Moorish Spice Route – Rome to Durban

About this cruise

A trip this long changes your rhythm entirely, and that's very much the point. 25 nights from Civitavecchia (Rome) on October 18, 2027, visiting Messina, Rhodes and Limassol, with additional stops along the Eastern Mediterranean. You get off in Durban, which is a good excuse to tack on a few days on land. The final stretch is open ocean, which gives you time to process everything you've seen and use the ship one last time. 8 countries (Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Egypt, Seychelles, Mauritius, Réunion and South Africa) across the Eastern Mediterranean, each with its own character. You get around 9 hours in each port, which is enough for an excursion, lunch, and some wandering around on your own. When you're not ashore, You won't go hungry on MSC Sinfonia. 4 restaurants come with the fare, plus 0 more when you feel like treating yourself. Longer sailings have a different energy. People relax into it, stop rushing, and start actually talking to each other. An October sailing dodges the peak crowds while the weather is still cooperating. Well timed. 25 nights of not thinking about anything except where to eat next. That's the pitch.