22 days, one-way from Buenos Aires to Savona

About this cruise

Clear the calendar from April 5, 2027. This one's 22 nights from Buenos Aires, and the route visits Rio de Janeiro, Recife and Mindelo, with additional stops along the Western Mediterranean. By the time you're a week in, you'll have completely stopped checking your phone. You get off in Savona, 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. The route threads through 6 countries along the Western Mediterranean coast: Brazil, Cape Verde, Spain, Portugal, France and Italy. 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. An April departure catches that sweet window of warm-enough weather before the summer rush. 22 nights of not thinking about anything except where to eat next. That's the pitch.