Easter Weekend

Watching the Pope celebrate Easter at Saint Peter’s Basilica is one of the most special things you can do and will be an unforgettable experience for you and your family and friends. When you are on your next luxury yacht charter in the Tyrrhenian Sea, visit this grand event with processions and services that occur each day over the Easter weekend!

The days surrounding the weekend of Easter have a special place in the hearts of Rome’s citizens. Of course, the presence of the nearby Vatican City makes the experience even more unique. Known as the Holy Week, the celebrations kick off the Sunday before Easter in Rome on Palm Sunday and continue through to Easter Monday.

It is a pretty big affair, with visitors and pilgrims coming from all over Europe and beyond. All roads lead to Rome and you will be making your way over to the Eternal City by your own yacht! 

St Peter’s Square

Your captain will dock your yacht in the Roma Marina Yachting harbor at the Port of Civitavecchia. You and your loved ones will talk to the chief stewardess about which day or days you would like to visit the city to witness one of the many celebratory masses, see the parades and enjoy a traditional Italian Easter dish. Of course there will be an Easter Egg Hunt onboard before you leave for the capital of Italy! 

Palm Sunday kicks off the most important religious festival of the year for the Catholic Church. Like many of the celebrations, St Peter’s Square is the focal point. The Pope will hold a mass here at 9.30 am and you may notice that locals carry olive branches around. That is because they can’t get their hands on actual palm branches to reenact or celebrate Jesus’ triumphal arrival in Jerusalem.