Andalusian & Volcanic Slopes – Barcelona, Cádiz & Funchal

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. 14 nights from Genoa on November 12, 2026, visiting Marseille, Barcelona and Málaga, with additional stops along the Western Mediterranean. Disembarkation is in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. It splits nicely: 9 days seeing places and 4 days doing nothing at all. The Western Mediterranean route takes in France, Spain and Portugal, 3 countries, and the differences show up in the food, the architecture, and the mood. You get around 10 hours in each port, which is enough for an excursion, lunch, and some wandering around on your own. When you're not ashore, Costa Smeralda holds 5,224 guests across 20 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. A November sailing dodges the peak crowds while the weather is still cooperating. Well timed. You start in Genoa and come back with stories from France, Spain and Portugal.