17 nights - Time Out on the Atlantic - from La Romana/to Palma

About this cruise

Clear the calendar from April 9, 2027. This one's 17 nights from La Romana, and the route visits Castries, Bridgetown, Saint Vincent Island, Funchal, Gibraltar and Palma de Mallorca. By the time you're a week in, you'll have completely stopped checking your phone. The trip wraps in Palma de Mallorca, so you won't retrace your steps. You start at sea, hit the ports, then finish at sea. The ports feel like the centrepiece, framed by lazy ocean days. 6 countries (St. Lucia, Barbados, St. Vincent & Grenadines, Portugal, United Kingdom and Spain) across the Caribbean, each with its own character. 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, You won't go hungry on Mein Schiff 1. 8 restaurants come with the fare, plus 3 more when you feel like treating yourself. 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 April departure catches that sweet window of warm-enough weather before the summer rush. Whether you've cruised before or not, this 17-night itinerary is a genuinely good one.