Western Mediterranean cruises

Western Mediterranean Circuit: La Rochelle, Pauillac & Bilbao

Le Havre → La Rochelle → Pauillac → Saint-Jean-de-Luz → Bilbao → Gijón → A Coruña → Leixões → Lisbon → Motril → Alicante → Mahón, Menorca → Barcelona → Sète → Toulon → Monte-Carlo → La Spezia → Florence → Piombino → Bastia → Olbia → Civitavecchia (Rome) → Salerno → Messina → Valletta → Argostoli (Cephalonia) → Saranda → Kotor → Dubrovnik → Zadar → Venice → Rijeka → Zadar → Zakynthos → Gytheio → Heraklion → Rhodes → Mykonos → Piraeus (Athens)

Extended 42-night voyage with 5 sea days and 37 ports. Covers France, Spain, Portugal, Monaco, and more.

42 nights Le Havre Western Mediterranean 37 ports 5 sea days

What this trip feels like

Long voyage with substantial time at sea

An extended voyage with 5 sea days and 37 port calls. Expect long ocean crossings and substantially more time aboard than on a typical cruise.

Long-form pace

37 ports in 42 nights

Long ocean passages mean substantial time aboard.

Broad destination variety

La Rochelle · Pauillac · Saint-Jean-de-Luz + more

Frequent port calls throughout the itinerary.

Route logistics

Sails from Le Havre

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Port experience

La Rochelle · 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

Best departures

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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 $302/night.

Median current fare

$302/night

$12,699 total

Lowest recent fare

$302/night

$12,699 total

Pricing signal

0 of 1 favorable

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Route overview

How this route is built

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42 nights · 37 port calls · 5 sea days · 11 countries

37 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

    La Rochelle

    France · France Atlantic Coast

  3. 3

    Pauillac

    France · France Atlantic Coast

  4. 4

    Saint-Jean-de-Luz

    France · France Atlantic Coast

  5. 5

    Bilbao

    Spain · Portugal & Spain Atlantic Coast

  6. 6

    Gijón

    Spain · Portugal & Spain Atlantic Coast

  7. 7

    A Coruña

    Spain · Portugal & Spain Atlantic Coast

  8. 8

    Leixões

    Portugal · Portugal & Spain Atlantic Coast

  9. 9

    Lisbon

    Portugal · Portugal & Spain Atlantic Coast

  10. 10

    Motril

    Spain · Western Mediterranean

  11. 11

    Alicante

    Spain · Western Mediterranean

  12. 12

    Mahón, Menorca

    Spain · Western Mediterranean

  13. 13

    Barcelona

    Spain · Western Mediterranean

  14. 14

    Sète

    France · Western Mediterranean

  15. 15

    Toulon

    France · Western Mediterranean

  16. 16

    Monte-Carlo

    Monaco · Western Mediterranean

  17. 17

    La Spezia

    Italy · Western Mediterranean

  18. 18

    Florence

    United States

  19. 19

    Piombino

    Italy · Western Mediterranean

  20. 20

    Bastia

    France · Western Mediterranean

  21. 21

    Olbia

    Italy · Western Mediterranean

  22. 22

    Civitavecchia (Rome)

    Italy · Western Mediterranean

  23. 23

    Salerno

    Italy · Western Mediterranean

  24. 24

    Messina

    Italy · Western Mediterranean

  25. 25

    Valletta

    Malta · Western Mediterranean

  26. 26

    Argostoli (Cephalonia)

    Greece · Greek Isles

  27. 27

    Saranda

    Albania · Eastern Mediterranean

  28. 28

    Kotor

    Montenegro · Adriatic Sea

  29. 29

    Dubrovnik

    Croatia · Adriatic Sea

  30. 30

    Zadar

    Croatia · Adriatic Sea

  31. 31

    Venice

    Italy · Adriatic Sea

  32. 32

    Rijeka

    Croatia · Adriatic Sea

  33. 33

    Zadar

    Croatia · Adriatic Sea

  34. 34

    Zakynthos

    Greece · Greek Isles

  35. 35

    Gytheio

    Greece · Greek Isles

  36. 36

    Heraklion

    Greece · Greek Isles

  37. 37

    Rhodes

    Greece · Greek Isles

  38. 38

    Mykonos

    Greece · Greek Isles

  39. 39

    Disembark in Piraeus (Athens)

    Disembarkation ports can vary by sailing

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