Ocean Discovery – Barcelona, Ajaccio & Civitavecchia (Rome)
About this cruise
A week or so at sea, a few great ports, and nothing to organise once you're on board. This 7-night sailing from Barcelona on July 2, 2027 visits Ajaccio, Civitavecchia (Rome), Palermo, Salerno, Split and Ravenna. You finish in Ravenna. 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 3 countries along the Western Mediterranean coast: France, Italy and Croatia. Split alone is worth the trip, Diocletian's palace, still alive after 1,700 years. Roughly 10 hours ashore per stop. No need to rush. There are 12 restaurants on Mariner Of The Seas, so you'd need to double up a few evenings to try them all in 7 nights. Barcelona 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. Worth booking. That's the short version.
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