Sun-Bleached Antiquity – Marseille, Rome & Ephesus

About this cruise

The kind of trip where you lose track of what day it is, and nobody cares. 14 nights from Barcelona on June 18, 2028, visiting Palma de Mallorca, Marseille and Ajaccio, with additional stops along the Western Mediterranean. The trip wraps in Piraeus (Athens), so you won't retrace your steps. 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. The Western Mediterranean route takes in Spain, France, Italy, Greece and Türkiye, 5 countries, and the differences show up in the food, the architecture, and the mood. Most ports give you about 12 hours, so you can do more than just tick off the main sights. As for the ship itself, Sun Princess joined the Princess Cruises's lineup in 2024. Still has that new-ship feel. By night three you start recognising faces; by night ten you're swapping numbers. That's the magic of a longer sailing. If you like having options (restaurants, bars, activities, entertainment), a big ship delivers that. It's peak season, so the weather is at its best and the ship will be full. That's part of the fun. Whether you've cruised before or not, this 14-night itinerary is a genuinely good one.