136 days, round-trip World Cruise from Marseilles

About this cruise

You won't run out of things to do on a trip this long, but you also won't feel like you have to do any of them. 136 nights from Marseille on November 26, 2026, visiting Barcelona, Lisbon and Ponta Delgada, with additional stops along the Australia & New Zealand. There's a stretch of back-to-back port days, so those days are busy, but the sea days around them give you time to recharge. Crossing 27 borders through the Australia & New Zealand: Spain, Portugal, United States, Bahamas, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, French Polynesia, Fiji, New Caledonia, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Mauritius, South Africa, Namibia and Cape Verde. You'll notice the culture shift at every stop. Most ports give you about 10 hours, so you can do more than just tick off the main sights. As for the ship itself, Costa Deliziosa has 2,260 guests. Big enough for variety, not so big it feels anonymous. By night three you start recognising faces; by night ten you're swapping numbers. That's the magic of a longer sailing. A proper voyage for people who like to take their time and hate rushing through destinations. Pro tip: fly in the day before. Marseille has plenty to offer, and you'll board relaxed instead of rushed. Being shoulder season helps: golden light, comfortable weather, and shorter queues at the popular spots. Hard to ask for much more than that, honestly.