If you’re trying to pick when to sail Croatia, the short answer is that the small ship cruise season runs from late April to late October, and most regular travellers reckon September gives the best balance of warm weather, swimmable sea, smaller crowds, and slightly easier prices. June is a close second.
Most cruises run Saturday to Saturday, so the real question is which week of which month suits you best. Here’s how each part of the season plays out.
Dubrovnik is included on almost all of our Croatia cruises and Croatia tours — and for good reason. Few places in Europe pack so much character into such a compact space. The Old Town is entirely walkable, the city walls are among the best-preserved in the world, and the story behind it all goes back more than 1,300 years.
If you only want the short version: Dubrovnik is the walled coastal city at the southern end of Croatia’s Dalmatian coast, founded in the 7th century, known historically as Ragusa, and listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage site since 1979. A typical visit involves walking the city walls, exploring the Old Town along the Stradun, and ideally getting up to Mount Srđ for the view. Most of our one-way cruises either start or finish here.
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