Mediterranean Grand Tour – Trieste, Split & Athens

About this cruise

Long enough to properly switch off but not so long you need to reorganise your entire life. This 9-night round-trip sailing from Bari on July 20, 2027 visits Trieste, Split, Piraeus (Athens), Kusadasi, Istanbul and Corfu. Expect a run of consecutive ports, 6 stops total, with the busiest days packed close together. The sea days around them feel earned. The route threads through 4 countries along the Eastern Mediterranean coast: Italy, Croatia, Greece and Türkiye. Don't rush through Split, which is known as Diocletian's palace, still alive after 1,700 years. Roughly 10 hours ashore per stop. No need to rush. MSC Splendida has 6 restaurants on board, which means you could eat somewhere different nearly every night. Bari itself is worth spending some time in. Don't just treat it as a departure point. And July means long, warm days. Good for the ports, good for the pool. All told, 6 ports across 9 nights covers a lot.