Galleon Path – Malta, Spain & Italian Riviera

About this cruise

You sail from Messina on October 19, 2027 and spend 7 nights visiting Valletta, Barcelona, Marseille, Genoa and Naples. It's a well-tested route and there's a reason people keep booking it. 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. It's a proper Western Mediterranean tour: 4 countries, from Malta to Italy. Most ports give you about 9 hours, so you can do more than just tick off the main sights. As for the ship itself, MSC World Asia launched in 2026, so everything on board is still new. You can tell. Being shoulder season helps: golden light, comfortable weather, and shorter queues at the popular spots. Hard to ask for much more than that, honestly.