Mediterranean Grandeur – Rome & Barcelona

About this cruise

The kind of trip that's easy to say yes to and hard to regret. 10 nights from Civitavecchia (Rome) on August 4, 2027, visiting Salerno, Mykonos and Izmir, with additional stops along the Western Mediterranean. You get off in Barcelona, which is a good excuse to tack on a few days on land. 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 5 countries along the Western Mediterranean coast: Italy, Greece, Türkiye, Malta and Spain. Don't rush through Izmir, which is known as Turkey's laid-back Aegean metropolis. Roughly 10 hours ashore per stop. No need to rush. There are 15 restaurants on Carnival Sunshine, so you'd need to double up a few evenings to try them all in 10 nights. 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. Civitavecchia (Rome) 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. All told, 7 ports across 10 nights covers a lot.