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SEA CLOUD II seen from the bow quarter, sails filled, on a calm blue sea.

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Italy, Croatia & Montenegro · 2026

Young Life: Venice to Dubrovnik

The Venetian lagoon and the Dalmatian coast aboard SEA CLOUD II

Dates
August 23 – September 1, 2026
Ship
SEA CLOUD II
Hosts
Newt & Susan Crenshaw, with Joey & Emilie Jimenez and Chad & Amy Sievert

SEA CLOUD CRUISES

Friends of Young Life sailed again with Newt & Susan Crenshaw: a night in Venice, the lagoon islands, and seven nights down the Dalmatian coast aboard SEA CLOUD II, with Young Life Club on deck under the canvas.

Day by day

The itinerary

Chart of the route: Venice, Ravenna, Pula, Korčula, Split, Tivat, Dubrovnik

Route drawn port to port for orientation; the ship's course varies with wind and weather.

  1. 01

    Sun, Aug 23

    Depart the United States

    Overnight flights to Venice (VCE).

  2. 02

    Mon, Aug 24 · Venice, stop 1 on the chart

    Venice

    By water taxi to the St. Regis Venice and the welcome reception.

  3. 03

    Tue, Aug 25 · Venice, stop 1 on the chart

    Murano, Torcello, Burano

    Glassblowers on Murano, the Byzantine mosaics of Santa Maria Assunta on Torcello, lace on Burano, then by private launch to SEA CLOUD II and out past the Grand Canal.

  4. 04

    Wed, Aug 26 · Ravenna, stop 2 on the chart

    Ravenna

    The finest mosaics of the Byzantine West, and an afternoon of Adriatic sailing.

  5. 05

    Thu, Aug 27 · Pula, stop 3 on the chart

    Pula

    The first-century amphitheater that held 20,000.

  6. 06

    Fri, Aug 28

    At sea

    Brunch, the library and a Young Life Club under full sail.

  7. 07

    Sat, Aug 29 · Korčula, stop 4 on the chart

    Korčula

    Marco Polo's town, St. Mark's Cathedral, and a private Moreska sword dance.

  8. 08

    Sun, Aug 30 · Split, stop 5 on the chart

    Split

    Diocletian's Palace, lived in for seventeen centuries.

  9. 09

    Mon, Aug 31 · Tivat, stop 6 on the chart

    Tivat

    Porto Montenegro, or the cable car above the Bay of Kotor.

  10. 10

    Tue, Sep 1 · Dubrovnik, stop 7 on the chart

    Dubrovnik

    Disembarkation at the pearl of the Adriatic.

SEA CLOUD II under full sail on open water, every square sail set.

The ship · SEA CLOUD CRUISES

SEA CLOUD II

FCV's ship for the Travels of Paul: about ninety guests, 47 cabins and 32,150 square feet of canvas set by hand.

SEA CLOUD II in profileDecks, cabins and sail plan

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