Sunken Pillars & Salt Air – Ephesus, Athens & Marseille

About this cruise

21 nights starts to feel like a proper adventure. You leave Civitavecchia (Rome) on March 12, 2028 and the route takes you through Naples, Palermo and Souda (Chania), with additional stops along the Western Mediterranean at a pace where there's never any need to rush. A few ports come in quick succession, which is great for sightseeing but means you'll appreciate the sea days when they arrive. It's a proper Western Mediterranean tour: 6 countries, from Italy to France. If one port sticks with you, it'll probably be Mykonos, Whitewashed glamour under the Aegean sun. Around 11 hours per port on average, which is generous enough to go beyond the obvious. Sun Princess launched in 2024, so everything on board is still new. You can tell. 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. Timing-wise, spring usually means comfortable temperatures and lower prices than peak season. It's the kind of trip you actually remember afterwards.