14 days, round-trip Eastern Mediterranean from Civitavecchia Rome

About this cruise

Somewhere around day five the ship stops being transport and starts being home. This 14-night sailing from Civitavecchia (Rome) on May 17, 2027 visits Messina, Piraeus (Athens) and Santorini, with additional stops along the Western Mediterranean. 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. It's a proper Western Mediterranean tour: 5 countries, from Italy to France. Most ports give you about 9 hours, so you can do more than just tick off the main sights. As for the ship itself, Costa Serena: 3,014 guests, 13 decks. Entertainment, dining, and enough space that it never feels cramped. By night three you start recognising faces; by night ten you're swapping numbers. That's the magic of a longer sailing. A spring departure helps too: decent weather and a calmer feel at each port. You start in Civitavecchia (Rome) and come back with stories from Italy, Greece, Malta, Spain and France.