Grand European – Barcelona & Lisbon

About this cruise

The kind of trip where you lose track of what day it is, and nobody cares. 12 nights from Amsterdam on August 26, 2026, visiting Le Havre (Paris), A Coruña and Leixões (Porto), with additional stops along the Western Mediterranean. The trip wraps in Barcelona, so you won't retrace your steps. 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 France to United Kingdom. Most ports give you about 11 hours, so you can do more than just tick off the main sights. As for the ship itself, From casual buffets to proper sit-down restaurants, Celebrity Eclipse has 10 dining spots on board, most of them included. 12 nights is long enough to build a routine on board: favourite restaurant, favourite deck chair, favourite people. It starts to feel like a floating village. It's peak season, so the weather is at its best and the ship will be full. That's part of the fun. Whether you've cruised before or not, this 12-night itinerary is a genuinely good one.