12 nights - Richness of Western Europe - from/to Hamburg

About this cruise

A trip this long changes your rhythm entirely, and that's very much the point. 12 nights from Hamburg on August 2, 2026, visiting Southampton, A Coruña, Leixões (Porto), Lisbon, Bilbao and Le Havre (Paris). The itinerary clusters several port calls together. Fast-paced for a few days, then the sea days hit and you can catch your breath. The route threads through 4 countries along the Western Mediterranean coast: United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal and France. You get around 11 hours in each port, which is enough for an excursion, lunch, and some wandering around on your own. When you're not ashore, Mein Schiff 2 has 11 restaurants on board, which means you could eat somewhere different nearly every night. 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. An August departure puts you in the best summer conditions: long days, warm nights, plenty of sun. Hard to ask for much more than that, honestly.