12 days, one-way from Marseille to Hamburg

About this cruise

This is the kind of cruise where you actually have time to go back to a port highlight you missed the first time. 12 nights from Marseille on May 17, 2027, visiting Savona, Barcelona and Málaga, with additional stops along the Western Mediterranean. You finish in Hamburg. Port days and sea days take turns, which is about as well-paced as a cruise itinerary gets. The route threads through 5 countries along the Western Mediterranean coast: Italy, Spain, Portugal, France and Germany. You get around 9 hours in each port, which is enough for an excursion, lunch, and some wandering around on your own. When you're not ashore, Costa Favolosa holds 3,016 guests across 13 decks. It's a big ship, with plenty to keep you busy. One of the underrated parts of a longer cruise: you actually get to know people. The couple from dinner, the group at trivia, the bartender who remembers your drink. A May departure catches that sweet window of warm-enough weather before the summer rush. You'll probably start planning the next one before this one's even over.