Azure Wake – Santorini, Bar & Messina

About this cruise

This one leaves Piraeus (Athens) on August 1, 2026 and spends 7 nights visiting Santorini, Bar, Corfu, Messina and Barcelona at a pace where every day has something going on but there's always time to just sit and watch the water too. Last stop: Barcelona. 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 Eastern Mediterranean route takes in Greece, Montenegro, Italy and Spain, 4 countries, and the differences show up in the food, the architecture, and the mood. Most ports give you about 10 hours, so you can do more than just tick off the main sights. As for the ship itself, Sun Princess joined the Princess Cruises's lineup in 2024. Still has that new-ship feel. If you like having options (restaurants, bars, activities, entertainment), a big ship delivers that. It's peak season, so the weather is at its best and the ship will be full. That's part of the fun. Good route, good ship, good timing. It all lines up.