Best Mediterranean Cruises Routes 2020 & Best Time to Cruise

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Discover the beauty of the Mediterranean’s islands, beaches, cities, and bays with all-inclusive cruise deals for 2019/2020. Visit charming ports, enjoy breathtaking coastlines, and explore stunning architecture. Find out the best times of year to cruise, how much it costs, and how to prepare for your Mediterranean adventure. Learn more about the different cruise lines and routes to plan your perfect getaway.

Cruising the Meditarranean

What is the best time of year to cruise the Mediterranean?

Summer is the high travel season in the Mediterranean. The weather is hot and sunny, the water is warm, and millions of people flock to the coast to soak up the sun and take a break from routine. The best time to take a Mediterranean cruise, however, is in the spring (May-June) or fall (September-October).

How much does it cost for a Mediterranean cruise?

Typical costs: Six- to nine-day cruises through the Mediterranean cost about $550-$1,275 for an interior room, per person, double occupancy, depending on sailing date, trip length and cruise line. Prices during the holidays, summer months or spring break are typically higher than fall or late winter cruises.

Which cruise line is best for Mediterranean?

#1. Seabourn Cruise Line
#2. Viking Ocean Cruises
#3. Azamara Club Cruises
#4. Oceania Cruises
#5. Crystal Cruises
#6. Regent Seven Seas Cruises
#7. Celebrity Cruises
#8. MSC Cruises. #8 in Best Cruise Lines in the Mediterranean.
#9. Royal Caribbean International. #9 in Best Cruise Lines in the Mediterranean.
#10. Costa Cruises. #10 in Best Cruise Lines in the Mediterranean.

Is there a hurricane season in the Mediterranean?

The 2018 Mediterranean Sea Hurricane Season was a slightly below average season, featuring 7 depressions, 6 storms, 3 hurricanes, and 2 major hurricanes. … Most storms form between August and November, but some storms do form in July, June, and as early as April.

How do I prepare for a Mediterranean cruise?

If you take a summer Mediterranean cruise, include lightweight clothing, broad-brimmed hats and sunglasses, along with plenty of sunscreen. For winter cruises, pack sweaters or sweatshirts for the evenings, and look for alternative indoor activities in case your plans for the beach get washed away.

Meditarranean Cruise Lines Routes

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Barcelona, Spain

Barcelona, the cosmopolitan capital of Spain’s Catalonia region, is known for its art and architecture. The fantastical Sagrada Família church and other modernist landmarks designed by Antoni Gaudí dot the city. Museu Picasso and Fundació Joan Miró feature modern art by their namesakes. City history museum MUHBA, includes several Roman archaeological sites.

Ship Cruising, Barcelona - Spain
Ship Cruising, Barcelona – Spain

Nice, France

Nice, capital of the Alpes-Maritimes department on the French Riviera, sits on the pebbly shores of the Baie des Anges. Founded by the Greeks and later a retreat for 19th-century European elite, the city has also long attracted artists. Former resident Henri Matisse is honored with a career-spanning collection of paintings at Musée Matisse. Musée Marc Chagall features some of its namesake’s major religious works.

Nice France

A view from Nice, France

French Riviera

The French Riviera (or Côte d’Azur) is the Mediterranean coast of southeastern France. It includes famously glamorous beach resorts such as Saint-Tropez and Cannes, and the independent microstate of Monaco.

A view from French Riviera

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Monaco, France

Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco, is a sovereign city-state, country, and microstate on the French Riviera in Western Europe. France borders the country on three sides while the other side borders the Mediterranean Sea. Monaco is about 15 km from the state border with Italy.

Monaco France
A view from Monaco, France

Villefranche, France

Villefranche-sur-Mer is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region on the French Riviera and is located near the French~Italian border next to the Principality of Monaco.
Villefranche France

A view from Villefranche, France

European Renaissance

The Renaissance is a period in European history, covering the span between the 14th and 17th centuries and marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity
European Renaissance

Ancient Times Palaces

Cruising the Meditarranean, Venice – Italy

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Ship Cruising, Rome - Italy
Ship Cruising, Rome – Italy

Florence, Italy

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Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence

Florence, capital of Italy’s Tuscany region, is home to many masterpieces of Renaissance art and architecture. One of its most iconic sights is the Duomo, a cathedral with a terracotta-tiled dome engineered by Brunelleschi and a bell tower by Giotto. The Galleria dell’Accademia displays Michelangelo’s “David” sculpture. The Uffizi Gallery exhibits Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus” and da Vinci’s “Annunciation.”

Meditarranean Coasts - Italy
Meditarranean Coasts – Italy

Rome, Italy

Panoramic aerial view of the Colosseum and Arch of Constantine, Rome, Italy

Rome, Italy’s capital, is a sprawling, cosmopolitan city with nearly 3,000 years of globally influential art, architecture and culture on display. Ancient ruins such as the Forum and the Colosseum evoke the power of the former Roman Empire. Vatican City, headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church, has St. Peter’s Basilica and the Vatican Museums, which house masterpieces such as Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel frescoes.

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Pompei, Italy

Pompei Italy

Pompei is a city in southern Italy’s Campania region overlooked by the active volcano at Vesuvius. It’s known for its ancient city, Pompeii, which was buried by the 79 A.D. eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Ruins here include the frescoed Villa of the Mysteries and the city’s amphitheater. In town, the Catholic pilgrimage site of the Sanctuary of the Madonna of the Rosary has mosaics and a grand cupola.

Malta

Cruising the Meditarranean, Malta

Malta is an archipelago in the central Mediterranean between Sicily and the North African coast. It’s a nation known for historic sites related to a succession of rulers including the Romans, Moors, Knights of Saint John, French and British. It has numerous fortresses, megalithic temples and the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum, a subterranean complex of halls and burial chambers dating to circa 4000 B.C.

Malta Grand Harbor

Marsaxlokk, Malta

Dubrovnik, Croatia

Meditarranean Coasts - Dubrovnik, Croatia
Meditarranean Coasts – Dubrovnik, Croatia

Greek Islands Tours

Greek Islands Tours Route

Turquoise waters, romantic sunsets and Mediterranean flavours. Here are our favorite Greek islands where you can relax or have a romantic.

Athens, Greece

Parthenon and Herodium construction in Acropolis Hill in Athens, Greece shot in blue hour with moon in the sky.

Temple of Poseidon, Athens - Greece
Temple of Poseidon, Athens – Greece

Athens is the capital of Greece. It was also at the heart of Ancient Greece, a powerful civilization and empire. The city is still dominated by 5th-century BC landmarks, including the Acropolis, a hilltop citadel topped with ancient buildings like the colonnaded Parthenon temple. The Acropolis Museum, along with the National Archaeological Museum, preserves sculptures, vases, jewelry and more from Ancient Greece.

Acropoli from Mount Lycabettus
The Temple of Poseidon is situated in Sounion, on the tip of the Attica peninsula, and is surrounded by sea.

Mykonos, Greece

Mykonos island in Greece Cyclades

Mykonos is an island in the Cyclades group in the Aegean Sea. It’s popularly known for its summer party atmosphere. Beaches such as Paradise and Super Paradise have bars that blare thumping music. Massive dance clubs attract world-renowned DJs and typically stay open well past dawn. Iconic landmarks include a row of 16th-century windmills, which sit on a hill above Mykonos town.

Santorini, Greece

Happy in Oia, Santorini, Greek Island

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Santorini is one of the Cyclades islands in the Aegean Sea. It was devastated by a volcanic eruption in the 16th century BC, forever shaping its rugged landscape. The whitewashed, cubiform houses of its 2 principal towns, Fira and Oia, cling to cliffs above an underwater caldera (crater). They overlook the sea, small islands to the west and beaches made up of black, red and white lava pebbles.

Santorini Island, Greece

View from Santorini

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