18 Night Cruise from Buenos Aires

About this cruise

Clear the calendar from March 31, 2027. This one's 18 nights from Buenos Aires, and the route visits Rio de Janeiro, Maceio, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Tarragona, Ajaccio and Civitavecchia (Rome). By the time you're a week in, you'll have completely stopped checking your phone. You get off in Civitavecchia (Rome), which is a good excuse to tack on a few days on land. It starts gently with sea days, so by the time you reach the first port you'll have explored the ship and actually feel on holiday. 4 countries (Brazil, Spain, France and Italy) across the Western Mediterranean, each with its own character. You get around 9 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 MSC Splendida. 2 restaurants come with the fare, plus 4 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. A March departure catches that sweet window of warm-enough weather before the summer rush. 18 nights of not thinking about anything except where to eat next. That's the pitch.