Astraea's Wake – Madeira & San Juan

About this cruise

You won't run out of things to do on a trip this long, but you also won't feel like you have to do any of them. 13 nights from Barcelona on October 31, 2026, visiting Funchal, San Juan and Miami. Disembarkation is in Miami. The first couple of days are at sea, which gives you time to settle in and get to know the ship before the ports begin. The route threads through 3 countries along the Azores, Madeira & Cape Verde coast: Portugal, Puerto Rico and United States. Most ports give you about 13 hours, so you can do more than just tick off the main sights. As for the ship itself, MSC Grandiosa has 6 restaurants on board, which means you could eat somewhere different nearly every night. 13 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. You start in Barcelona and come back with stories from Portugal, Puerto Rico and United States.