14 nights - Eastern Mediterranean Intensive - from/to Heraklion

About this cruise

If you've got 14 nights to work with, this sailing from Heraklion on October 1, 2027 through Limassol, Rhodes and Piraeus (Athens), with additional stops along the Eastern Mediterranean is genuinely one of the better ways to spend them. A few ports come in quick succession, which is great for sightseeing but means you'll appreciate the sea days when they arrive. The route threads through 4 countries along the Eastern Mediterranean coast: Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Malta. Taranto stands out. It's City of two seas and Spartan roots. Around 12 hours per port on average, which is generous enough to go beyond the obvious. Mein Schiff 5 has 11 restaurants on board, which means you could eat somewhere different nearly every night. There are enough performances, events, and social mixers on a cruise this length that you couldn't do them all if you tried. And that's a good problem. Heraklion itself is worth spending some time in. Don't just treat it as a departure point. The autumn timing is underrated too. Good weather, calmer seas, and a more relaxed ship. All in all, it's a solid trip.