Jade Tides – Riviera & Lisbon

About this cruise

The kind of trip that's easy to say yes to and hard to regret. 10 nights from Genoa on August 11, 2026, visiting Marseille, Málaga and Cádiz, with additional stops along the Western Mediterranean. Expect a run of consecutive ports, 7 stops total, with the busiest days packed close together. The sea days around them feel earned. The route threads through 4 countries along the Western Mediterranean coast: France, Spain, Portugal and Italy. People come back from this cruise talking about Lisbon: Seven hills of fado, pastéis, and golden light. Roughly 9 hours ashore per stop. No need to rush. MSC Opera has 4 restaurants on board, which means you could eat somewhere different nearly every night. With more nights comes more time for the ship's rhythm to kick in: morning coffee in the same spot, evening shows, late-night conversations on deck. Genoa itself is worth spending some time in. Don't just treat it as a departure point. And August means long, warm days. Good for the ports, good for the pool. 7 ports, 4 countries, one suitcase. That's the appeal.