Imperial Wake – Ephesus, Athens & Provence

About this cruise

The kind of trip where you lose track of what day it is, and nobody cares. 21 nights from Civitavecchia (Rome) on May 23, 2026, visiting Naples, Souda (Chania) and Kusadasi, with additional stops along the Western Mediterranean. 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: 6 countries, from Italy to France. Most ports give you about 11 hours, so you can do more than just tick off the main sights. As for the ship itself, Sun Princess joined the Princess Cruises's lineup in 2024. Still has that new-ship feel. 21 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. A spring departure helps too: decent weather and a calmer feel at each port. Good route, good ship, good timing. It all lines up.