Epic Journey – Venice to Durban

About this cruise

A trip this long changes your rhythm entirely, and that's very much the point. 24 nights from Venice on November 2, 2027, visiting Katakolon, Suez Canal and Port Said, with additional stops along the Eastern Mediterranean. You get off in Durban, which is a good excuse to tack on a few days on land. The final stretch is open ocean, which gives you time to process everything you've seen and use the ship one last time. The route threads through 7 countries along the Eastern Mediterranean coast: Greece, Egypt, Jordan, Seychelles, Mauritius, Réunion and South Africa. 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, MSC Armonia has 5 restaurants on board, which means you could eat somewhere different nearly every night. One of the underrated parts of a longer cruise: you actually get to know people. The couple from dinner, the group at trivia, the bartender who remembers your drink. A November sailing dodges the peak crowds while the weather is still cooperating. Well timed. 24 nights of not thinking about anything except where to eat next. That's the pitch.