Western Mediterranean cruises

Western Mediterranean Circuit: Saint-Malo, Bordeaux & Bilbao

Portsmouth → Saint-Malo → Bordeaux → Saint-Jean-de-Luz → Bilbao → Ferrol → Vigo → Leixões → Lisbon → Seville → Gibraltar → Málaga → Motril → Cartagena → Valencia → Barcelona → Marseille → Cannes → Monte-Carlo → Portofino → Florence → Porto Santo Stefano → Civitavecchia (Rome) → Sorrento → Amalfi → Trapani → Syracuse → Kotor → Šibenik → Venice → Opatija → Zadar → Šibenik → Kotor → Dubrovnik → Hvar → Pula → Venice → Koper → Rovinj → Split → Kotor → Corfu (Kérkira) → Argostoli (Cephalonia) → Katakolon → Chania → Piraeus (Athens) → Monemvasia → Syros → Volos → Thessaloniki → Istanbul → Çanakkale → Chíos → Rhodes → Agios Nikolaos → Santorini → Mykonos → Piraeus (Athens)

Extended 70-night voyage with 5 sea days and 65 ports. Covers France, Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar, and more.

70 nights Portsmouth Western Mediterranean 65 ports 5 sea days

What this trip feels like

Long voyage with substantial time at sea

An extended voyage with 5 sea days and 65 port calls. Expect long ocean crossings and substantially more time aboard than on a typical cruise.

Long-form pace

65 ports in 70 nights

Long ocean passages mean substantial time aboard.

Broad destination variety

Saint-Malo · Bordeaux · Saint-Jean-de-Luz + more

Frequent port calls throughout the itinerary.

Route logistics

Sails from Portsmouth

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Port experience

Saint-Malo · 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 $282/night.

Median current fare

$282/night

$19,729 total

Lowest recent fare

$282/night

$19,729 total

Pricing signal

0 of 1 favorable

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Comparison set

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When should I go?

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Route overview

How this route is built

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70 nights · 65 port calls · 5 sea days · 11 countries

65 port calls across France, Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar · More port-intensive than many 70-night alternatives.

  1. 1

    Embark in Portsmouth

    Embarkation ports can vary by sailing

  2. 2

    Saint-Malo

    France · France Atlantic Coast

  3. 3

    Bordeaux

    France · France Atlantic Coast

  4. 4

    Bordeaux

    France · France Atlantic Coast

  5. 5

    Bordeaux

    France · France Atlantic Coast

  6. 6

    Saint-Jean-de-Luz

    France · France Atlantic Coast

  7. 7

    Bilbao

    Spain · Portugal & Spain Atlantic Coast

  8. 8

    Ferrol

    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

    Seville

    Spain · Western Mediterranean

  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

    Cannes

    France · Western Mediterranean

  23. 23

    Monte-Carlo

    Monaco · Western Mediterranean

  24. 24

    Monte-Carlo

    Monaco · Western Mediterranean

  25. 25

    Portofino

    Italy · Western Mediterranean

  26. 26

    Livorno

    Italy · Western Mediterranean

  27. 27

    Livorno

    Italy · Western Mediterranean

  28. 28

    Porto Santo Stefano

    Italy · Western Mediterranean

  29. 29

    Civitavecchia (Rome)

    Italy · Western Mediterranean

  30. 30

    Sorrento

    Italy · Western Mediterranean

  31. 31

    Amalfi

    Italy · Western Mediterranean

  32. 32

    Trapani

    Italy · Western Mediterranean

  33. 33

    Syracuse

    Italy · Western Mediterranean

  34. 34

    Kotor

    Montenegro · Adriatic Sea

  35. 35

    Šibenik

    Croatia · Adriatic Sea

  36. 36

    Venice

    Italy · Adriatic Sea

  37. 37

    Venice

    Italy · Adriatic Sea

  38. 38

    Opatija

    Croatia · Adriatic Sea

  39. 39

    Zadar

    Croatia · Adriatic Sea

  40. 40

    Šibenik

    Croatia · Adriatic Sea

  41. 41

    Kotor

    Montenegro · Adriatic Sea

  42. 42

    Dubrovnik

    Croatia · Adriatic Sea

  43. 43

    Hvar

    Croatia · Adriatic Sea

  44. 44

    Pula

    Croatia · Adriatic Sea

  45. 45

    Venice

    Italy · Adriatic Sea

  46. 46

    Koper

    Slovenia · Adriatic Sea

  47. 47

    Rovinj

    Croatia · Adriatic Sea

  48. 48

    Split

    Croatia · Adriatic Sea

  49. 49

    Kotor

    Montenegro · Adriatic Sea

  50. 50

    Corfu (Kérkira)

    Greece · Eastern Mediterranean

  51. 51

    Argostoli (Cephalonia)

    Greece · Greek Isles

  52. 52

    Katakolon

    Greece · Greek Isles

  53. 53

    Chania

    Greece · Greek Isles

  54. 54

    Piraeus (Athens)

    Greece · Greek Isles

  55. 55

    Monemvasia

    Greece · Greek Isles

  56. 56

    Syros

    Greece · Greek Isles

  57. 57

    Volos

    Greece · Greek Isles

  58. 58

    Thessaloniki

    Greece · Greek Isles

  59. 59

    Istanbul

    Türkiye · Eastern Mediterranean

  60. 60

    Istanbul

    Türkiye · Eastern Mediterranean

  61. 61

    Çanakkale

    Türkiye · Eastern Mediterranean

  62. 62

    Chíos

    Greece · Eastern Mediterranean

  63. 63

    Rhodes

    Greece · Greek Isles

  64. 64

    Agios Nikolaos

    Greece · Greek Isles

  65. 65

    Santorini

    Greece · Greek Isles

  66. 66

    Mykonos

    Greece · Greek Isles

  67. 67

    Disembark in Piraeus (Athens)

    Disembarkation ports can vary by sailing

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