Gilded Meridian – Bergen, Barcelona & Rome

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 Southampton on July 11, 2026, visiting Bergen, Skjolden and Olden, with additional stops along the Western Mediterranean. The final stretch is open ocean, which gives you time to process everything you've seen and use the ship one last time. It's a proper Western Mediterranean tour: 4 countries, from Norway to Italy. 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, From casual buffets to proper sit-down restaurants, Sky Princess has 8 dining spots on board, most of them included. 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 July departure puts you in the best summer conditions: long days, warm nights, plenty of sun. Hard to ask for much more than that, honestly.