In St. Tropez, SeaDream Yacht Club invites travelers to join the chef at a market and sample local delicacies while he collects fresh items for the evening meal. At Portovenere, cruisers can take a guided village walk or hike to Cinque Terre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site comprised of five seaside villages. Tiny Portofino offers boutiques and galleries.
SeaDream I's Oct. 1 cruise from Civitavecchia to Cannes has stops at Elba, Livorno, Cinque Terre and Portofino in Italy, and Villefranche-sur-Mer and St. Tropez in France.
A round-trip Cannes sailing on Oct. 8 calls at St. Florent, Calvi, St. Tropez, Portofino, Cinque Terre and Monte Carlo. The Oct. 15 cruise from Cannes to Civitavecchia includes Portofino, Cinque Terre, Livorno, Elba, Porto Ercole and Monte Carlo.
Sailing from Civitavecchia on Oct. 22 to Cannes, SeaDream I will visit Sorrento, Capri, Bonifacio, Calvi and St. Tropez. The Oct. 29 cruise from Cannes ends at Málaga, Spain, with stops at St. Tropez, Cassis, Collioure, Barcelona, Valencia and Cartagena.
Inclusive fares start at $4,499, double occupancy.