Sunlit Terra Cotta – Funchal, Tangier & Barcelona

About this cruise

Clear the calendar from March 29, 2027. This one's 11 nights from Santa Cruz de Tenerife, and the route visits Arrecife, Funchal and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, with additional stops along the Western Mediterranean. By the time you're a week in, you'll have completely stopped checking your phone. The trip wraps in Genoa, so you won't retrace your steps. It splits nicely: 7 days seeing places and 3 days doing nothing at all. The route threads through 5 countries along the Western Mediterranean coast: Spain, Portugal, Morocco, France and Italy. You get around 10 hours in each port, which is enough for an excursion, lunch, and some wandering around on your own. When you're not ashore, Costa Smeralda holds 5,224 guests across 20 decks. It's a big ship, with plenty to keep you busy. Longer sailings have a different energy. People relax into it, stop rushing, and start actually talking to each other. A March departure catches that sweet window of warm-enough weather before the summer rush. Whether you've cruised before or not, this 11-night itinerary is a genuinely good one.