Western Mediterranean cruises

Western Mediterranean Circuit via La Rochelle, Pauillac & Bilbao (Port-Heavy)

⚓ Le Havre · La Rochelle · Pauillac · Saint-Jean-de-Luz · Bilbao · Gijón · La Coruña (A Coruña) · Porto · Lisboa · Motril · Alicante · Mahón, Menorca · Barcelona · Sète · Toulon · Monte-Carlo · La Spezia · Livorno · Piombino · Bastia · Olbia · Civitavecchia (Rome) · Salerno · Messina · Valletta · Argostoli (Cephalonia) · Sarandë · Kotor · Dubrovnik · Zadar · Fusina (Venice) · Rijeka · Split · Zákynthos · Gythion · Iraklion (Heraklion) · Rhodes · Mykonos · Piraeus (Athens)

Port-heavy Western Mediterranean itinerary. Covers France, Spain, Portugal, and Monaco and more.

☾42 nights Le Havre Western Mediterranean 40 ports 2 sea days

Itinerary pricing

What this itinerary usually costs

Typical pricing runs around $336/night. with most departures landing in the $286-$374/night band. across 1 tracked sailings.

Typical price

$336/night

$14,097 total

Normal range

$286-$374/night

$12,000-$15,706 total

Lowest recent fare

$112/night

$4,699 total

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September 2027
Cheapest
Median price/night
$112
1 sailing
Upcoming departures
67% below itinerary median
1 priced departures tracked

Route overview

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42 nights · 40 port calls · 2 sea days · 10 countries

40 port calls across France, Spain, Portugal, Monaco · More port-intensive than many 42-night alternatives.

  1. 1

    Embark in Le Havre

    Embarkation ports can vary by sailing

  2. 2

    Le Havre

    France · France Atlantic Coast

  3. 3

    La Rochelle

    France · France Atlantic Coast

  4. 4

    Pauillac

    France · France Atlantic Coast

  5. 5

    Saint-Jean-de-Luz

    France · France Atlantic Coast

  6. 6

    Bilbao

    Spain · Portugal & Spain Atlantic Coast

  7. 7

    Gijón

    Spain · Portugal & Spain Atlantic Coast

  8. 8

    La Coruña (A Coruña)

    Spain · Portugal & Spain Atlantic Coast

  9. 9

    Porto

    Portugal · Portugal & Spain Atlantic Coast

  10. 10

    Lisboa

    Portugal · Portugal & Spain Atlantic Coast

  11. 11

    Motril

    Spain · Western Mediterranean

  12. 12

    Alicante

    Spain · Western Mediterranean

  13. 13

    Mahón, Menorca

    Spain · Western Mediterranean

  14. 14

    Barcelona

    Spain · Western Mediterranean

  15. 15

    Sète

    France · Western Mediterranean

  16. 16

    Toulon

    France · Western Mediterranean

  17. 17

    Monte-Carlo

    Monaco · Western Mediterranean

  18. 18

    La Spezia

    Italy · Western Mediterranean

  19. 19

    Livorno

    Italy · Western Mediterranean

  20. 20

    Piombino

    Italy · Western Mediterranean

  21. 21

    Bastia

    France · Western Mediterranean

  22. 22

    Olbia

    Italy · Western Mediterranean

  23. 23

    Civitavecchia (Rome)

    Italy · Western Mediterranean

  24. 24

    Salerno

    Italy · Western Mediterranean

  25. 25

    Messina

    Italy · Western Mediterranean

  26. 26

    Valletta

    Malta · Western Mediterranean

  27. 27

    Argostoli (Cephalonia)

    Greece · Greek Isles

  28. 28

    Sarandë

    Albania · Eastern Mediterranean

  29. 29

    Kotor

    Montenegro · Adriatic Sea

  30. 30

    Dubrovnik

    Croatia · Adriatic Sea

  31. 31

    Zadar

    Croatia · Adriatic Sea

  32. 32

    Fusina (Venice)

    Italy · Adriatic Sea

  33. 33

    Fusina (Venice)

    Italy · Adriatic Sea

  34. 34

    Rijeka

    Croatia · Adriatic Sea

  35. 35

    Split

    Croatia · Adriatic Sea

  36. 36

    Zákynthos

    Greece · Greek Isles

  37. 37

    Gythion

    Greece · Greek Isles

  38. 38

    Iraklion (Heraklion)

    Greece · Greek Isles

  39. 39

    Rhodes

    Greece · Greek Isles

  40. 40

    Mykonos

    Greece · Greek Isles

  41. 41

    Piraeus (Athens)

    Greece · Greek Isles

  42. 42

    Disembark in Piraeus (Athens)

    Disembarkation ports can vary by sailing

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FAQ

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