22 Night Cruise from Civitavecchia (Rome)

About this cruise

Somewhere around day five the ship stops being transport and starts being home. This 22-night sailing from Civitavecchia (Rome) on October 31, 2027 visits Palermo, Ibiza and Valencia, with additional stops along the Western Mediterranean. You get off in Rio de Janeiro, which is a good excuse to tack on a few days on land. There's a stretch of back-to-back port days, so those days are busy, but the sea days around them give you time to recharge. The route threads through 5 countries along the Western Mediterranean coast: Italy, Spain, France, Portugal and Brazil. Most ports give you about 9 hours, so you can do more than just tick off the main sights. As for the ship itself, MSC Musica has 4 restaurants on board, which means you could eat somewhere different nearly every night. 22 nights is long enough to build a routine on board: favourite restaurant, favourite deck chair, favourite people. It starts to feel like a floating village. Being shoulder season helps: golden light, comfortable weather, and shorter queues at the popular spots. 22 nights of not thinking about anything except where to eat next. That's the pitch.