Mediterranean Splendor – Rome, Malta & Barcelona

About this cruise

This one leaves Civitavecchia (Rome) on March 22, 2027 and spends 7 nights visiting Messina, Valletta, Barcelona, Marseille and Genoa at a pace where every day has something going on but there's always time to just sit and watch the water too. 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. The route threads through 4 countries along the Western Mediterranean coast: Italy, Malta, Spain and France. Most ports give you about 9 hours, so you can do more than just tick off the main sights. As for the ship itself, MSC World Asia joined the MSC Cruises's lineup in 2026. Still has that new-ship feel. A spring departure helps too: decent weather and a calmer feel at each port. Hard to ask for much more than that, honestly.