Mediterranean cruises offer an extensive mix of attractions, art, food, and culture and vary greatly, depending on the time of year you are traveling, length of your cruise and consequential number of ports of call, size of the ship, and whether you choose an eastern or western Mediterranean cruise.
An eastern Mediterranean cruise travels among the old-world Turkish ports like Istanbul, the ethereal Greek Isles, Izmir, and Kusadasi, Dubrovnik, and Croatia's Hvar, as well as the romantic Italian city of Venice.
Usually embarking from Rome or Barcelona, a western Mediterranean cruise typically comes ashore in the ancient Italian towns of Taormina, Naples, Florence, and Pisa; or on France’s stylish Cote d’Azur with visits to Cannes, Nice, Villefranche, and Monte Carlo. You may also find yourself along the picturesque Costa del Sol of Spain to absorb the beauty of the Balearic Islands and Malaga.
Some cruise lines offer a mixed eastern and western Mediterranean cruise itinerary.
Winter cruising in the Mediterranean is usually temperate and far less crowded. Winter itineraries tend to follow a southerly route with calls in the Canary Island's Tenerife and Lanzarote, Portugal's Madeira, and Morocco's Tangier, Malta, Tunisia, and the Egyptian port of Alexandria.
You may need to spend your sea days catching your breath. But if slowing down is not an option, larger cruise ships offer non-stop entertainment and activities on-board, as well as shore excursions. While smaller ships can be considerably pricier, they tend to make the less customary stops off the beaten path. Aside from dining, scheduled activities on board smaller ships are rare and the atmosphere more relaxed.
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