Western Mediterranean cruises

Western Mediterranean Circuit: Portimão, Seville & Gibraltar

Lisbon → Portimão → Seville → Gibraltar → Ceuta → Málaga → Cartagena → Algiers → La Goulette Nord (Halqueloued) → Valletta → Syracuse → Piraeus (Athens) → Çanakkale → Istanbul → Kavala → Thessaloniki → Volos → Piraeus (Athens) → Heraklion → Alexandria → Limassol → Alanya → Antalya → Rhodes → Piraeus (Athens) → Chania → Katakolon → Syracuse → Catania → Salerno → Civitavecchia (Rome) → Florence → Nice → Marseille → Palamós → Barcelona

Extended 49-night voyage with 5 sea days and 44 ports. Covers Portugal, Spain, Gibraltar, Algeria, and more.

49 nights Lisbon Western Mediterranean 44 ports 5 sea days

What this trip feels like

Long voyage with substantial time at sea

An extended voyage with 5 sea days and 44 port calls. Expect long ocean crossings and substantially more time aboard than on a typical cruise.

Long-form pace

44 ports in 49 nights

Long ocean passages mean substantial time aboard.

Broad destination variety

Portimão · Seville · Gibraltar + more

Frequent port calls throughout the itinerary.

Route logistics

Sails from Lisbon

Check the exact departure and arrival ports before arranging flights.

Port experience

Portimão · Expect to tender ashore

Ships usually anchor offshore here, so getting ashore takes a little more planning than at a docked port.

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 $291/night.

Median current fare

$291/night

$14,259 total

Lowest recent fare

$291/night

$14,259 total

Pricing signal

0 of 1 favorable

Price history for 1 of 1 sailings

Comparison set

1 sailings

Currently priced departures

When should I go?

Not enough departures yet to identify a reliable cheaper season.

Route overview

How this route is built

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49 nights · 44 port calls · 5 sea days · 12 countries

44 port calls across Portugal, Spain, Gibraltar, Algeria · More port-intensive than many 49-night alternatives.

  1. 1

    Embark in Lisbon

    Embarkation ports can vary by sailing

  2. 2

    Portimão

    Portugal · Portugal & Spain Atlantic Coast

  3. 3

    Seville

    Spain · Western Mediterranean

  4. 4

    Seville

    Spain · Western Mediterranean

  5. 5

    Seville

    Spain · Western Mediterranean

  6. 6

    Gibraltar

    Gibraltar · Western Mediterranean

  7. 7

    Ceuta

    Spain · Western Mediterranean

  8. 8

    Málaga

    Spain · Western Mediterranean

  9. 9

    Cartagena

    Spain · Western Mediterranean

  10. 10

    Algiers

    Algeria · Western Mediterranean

  11. 11

    La Goulette Nord (Halqueloued)

    Tunisia · Western Mediterranean

  12. 12

    Valletta

    Malta · Western Mediterranean

  13. 13

    Syracuse

    Italy · Western Mediterranean

  14. 14

    Piraeus (Athens)

    Greece · Greek Isles

  15. 15

    Piraeus (Athens)

    Greece · Greek Isles

  16. 16

    Çanakkale

    Türkiye · Eastern Mediterranean

  17. 17

    Istanbul

    Türkiye · Eastern Mediterranean

  18. 18

    Istanbul

    Türkiye · Eastern Mediterranean

  19. 19

    Kavala

    Greece · Greek Isles

  20. 20

    Thessaloniki

    Greece · Greek Isles

  21. 21

    Volos

    Greece · Greek Isles

  22. 22

    Piraeus (Athens)

    Greece · Greek Isles

  23. 23

    Piraeus (Athens)

    Greece · Greek Isles

  24. 24

    Heraklion

    Greece · Greek Isles

  25. 25

    Alexandria

    Egypt · Eastern Mediterranean

  26. 26

    Alexandria

    Egypt · Eastern Mediterranean

  27. 27

    Limassol

    Cyprus · Eastern Mediterranean

  28. 28

    Alanya

    Türkiye · Eastern Mediterranean

  29. 29

    Antalya

    Türkiye · Eastern Mediterranean

  30. 30

    Rhodes

    Greece · Greek Isles

  31. 31

    Piraeus (Athens)

    Greece · Greek Isles

  32. 32

    Piraeus (Athens)

    Greece · Greek Isles

  33. 33

    Chania

    Greece · Greek Isles

  34. 34

    Katakolon

    Greece · Greek Isles

  35. 35

    Syracuse

    Italy · Western Mediterranean

  36. 36

    Catania

    Italy · Western Mediterranean

  37. 37

    Salerno

    Italy · Western Mediterranean

  38. 38

    Salerno

    Italy · Western Mediterranean

  39. 39

    Civitavecchia (Rome)

    Italy · Western Mediterranean

  40. 40

    Livorno

    Italy · Western Mediterranean

  41. 41

    Livorno

    Italy · Western Mediterranean

  42. 42

    Nice

    France · Western Mediterranean

  43. 43

    Nice

    France · Western Mediterranean

  44. 44

    Marseille

    France · Western Mediterranean

  45. 45

    Palamós

    Spain · Western Mediterranean

  46. 46

    Disembark in Barcelona

    Disembarkation ports can vary by sailing

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