Ocean Discovery – Marseille, Savona & Civitavecchia (Rome)

About this cruise

The kind of trip where you lose track of what day it is, and nobody cares. 15 nights from Marseille on April 8, 2027, visiting Genoa, Civitavecchia (Rome) and Naples, with additional stops along the Eastern Mediterranean. Disembarkation is in Piraeus (Athens). 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. 4 countries (Italy, Malta, Greece and Türkiye) across the Eastern Mediterranean, each with its own character. Most ports give you about 10 hours, so you can do more than just tick off the main sights. As for the ship itself, Costa Pacifica: 3,014 guests, 13 decks. Entertainment, dining, and enough space that it never feels cramped. By night three you start recognising faces; by night ten you're swapping numbers. That's the magic of a longer sailing. A spring departure helps too: decent weather and a calmer feel at each port. You start in Marseille and come back with stories from Italy, Malta, Greece and Türkiye.