Atlantic Crossing – Azores & Spain

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. 15 nights from New York on April 19, 2026, visiting Halifax, Ponta Delgada, Lisbon, Cádiz, Málaga and Marseille. You get off in Marseille, which is a good excuse to tack on a few days on land. Sea days bookend the port visits. You settle in, see the ports, then have time to wind down before heading home. Crossing 4 borders through the Western Mediterranean: Canada, Portugal, Spain and France. You'll notice the culture shift at every stop. Most ports give you about 11 hours, so you can do more than just tick off the main sights. As for the ship itself, MSC Meraviglia takes the food seriously, with 9 restaurants to choose from. 3 are included, and the rest are worth the splurge. 15 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. If you like having options (restaurants, bars, activities, entertainment), a big ship delivers that. Pro tip: fly in the day before. New York has plenty to offer, and you'll board relaxed instead of rushed. A spring departure helps too: decent weather and a calmer feel at each port. 15 nights of not thinking about anything except where to eat next. That's the pitch.