Sardinia expands focus on luxury cruise calls
The island’s updated 2026 program lists 96 luxury and ultra-luxury arrivals, with activity concentrated in the final months of the year.
Sardinia expects 54 high-end ships to dock by December as its home port is expanded. The updated 2026 schedule includes 96 luxury and ultra-luxury calls among 298 total arrivals, representing an estimated 26,500 passengers. More than 800,000 cruise passengers are expected this year.
The luxury segment has 16 calls scheduled in September, 23 in October, 12 in November and three in December. Those final four months account for 54 of the 96 luxury landings planned for the year.
Sea Cloud Spirit returned to Olbia with more than one hundred passengers before a tour calling at Bonifacio, Portoferraio, Calvi, Alghero and Porto Cervo. Four Seasons I docked in Cagliari between March 25 and 26, while the Vidanta giga yacht visited Olbia and Golfo Aranci in June.
Belle des Océans is scheduled to repeat the Porto Torres-Olbia route six times in 2026 and extend the itinerary to Cagliari between October 23rd and 26th. Clio will alternate between Arbatax and Cagliari four times. Renaissance, operated by Compagnie Française de Croisières, is scheduled to dock at Oristano-Santa Giusta on October 14th.