French & Italian Riviera – Cannes, Genoa & Barcelona

About this cruise

You board in Cannes on May 24, 2026 for 7 nights visiting Genoa, La Spezia, Civitavecchia (Rome), Palma de Mallorca and Barcelona, and you come back from this kind of trip wondering why you don't do it more often. A few ports come in quick succession, which is great for sightseeing but means you'll appreciate the sea days when they arrive. Warm plazas, gelato by the harbour, and old things everywhere you look. Of the stops, La Spezia tends to be the one people talk about: Gateway to the pastel villages of Cinque Terre. Around 11 hours per port on average, which is generous enough to go beyond the obvious. MSC Grandiosa has 6 restaurants on board, which means you could eat somewhere different nearly every night. Cannes itself is worth spending some time in. Don't just treat it as a departure point. Timing-wise, spring usually means comfortable temperatures and lower prices than peak season. Sometimes the best trips are the ones you just go ahead and book.