Ocean Discovery – Pointe A Pitre, Philipsburg & Tenerife

About this cruise

Clear the calendar from March 10, 2028. This one's 13 nights from Pointe-à-Pitre, and the route visits Philipsburg, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tangier, Barcelona and Marseille. By the time you're a week in, you'll have completely stopped checking your phone. The trip wraps in Marseille, so you won't retrace your steps. The sea days add up to 8, but that's when you find the spa, catch the shows, or just read by the pool. The Western Mediterranean route takes in Sint Maarten, Spain, Morocco and France, 4 countries, and the differences show up in the food, the architecture, and the mood. 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, Costa Serena holds 3,014 guests across 13 decks. It's a big ship, with plenty to keep you busy. 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. If you like having options (restaurants, bars, activities, entertainment), a big ship delivers that. A March departure catches that sweet window of warm-enough weather before the summer rush. Whether you've cruised before or not, this 13-night itinerary is a genuinely good one.