Gilded Promenade – Riviera, Genoa & Barcelona

About this cruise

The kind of trip that's easy to say yes to and hard to regret. 7 nights from Marseille on July 31, 2027, visiting Genoa, Naples, Messina, Valletta and Barcelona. Expect a run of consecutive ports, 5 stops total, with the busiest days packed close together. The sea days around them feel earned. It's a proper Western Mediterranean tour: 3 countries, from Italy to Spain. Keep an eye out for Messina: Sicily's gateway to Mount Etna and Taormina. Roughly 9 hours ashore per stop. No need to rush. MSC World Asia (2026) is one of the newer ships out there, with current design and recent tech throughout. And July means long, warm days. Good for the ports, good for the pool. That's 7 nights well spent.