Sovereign Swell Crossing – Casablanca, Rio & Montevideo

About this cruise

A 21-night sailing gives you something shorter trips can't: the feeling that you're not just visiting places but actually living somewhere else for a while. This one leaves Cagliari on November 11, 2026 and visits Palermo, Valletta and Barcelona, with additional stops along the Western Mediterranean. Last stop: Montevideo. You do all the exploring first, then the last few days are at sea. It's like a built-in wind-down. The route threads through 7 countries along the Western Mediterranean coast: Italy, Malta, Spain, United Kingdom, Morocco, Brazil and Uruguay. Of the stops, Montevideo tends to be the one people talk about: Mate-sipping elegance on the Río de la Plata. Around 10 hours per port on average, which is generous enough to go beyond the obvious. MSC Splendida has 6 restaurants on board, which means you could eat somewhere different nearly every night. There are enough performances, events, and social mixers on a cruise this length that you couldn't do them all if you tried. And that's a good problem. Cagliari itself is worth spending some time in. Don't just treat it as a departure point. The autumn timing is underrated too. Good weather, calmer seas, and a more relaxed ship. Sometimes the best trips are the ones you just go ahead and book.