1. Port Overview

Cruise Date Nights
MSC Musica, 10 Nights ex Olbia, Italy Return 2025-04-25 10
Sea Cloud, 8 Night Emerald Coasts In The Sunshine ex Olbia, Sardinia. IT Return 2025-05-04 8
MSC Musica, 10 Nights ex Olbia, Italy Return 2025-05-05 10
Sea Cloud, 8 Night Emerald Coasts In The Sunshine ex Olbia, Sardinia. IT Return 2025-05-12 8
MSC Musica, 10 Nights ex Olbia, Italy Return 2025-05-15 10
Sea Cloud, 7 Night Half Around Sicily, All Around Italian ex Olbia, Sardinia. IT to Syracuse, Sicily. IT 2025-05-20 7
MSC Musica, 10 Nights ex Olbia, Italy Return 2025-05-25 10
MSC Musica, 10 Nights ex Olbia, Italy Return 2025-06-04 10
MSC Musica, 10 Nights ex Olbia, Italy Return 2025-06-14 10
MSC Musica, 10 Nights ex Olbia, Italy Return 2025-06-24 10
MSC Musica, 10 Nights ex Olbia, Italy Return 2025-07-04 10
MSC Musica, 10 Nights ex Olbia, Italy Return 2025-07-14 10
MSC Musica, 10 Nights ex Olbia, Italy Return 2025-07-24 10
MSC Musica, 10 Nights ex Olbia, Italy Return 2025-08-03 10
MSC Musica, 10 Nights ex Olbia, Italy Return 2025-08-13 10
MSC Musica, 10 Nights ex Olbia, Italy Return 2025-08-23 10
MSC Musica, 10 Nights ex Olbia, Italy Return 2025-09-02 10
MSC Musica, 10 Nights ex Olbia, Italy Return 2025-09-12 10
MSC Musica, 10 Nights ex Olbia, Italy Return 2025-09-22 10
MSC Musica, 10 Nights ex Olbia, Italy Return 2025-10-02 10
MSC Musica, 10 Nights ex Olbia, Italy Return 2025-10-12 10
MSC Musica, 10 Nights ex Olbia, Italy Return 2025-10-22 10
Sea Cloud Spirit, 8 Night Emerald Coasts In The Late Summer ex Olbia, Sardinia. IT Return 2026-09-01 8
Sea Cloud Spirit, 7 Night Extend The Summer Of Sailing ex Olbia, Sardinia. IT to Livorno, (Florence, Pisa) Italy 2026-09-09 7

  1. Olbia, Sardinia. IT

  3. Olbia is a town located in northeastern Sardinia (Italy), in the Gallura sub-region. It is the economic centre of this part of the island (commercial centres, food industry) and is very close to the famous Costa Smeralda tourist area. It is an important town in this area and has a busy port and airport. The port is the busiest on the whole island with thousands of visitors arriving every day, particularly in summer.

    Attractions in Olbia include the Nuragic complex of Cabu Abbas is particularly interesting, as is the Sacred Well of Sa Testa. Visitors can admire numerous remains from the Roman Era, such as the town's defence wall and the thermal baths. The remains of the Medieval castle of Pedres lie to the west of the town. The castle stands in a strategic position on a granite hill and is visible from all over the surrounding plain. Visitors should not miss the church of San Simplicio, the oldest, most artistic and important religious monument in the Gallura region, and clear testimony to the diffusion of Christianity in Sardinia.

    Things to See & Do

    * Medieval Castle of Pedres
    * Nuragic complex of Cabu Abbas
    * Church of San Simplicio
    * Defence Wall
    * Thermal Baths

    General information

    Cruise Season – Feb to Dec
    Currency - Euro (€)
    Language – Italian
    Land Area – 376.1 km²
    Population – 52,000 approx
    Electricity – 2 round pins European style
    Time - GMT/UTC + one hour
    International Country Telephone Code – +39

    Port Location – Olbia is a ferry port, so you can easily get in by ferry/cruise ship, from Civitavecchia (Rome's ferry port).

    Travel Links – Olbia is the main connection between Sardinia and the Italian peninsula, with an airport (Olbia - Costa Smeralda), a passenger port (Olbia-Isola Bianca), and a railway to Porto Torres and Cagliari. There is an expressway to Nuoro and Cagliari (SS131) and national roads to Sassari (SS199-E840), Tempio Pausania (SS127), and Palau (SS125).