18 Night Cruise from Rio de Janeiro

About this cruise

This is the kind of cruise where you actually have time to go back to a port highlight you missed the first time. 18 nights from Rio de Janeiro on April 8, 2027, visiting Recife, Mindelo and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, with additional stops along the Western Mediterranean. You wind up in Marseille, so it's worth planning a night or two there. 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. Crossing 5 borders through the Western Mediterranean: Brazil, Cape Verde, Spain, Portugal and France. You'll notice the culture shift at every stop. 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, Costa Serena holds 3,014 guests across 13 decks. It's a big ship, with plenty to keep you busy. Longer sailings have a different energy. People relax into it, stop rushing, and start actually talking to each other. If you like having options (restaurants, bars, activities, entertainment), a big ship delivers that. Pro tip: fly in the day before. Rio de Janeiro has plenty to offer, and you'll board relaxed instead of rushed. An April departure catches that sweet window of warm-enough weather before the summer rush. Hard to ask for much more than that, honestly.