Azure Escape – Genoa & Valletta

About this cruise

A week or so at sea, a few great ports, and nothing to organise once you're on board. This 7-night sailing from Marseille on May 10, 2027 visits Genoa, Naples, Palermo, Valletta and Barcelona. Expect a run of consecutive ports, 5 stops total, with the busiest days packed close together. The sea days around them feel earned. The route threads through 3 countries along the Western Mediterranean coast: Italy, Malta and Spain. People come back from this cruise talking about Naples: Chaos, pizza, and passion beneath Vesuvius. Roughly 9 hours ashore per stop. No need to rush. MSC Seaview has 6 restaurants on board, which means you could eat somewhere different nearly every night. Marseille itself is worth spending some time in. Don't just treat it as a departure point. And May is a good time to go. Mild weather, things starting to bloom, and fewer people than summer. 5 ports, 3 countries, one suitcase. That's the appeal.