Parliament in Vienna and many other famous buildings around the world. Later the boat will sail towards Split , with a swim stop on the way and some relax time. Lunch will be served on board. Once in Split, join a guided tour along the promenade and the Palace of the Roman Emperor Diocletian . You will enjoy the historic center of the city protected by UNESCO. Free night in Split.

Day 5 (Wednesday): SPLIT – HVAR (B, L)

In the morning we set sail to Hvar , with lunch on board while sailing. One of the islands best known in the Adriatic, for its luxury tourism, where actors, musicians and aristocrats spend the summer. It is also one of the longest islands in Croatia. On the guided tour of the city, you will see the oldest theater in Europe among other historical monuments. You will have the evening free to explore Hvar.

* Due to the limited capacity of the Hvar port (during the high season in July and August), the port of call may be replaced by Stari Grad / Jelsa. In that case, the bus transfer will be arranged to and from Hvar.

Day 6 (Thursday): HVAR – MLJET (B, L, CD)

Today we continue to the Island of Mljet . Arrival in Mljet where you will join the Cruise Manager for a visit to its heart, the Mljet National Park , to enjoy a beautiful walk through the two lakes, the Big Lake and the Little Lake . You will also visit the St. Mary isle with a boat, where you will see an ancient Benedictine monastery and a church from the 12 th century. In addition, on the island you can do different activities, for example, go bike riding, visit the lake and rent canoes or simply enjoy this picturesque and quiet island getting to know the legend of Odysseus and his beloved, the nymph Calypso. Return back to the boat in the evening, where you will enjoy the Captain’s dinner . Night in the Pomena port.

Day 7 (Friday): MLJET – DUBROVNIK (B, L)

In the morning we will sail along the shores of the Island of Mljet , where you can enjoy views of the beautiful island cliffs. We will make a stop for a swim and enjoy the crystal clear waters of the Adriatic (weather permitting). Lunch on board while sailing to Dubrovnik . Once in town, you will see the city on a panoramic bus ride above the Old Town followed by a guided walking tour of the UNESCO -protected Old Town. After the tour, you can optionally also visit the Rector’s Palace and the Franciscan Monastery where the oldest pharmacy in Europe is located, take a boat ride to Lokrum island or take the cable car to the top of the Mount Srđ. Free night to explore the city.

Day 8 (Saturday): DUBROVNIK (B)

After breakfast, disembark. You will be transferred to Dubrovnik Airport or your hotel in the city.

* Legend: D – Breakfast, A – Lunch, C – Dinner, CC – Captain’s dinner

NEED TO KNOW

This is a  luxury ship cruise .

Small ship cruises in the Adriatic  are a very popular way to explore Croatian islands and coastal towns without having to change hotels. Our  luxury vessels have between 15 and 20 cabins for up to 40 guests, which provides a more intimate cruise experience .

In the afternoon the ship usually docks in the port of the visited island/town.  Guided tours in English are organised in all mayor ports (Split, Dubrovnik, Korčula, Hvar, Mljet, etc.), but passengers can also enjoy free time to explore the visited places on their own, go swimming or have dinner in one of the local restaurants. Let us know if you want a private tour guide in any other language.

The language of communication on board is  English . However, the staff will do anything in their power to make the cruise comfortable and safe for all the passengers, even if they don’t speak English at all.

If this specific itinerary is not exactly what you are looking for, check out other  luxury cruises  in our offer or opt for a more  economic cruise option.

THE PRICE INCLUDES:

• 7 nights aboard the luxury cruise with a private cabin
• Departure and arrival transfer (airport / hotel in Dubrovnik – port – airport / hotel in Dubrovnik)
• Welcome reception and dinner
• Daily breakfast
• 1 Captain’s Dinner
• Water dispenser
• Cruise director in English
• Complimentary fresh fruit, coffee and tea every day
• Baggage handling
• Cabin cleaning daily
• Guided tours: Korčula, Split, Hvar, Dubrovnik
• Guided tour and entrance to Mljet NP
• Wine tasting in Korčula

THE PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE:

• Port taxes: 35,00 EUR per person (to be paid onboard in cash)
• Tips, laundry, other personal items
• Personal expenses
• Drinks from the bar and additional meals
• Optional entries
• Cancellation insurance
• Travel insurance

SINGLE SUPPLEMENT:

Single cabin supplement is between 60% and 80%, depending on the date. Check with your agent to get the exact price.

• Third person in triple cabin (adult): – 30%
• Third person in triple cabin (0 – 7.99 years): – 70%
• Third person in triple cabin (8 – 11.99 years): – 50%
• Child (0 – 11.99 years) in a double cabin with an adult: – 20%

RESERVATION AND PAYMENT

To make a booking, you need to provide your personal information (full name, address, date of birth). Your agent will send you instructions to pay a  deposit of 350 EUR per person  to confirm the reservation. The total is to be paid 30 days before the departure.

CANCELLATION CONDITIONS

The deposit  is not refundable . If the individual client cancels the trip, the following cancellation fee policy applies:

• cancellation more than 35 days before boarding: deposit is retained;
• cancellation from 34 to 20 days before boarding: 50% of the total value of the cruise is retained;
• cancellation from 19 to 0 days before boarding: 100% of the total value of the cruise is retained.

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WALK WITHIN THE WALLS

Croatia Dubrovnik Old City

Take a stroll through the walled-in Old Town to discover a wealth of well-preserved landmarks. Walk across the Pile Gate’s drawbridge and get lost in the buzz of the limestone-paved Stradun. Then glimpse historic churches, medieval sculptures, impressive forts and St. Luke’s Tower watching over the harbor.

A WORLD AWAY

Croatia Dubrovnik Woman Cliff

The summit of Mount Srđ delivers the best views in town. Climb winding footpaths (a 90-minute walk from Old Town) or relish a thrilling three-minute cable car ride to the top. Here you can browse museum exhibits housed in 19th-century Fort Imperial and enjoy lunch overlooking the city.

ACTION PACKED ADRIATIC

Soak up Croatia’s picturesque beaches and aquatic adventures in the deep-blue Adriatic Sea. Relax along the pebbled shoreline of Banje Beach. Go scuba diving around the sunken Taranto merchant ship— or hop on a ferry to nearby Lokrum, a serene offshore island with a monastery, fortress and beaches offering panoramic views of Dubrovnik.

LOCAL CUISINE

Old Town is packed with seafood restaurants, while Stradun offers a string of outdoor cafés. For regional Dalmatian dishes try pašticada (beef stew), peka (baked meat and vegetables), or zelena menestra (green stew). Slurp down briny oysters from the Pelješac Peninsula or satisfy your sweet tooth with rožata custard pudding. Then take a strong sip of rakija (fruit brandy) to cap off the night.

Stradun satisfies all your souvenir needs. Or you can stop by local artisan shops for handmade linens. The necktie was supposedly invented in Croatia, and the Franciscan Monastery sells hand cream made from ancient recipes. You can also buy olive oil from the island of Brač or jewelry featuring Adriatic coral and pearls.

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Cruising the Moskva River: A short guide to boat trips in Russia’s capital

There’s hardly a better way to absorb Moscow’s atmosphere than on a ship sailing up and down the Moskva River. While complicated ticketing, loud music and chilling winds might dampen the anticipated fun, this checklist will help you to enjoy the scenic views and not fall into common tourist traps.

How to find the right boat?

There are plenty of boats and selecting the right one might be challenging. The size of the boat should be your main criteria.

Plenty of small boats cruise the Moskva River, and the most vivid one is this yellow Lay’s-branded boat. Everyone who has ever visited Moscow probably has seen it.

This option might leave a passenger disembarking partially deaf as the merciless Russian pop music blasts onboard. A free spirit, however, will find partying on such a vessel to be an unforgettable and authentic experience that’s almost a metaphor for life in modern Russia: too loud, and sometimes too welcoming. Tickets start at $13 (800 rubles) per person.

Bigger boats offer smoother sailing and tend to attract foreign visitors because of their distinct Soviet aura. Indeed, many of the older vessels must have seen better days. They are still afloat, however, and getting aboard is a unique ‘cultural’ experience. Sometimes the crew might offer lunch or dinner to passengers, but this option must be purchased with the ticket. Here is one such  option  offering dinner for $24 (1,490 rubles).

If you want to travel in style, consider Flotilla Radisson. These large, modern vessels are quite posh, with a cozy restaurant and an attentive crew at your service. Even though the selection of wines and food is modest, these vessels are still much better than other boats.

Surprisingly, the luxurious boats are priced rather modestly, and a single ticket goes for $17-$32 (1,100-2,000 rubles); also expect a reasonable restaurant bill on top.

How to buy tickets?

Women holding photos of ships promise huge discounts to “the young and beautiful,” and give personal invitations for river tours. They sound and look nice, but there’s a small catch: their ticket prices are usually more than those purchased online.

“We bought tickets from street hawkers for 900 rubles each, only to later discover that the other passengers bought their tickets twice as cheap!”  wrote  (in Russian) a disappointed Rostislav on a travel company website.

Nevertheless, buying from street hawkers has one considerable advantage: they personally escort you to the vessel so that you don’t waste time looking for the boat on your own.

Prices start at $13 (800 rubles) for one ride, and for an additional $6.5 (400 rubles) you can purchase an unlimited number of tours on the same boat on any given day.

Flotilla Radisson has official ticket offices at Gorky Park and Hotel Ukraine, but they’re often sold out.

Buying online is an option that might save some cash. Websites such as  this   offer considerable discounts for tickets sold online. On a busy Friday night an online purchase might be the only chance to get a ticket on a Flotilla Radisson boat.

This  website  (in Russian) offers multiple options for short river cruises in and around the city center, including offbeat options such as ‘disco cruises’ and ‘children cruises.’ This other  website  sells tickets online, but doesn’t have an English version. The interface is intuitive, however.

Buying tickets online has its bad points, however. The most common is confusing which pier you should go to and missing your river tour.

“I once bought tickets online to save with the discount that the website offered,” said Igor Shvarkin from Moscow. “The pier was initially marked as ‘Park Kultury,’ but when I arrived it wasn’t easy to find my boat because there were too many there. My guests had to walk a considerable distance before I finally found the vessel that accepted my tickets purchased online,” said the man.

There are two main boarding piers in the city center:  Hotel Ukraine  and  Park Kultury . Always take note of your particular berth when buying tickets online.

Where to sit onboard?

Even on a warm day, the headwind might be chilly for passengers on deck. Make sure you have warm clothes, or that the crew has blankets ready upon request.

The glass-encased hold makes the tour much more comfortable, but not at the expense of having an enjoyable experience.

Getting off the boat requires preparation as well. Ideally, you should be able to disembark on any pier along the way. In reality, passengers never know where the boat’s captain will make the next stop. Street hawkers often tell passengers in advance where they’ll be able to disembark. If you buy tickets online then you’ll have to research it yourself.

There’s a chance that the captain won’t make any stops at all and will take you back to where the tour began, which is the case with Flotilla Radisson. The safest option is to automatically expect that you’ll return to the pier where you started.

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The Observer view on overtourism: sometimes, the planet’s hotspots are best left unvisited

From Everest to Machu Picchu, we can’t get enough of those ‘must-see’ places. It’s time to show some restraint

Climbing Everest used to be an even more dangerous pursuit than it is today, requiring huge bravery, endurance and skill. Even then the mountain could kill. A century ago, it claimed the lives of two of Britain’s finest climbers, George Mallory and Sandy Irvine.

The world’s highest mountain eventually succumbed to human challenge when, almost three decades later, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay carried the flags of Britain, the UN, and Nepal to its summit on 29 May 1953. Sporadic trips involving handfuls of explorers continued over succeeding years.

But the slopes of Everest have been transformed in recent years. Its peaks and ridges are now regularly flooded with tourists vying to reach its 29,032ft (8,849 metre) summit. In 2023, more than 1,200 people – paying fees of around £40,000 a head – attempted the feat. Of these, more than 600 succeeded. A place once synonymous with remote, unsullied grandeur has become a high-end tourist trap, leaving its once pristine slopes littered with tattered tents, abandoned gear and human waste. Everest tourism may generate hundreds of millions of pounds for Nepal, but this comes at a heavy cost.

Overtourism is not confined to the Himalayas. Last week, Venice became the world’s first city to introduce an entry fee , a €5 day-trip ticket that each of the 30 million sightseers who visit every year will have to buy to gain access to St Mark’s Square, the Rialto Bridge and its other wonders. Tourists may be happy to contribute to the city’s upkeep but many locals see the move as a step towards the transformation of Venice into a Veniceland, a Disneylike simulacrum.

Hosts of other sites face similar problems – from Dubrovnik to Yellowstone and from Machu Picchu to Cornwall. Maya Bay in Thailand was closed for four years after waves of tourists – who arrived after seeing it in the Leonardo DiCaprio film, The Beach – began wrecking its coral reefs . Iceland imposed temporary closures of Fjaðrárgljúfur, a canyon popularised in Justin Bieber’s 2015 music video, “I’ll Show You”, after it triggered an abrupt and damaging influx of visitors .

The causes of overtourism – the arrival of too many sightseers in one place at the same time – are complex. Elements include: the huge growth of the middle classes in India and China; cheap airfares; and the rise of social media, which has created a generation obsessed with taking selfies in front of great works of art or architecture. This last factor has forced the Louvre to consider moving the Mona Lisa to its own room where visitors can pose more freely in front of the world’s most famous painting.

In many ways, such interest should be welcomed. Visiting other countries brings benefits. Travellers learn about other cultures and create powerful, lasting memories of their times there. Unfortunately, the price is becoming hard to pay. Overtourism now threatens to destroy pristine wildlife areas and precious historical sites, the very features that attract tourists in the first place. Studies indicate that 80% of travellers now visit only 10% of the world’s tourist destinations. This concentration reveals a dangerous skew in priorities.

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The warning signs are clear and alarming. The solutions, sadly, are less obvious. Stricter controls of cruise ships that can suddenly drop vast numbers of passengers in fragile locations is an option. Imposing city taxes like Venice’s is another. Properly assessing the economic value of our environment would also help assess the damages. At the same time, tourists themselves need to show restraint and occasionally consider local as opposed to distant attractions. Our planet houses many marvels. Care needs to be taken in opening up their wonder.

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