Gilded Meridian – Athens, Ephesus & Santorini

About this cruise

This is the kind of cruise where you actually have time to go back to a port highlight you missed the first time. 21 nights from Barcelona on April 11, 2027, visiting Palma de Mallorca, Marseille and Ajaccio, with additional stops along the Western Mediterranean. The itinerary clusters several port calls together. Fast-paced for a few days, then the sea days hit and you can catch your breath. It's a proper Western Mediterranean tour: 6 countries, from Spain to Montenegro. You get around 11 hours in each port, which is enough for an excursion, lunch, and some wandering around on your own. When you're not ashore, Sun Princess (2024) is one of the newer ships out there, with current design and recent tech throughout. Longer sailings have a different energy. People relax into it, stop rushing, and start actually talking to each other. An April departure catches that sweet window of warm-enough weather before the summer rush. Whether you've cruised before or not, this 21-night itinerary is a genuinely good one.