Ancient Wonders of the Mediterranean – Katakolon, Rhodes & Alexandria
About this cruise
The kind of trip where you lose track of what day it is, and nobody cares. 11 nights from Venice on October 24, 2026, visiting Katakolon, Heraklion and Rhodes, with additional stops along the Eastern Mediterranean. 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 4 countries along the Eastern Mediterranean coast: Greece, Cyprus, Egypt and Croatia. Most ports give you about 10 hours, so you can do more than just tick off the main sights. As for the ship itself, MSC Lirica has 5 restaurants on board, which means you could eat somewhere different nearly every night. By night three you start recognising faces; by night ten you're swapping numbers. That's the magic of a longer sailing. Being shoulder season helps: golden light, comfortable weather, and shorter queues at the popular spots. Whether you've cruised before or not, this 11-night itinerary is a genuinely good one.