Sun-Drenched Antiquity – Valencia, Rome & Kotor

About this cruise

The kind of trip that's easy to say yes to and hard to regret. 9 nights from Marseille on October 22, 2026, visiting Tarragona, Valencia and Livorno (Florence/Pisa), with additional stops along the Western Mediterranean. Last stop: Bari. Expect a run of consecutive ports, 8 stops total, with the busiest days packed close together. The sea days around them feel earned. The route threads through 4 countries along the Western Mediterranean coast: Spain, Italy, Greece and Montenegro. Of the stops, Tarragona tends to be the one people talk about: Roman amphitheatre overlooking the Mediterranean. Roughly 9 hours ashore per stop. No need to rush. MSC Orchestra has 5 restaurants on board, which means you could eat somewhere different nearly every night. Marseille itself is worth spending some time in. Don't just treat it as a departure point. And October is a good call. Still warm, less crowded, and usually cheaper too. Sometimes the best trips are the ones you just go ahead and book.