Mediterranean to Caribbean – Tangier, St. Maarten & St. Kitts
About this cruise
Somewhere around day five the ship stops being transport and starts being home. This 14-night sailing from Barcelona on November 2, 2026 visits Tangier, St. John's, Philipsburg, Basseterre and La Romana. The trip wraps in La Romana, so you won't retrace your steps. 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 5 countries along the Caribbean coast: Morocco, Antigua & Barbuda, Sint Maarten, St. Kitts & Nevis and Dominican Republic. 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 Opera has 4 restaurants on board, which means you could eat somewhere different nearly every night. By night three you start recognising faces; by night ten you're swapping numbers. That's the magic of a longer sailing. Being shoulder season helps: golden light, comfortable weather, and shorter queues at the popular spots. Whether you've cruised before or not, this 14-night itinerary is a genuinely good one.