Mediterranean And Greek Islands

Route map

Approximate route shown as straight lines between ports. Actual sailing path may vary. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Itinerary

Departs Southampton, England · 19 nights · ends Istanbul, Turkey · Southern Europe

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   Sun 2 May · Day 1

   Southampton England

   Lying near the head of Southampton Water, a peninsula between the estuaries of the Rivers Test and Itchen, Southampton is Britain’s largest cruise port. It has been one of England’s major ports since the Middle Ages, when it exported wool…

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2. Mon 3 May Day 2

   At sea · A day to enjoy the ship

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   Tue 4 May · Day 3

   La Coruña Spain

   La Coruña, the largest city in Spain's Galicia region, is among the country's busiest ports. The remote Galicia area is tucked into the northwest corner of the Iberian Peninsula, surprising visitors with its green and misty countryside that…

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4. Wed 5 May Day 4

   At sea · A day to enjoy the ship

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5. 

   Thu 6 May · Day 5

   Leixões Portugal

   Ever since the Romans constructed a fort here and began using it as a trading post, Oporto has been a prosperous commercial centre. In the 15th and 16th centuries the city benefited from the wealth generated by Portugal’s maritime…

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6. Fri 7 May Day 6

   At sea · A day to enjoy the ship

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7. 

   Sat 8 May · Day 7

   Tangier Morocco

   Tangier can trace its origins back to the Phoenicians and ancient Greeks. It was named after Tinge, the mother of Hercules’ son, and its beginnings are embedded in mythology. It was subsequently a Roman province, and after Vandal and…

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8. 

   Sun 9 May · Day 8

   Gibraltar Gibraltar

   Tagged on to the end of Iberia, the intriguing British outpost of Gibraltar is dominated by a sandy peninsula and the stunning 1,400-feet-high limestone Rock. Although small, Gibraltar has always been seen as having great strategic…

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9. Mon 10 May Day 9

   At sea · A day to enjoy the ship

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10. 

    Tue 11 May · Day 10

    Cartagena Spain

    A Mediterranean city and naval station located in the Region of Murcia, southeastern Spain, Cartagena’s sheltered bay has attracted sailors for centuries. The Carthaginians founded the city in 223BC and named it Cartago Nova; it later…

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11. 

    Wed 12 May · Day 11

    Alicante Spain

    The provincial capital of the Valencian Community serves as a gateway to the huge influx of tourists that flock to the Costa Blanca resorts every year. Alicante is popular with holidaymakers who arrive for the warm, Mediterranean climate…

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12. 

    Thu 13 May · Day 12

    Valencia Spain

    Valencia, Spain's third-largest municipality, is a proud city with a thriving nightlife and restaurant scene, quality museums, and spectacular contemporary architecture, juxtaposed with a thoroughly charming historic quarter, making it a…

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13. 

    Fri 14 May · Day 13

    Barcelona Spain

    The infinite variety of street life, the nooks and crannies of the medieval Barri Gòtic, the ceramic tile and stained glass of Art Nouveau facades, the art and music, the throb of street life, the food (ah, the food!)—one way or another,…

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14. Sat 15 May Day 14

    At sea · A day to enjoy the ship

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15. 

    Sun 16 May · Day 15

    Messina Strait Italy

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    Sun 16 May · Day 15

    Messina Italy

    Home to the Museo Regionale of Messina, known for featuring two of Caravaggio's paintings, the city is also famous for having been the capital of the ancient kingdom of Sicily.

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16. Mon 17 May Day 16

    At sea · A day to enjoy the ship

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17. 

    Tue 18 May · Day 17

    Piraeus Greece

    It's no wonder that all roads lead to the fascinating and maddening metropolis of Athens. Lift your eyes 200 feet above the city to the Parthenon, its honey-color marble columns rising from a massive limestone base, and you behold…

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18. 

    Wed 19 May · Day 18

    Dardanelles Turkey

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19. 

    Thu 20 May · Day 19

    Istanbul Turkey

    The only city in the world that can lay claim to straddling two continents, Istanbul—once known as Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine and then the Ottoman Empire—has for centuries been a bustling metropolis with one foot in Europe and…

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20. 

    Fri 21 May · Day 20

    Istanbul Turkey

    The only city in the world that can lay claim to straddling two continents, Istanbul—once known as Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine and then the Ottoman Empire—has for centuries been a bustling metropolis with one foot in Europe and…

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Cabin grades & pricing

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Shore excursions on this cruise

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About this cruise

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