Alluring Mediterranean – Barcelona & Rome

About this cruise

You sail from Messina on March 17, 2026 and spend 7 nights visiting Valletta, Barcelona, Marseille, Genoa and Civitavecchia (Rome). It's a well-tested route and there's a reason people keep booking it. 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. 4 countries (Malta, Spain, France and Italy) across the Western Mediterranean, each with its own character. Most ports give you about 10 hours, so you can do more than just tick off the main sights. As for the ship itself, You won't go hungry on MSC World Europa. 4 restaurants come with the fare, plus 5 more when you feel like treating yourself. A spring departure helps too: decent weather and a calmer feel at each port. Hard to ask for much more than that, honestly.