Western Mediterranean cruises

Western Mediterranean Circuit: Honfleur, Saint-Malo & Bilbao

Portsmouth → Honfleur → Saint-Malo → Bordeaux → Bilbao → Gijón → Vigo → Leixões → Lisbon → Portimão → Seville → Gibraltar → Málaga → Motril → Cartagena → Valencia → Barcelona → Marseille → Monte-Carlo → Florence → Civitavecchia (Rome) → Sorrento → Kotor → Dubrovnik → Zadar → Fusina (Venice) → Koper → Opatija → Zadar → Split → Šibenik → Dubrovnik → Kotor → Piraeus (Athens)

Extended 40-night voyage with 4 sea days and 36 ports. Covers France, Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar, and more.

40 nights Portsmouth Western Mediterranean 36 ports 4 sea days

What this trip feels like

Long voyage with substantial time at sea

An extended voyage with 4 sea days and 36 port calls. Expect long ocean crossings and substantially more time aboard than on a typical cruise.

Long-form pace

36 ports in 40 nights

Long ocean passages mean substantial time aboard.

Broad destination variety

Honfleur · Saint-Malo · Bordeaux + more

Frequent port calls throughout the itinerary.

Route logistics

Sails from Portsmouth

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Port experience

Honfleur · Pick your date carefully

Cruise traffic varies substantially by date, so your specific port day can feel very different depending on when you visit.

Best for · Long-form travelers · Sea-day lovers · Multi-region exploration

Think twice if · You want a conventional one- or two-week cruise

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Itinerary pricing

What this itinerary usually costs

0 of 1 sailings with enough price history currently have favorable pricing. Median current fare is $508/night.

Median current fare

$508/night

$20,329 total

Lowest recent fare

$508/night

$20,329 total

Pricing signal

0 of 1 favorable

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Route overview

How this route is built

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40 nights · 36 port calls · 4 sea days · 9 countries

36 port calls across France, Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar · More port-intensive than many 40-night alternatives.

  1. 1

    Embark in Portsmouth

    Embarkation ports can vary by sailing

  2. 2

    Honfleur

    France · France Atlantic Coast

  3. 3

    Saint-Malo

    France · France Atlantic Coast

  4. 4

    Bordeaux

    France · France Atlantic Coast

  5. 5

    Bordeaux

    France · France Atlantic Coast

  6. 6

    Bordeaux

    France · France Atlantic Coast

  7. 7

    Bilbao

    Spain · Portugal & Spain Atlantic Coast

  8. 8

    Gijón

    Spain · Portugal & Spain Atlantic Coast

  9. 9

    Vigo

    Spain · Portugal & Spain Atlantic Coast

  10. 10

    Leixões

    Portugal · Portugal & Spain Atlantic Coast

  11. 11

    Lisbon

    Portugal · Portugal & Spain Atlantic Coast

  12. 12

    Portimão

    Portugal · Portugal & Spain Atlantic Coast

  13. 13

    Seville

    Spain · Western Mediterranean

  14. 14

    Seville

    Spain · Western Mediterranean

  15. 15

    Gibraltar

    Gibraltar · Western Mediterranean

  16. 16

    Málaga

    Spain · Western Mediterranean

  17. 17

    Motril

    Spain · Western Mediterranean

  18. 18

    Cartagena

    Spain · Western Mediterranean

  19. 19

    Valencia

    Spain · Western Mediterranean

  20. 20

    Barcelona

    Spain · Western Mediterranean

  21. 21

    Marseille

    France · Western Mediterranean

  22. 22

    Monte-Carlo

    Monaco · Western Mediterranean

  23. 23

    Livorno

    Italy · Western Mediterranean

  24. 24

    Livorno

    Italy · Western Mediterranean

  25. 25

    Civitavecchia (Rome)

    Italy · Western Mediterranean

  26. 26

    Sorrento

    Italy · Western Mediterranean

  27. 27

    Kotor

    Montenegro · Adriatic Sea

  28. 28

    Dubrovnik

    Croatia · Adriatic Sea

  29. 29

    Zadar

    Croatia · Adriatic Sea

  30. 30

    Fusina (Venice)

    Italy · Adriatic Sea

  31. 31

    Koper

    Slovenia · Adriatic Sea

  32. 32

    Opatija

    Croatia · Adriatic Sea

  33. 33

    Zadar

    Croatia · Adriatic Sea

  34. 34

    Split

    Croatia · Adriatic Sea

  35. 35

    Šibenik

    Croatia · Adriatic Sea

  36. 36

    Dubrovnik

    Croatia · Adriatic Sea

  37. 37

    Kotor

    Montenegro · Adriatic Sea

  38. 38

    Disembark in Piraeus (Athens)

    Disembarkation ports can vary by sailing

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