Mediterranean Cruises
Discover the historical cities and hidden gems of the Mediterranean
The list of destinations to explore in the Mediterranean is endless from the cities along the coast of southern and eastern Spain, southern France, western Italy, the Greek Isles, Turkey and the Adriatic Sea with the coastlines of Croatia and eastern Italy,
Popular embarkation ports in the Mediterranean include Barcelona, Rome (Civitavecchia), Athens, Ravenna, Trieste, Venice, Istanbul as well as Lisbon on the Altantic coast with embarkations to destinations in the Mediterranean. Cruise lines such as MSC Cruises commence sailings from over 25 ports as well as multiple embarkations during the round trip itinerary
Major cruise lines offer both roundtrip and one way sailings with the most popular time to cruise being in the summer months. Some cruise lines offer all year round sailings and are great for visting the destinations when they are less crowded as well as offering great value for money.
Popular routes around the Mediterranean
No Fly UK
For those who don't enjoy flying, then crusing from the UK gives guests the opportunity to visit the scenic and historical cities scattered around the Mediterranean. Southampton offers the most cruises, although there are also options from other ports such as Bristol and London Tilbury
Barcelona round trip
The cruise port has easy access to the centre of Barcelona and there are some fantastic hotels close to the port to make a pre-cruise stay more relaxing.
Rome round trip
Rome is another popular port for round trip cruises around the Mediterranean with itineraries visting ports around the western mediterranean as well as the Eastern Mediterranean ports on the Greek Isles and Croatia. The port of Rome is Civitavecchia which is around one hour from the city of Rome
Barcelona & Rome one way
One way cruises between Rome and Barcelona is the most popular one way route in the Mediterranean. Popular ports of call for cruise ships on this route are Valencia (Spain), Palma de Mallorca (Spain), Marseille (France), Naples (Italy) and La Spezia (Italy).
Rome & Ravenna one way
One was cruise between the ports of Rome and Ravenna allow you to take in some of the iconic ports in Southern Italy such as Naples and Salerno as well as Dubrovnik and Split in Croatia and the must see port of Kotor in Montenegro. Some cruise itineraries can also take you to some destinations in Greece as well as Valletta, Malta