Ocean Discovery – Funchal, St Cruz De La Palma & Tenerife

About this cruise

This is the kind of cruise where you actually have time to go back to a port highlight you missed the first time. 14 nights from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on November 25, 2027, visiting Funchal, Santa Cruz de la Palma, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Puerto del Rosario, Mindelo and Praia. The final stretch is open ocean, which gives you time to process everything you've seen and use the ship one last time. Crossing 3 borders through the Azores, Madeira & Cape Verde: Portugal, Spain and Cape Verde. You'll notice the culture shift at every stop. You get around 13 hours in each port, which is enough for an excursion, lunch, and some wandering around on your own. When you're not ashore, Mein Schiff 7 (2024) is one of the newer ships out there, with current design and recent tech throughout. One of the underrated parts of a longer cruise: you actually get to know people. The couple from dinner, the group at trivia, the bartender who remembers your drink. Suits retirees, remote workers, or anyone who doesn't need to be anywhere else for a while. Pro tip: fly in the day before. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has plenty to offer, and you'll board relaxed instead of rushed. A November sailing dodges the peak crowds while the weather is still cooperating. Well timed. Hard to ask for much more than that, honestly.