Port Vell waterfront, maritime history, Gothic Quarter streets.
Barcelona is the busiest cruise port in the Mediterranean and one of the few where the city genuinely rewards arriving early. The terminals are at Moll Adossat, out along the breakwater past the old harbour, close to the bottom of La Rambla but not walkable from it with luggage.
Depart 18:00
Ways to spend your day
Port Vell waterfront
Choose selected public waterfront spaces along Moll de la Fusta.
Museu Marítim de Barcelona
Choose selected available galleries in Barcelona’s maritime museum.
Gothic Quarter streets
Choose selected public streets and squares around Plaça de Sant Jaume.
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Old Port quays, Mediterranean cultures, Le Panier.
Marseille berths in a large commercial port well north of the Vieux Port, so this is a shuttle call rather than a walking one. Notre-Dame de la Garde on its hill is the view, the Vieux Port is the lunch, and Aix-en-Provence is the half day inland for anyone who wants a different city.
Arrive 08:00 · Depart 16:008 hours in port
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Ways to spend your day
Marseille Vieux-Port
Choose a manageable section of the Old Port’s public quays.
Mucem
Explore selected open exhibitions at the J4 museum site.
Le Panier
Choose a manageable public section of the historic neighborhood.
Genoa is the capital of Liguria and a historic maritime republic, with one of Europe's largest medieval old towns packed into narrow lanes called caruggi behind the harbour. The Palazzi dei Rolli along Via Garibaldi and the waterfront aquarium are the classic sights, and pesto comes from here.
Arrive 07:00 · Depart 16:009 hours in port
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Ways to spend your day
Galata Museo del Mare
Selected indoor galleries at Galata.
Palazzo Rosso
Selected art and palace rooms at Palazzo Rosso.
Porto Antico
A selected public waterfront area at Porto Antico.
Naples docks at the Stazione Marittima in the middle of the city, which is unusually convenient and makes the day a choice rather than a transfer. Pompeii is half an hour by train, Capri is a ferry, and Naples itself is the best street food in Italy if you would rather stay put.
Arrive 13:00 · Depart 21:008 hours in port
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Ways to spend your day
Spaccanapoli streets
Choose selected public streets along Via Benedetto Croce and Spaccanapoli.
National Archaeological Museum
Choose selected open archaeological galleries at Naples’ National Archaeological Museum.
Castel Nuovo exterior
Choose selected public spaces around Piazza Municipio for views of Castel Nuovo.
Palermo docks close to the centre of a city that rewards walking more than touring: Arab-Norman churches, three street markets and a baroque core that has not been polished for visitors. Monreale and its cathedral mosaics are twenty minutes uphill and are the one thing worth leaving town for.
Arrive 09:00 · Depart 17:008 hours in port
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Ways to spend your day
Quattro Canti streets
Choose selected public spaces at Quattro Canti, where Via Maqueda meets Via Vittorio Emanuele.
Salinas Archaeological Museum
Choose selected available archaeological galleries at the Antonino Salinas Museum in Piazza Olivella.
La Cala waterfront
Choose selected public waterfront spaces beside Palermo’s old harbor at La Cala.
Harbour gardens, ancient objects, waterfront warehouses.
Valletta berths in the Grand Harbour beneath the bastions, and a lift from the Waterfront takes you straight up into the city, which is one of the most convenient arrivals in the Mediterranean. Valletta is small and dense: the co-cathedral, the Upper Barrakka Gardens and the harbour views fill a day without a bus.
Arrive 09:00
Ways to spend your day
Upper Barrakka gardens
Choose selected public garden spaces at Upper Barrakka for views across the Grand Harbour.
National Museum of Archaeology
Choose available galleries at the National Museum of Archaeology in Auberge de Provence on Republic Street.
Valletta Waterfront
Choose selected public promenade spaces on Valletta Waterfront for historic warehouse exteriors and harbour views.
The second Seaside-class ship, built around a sea-level promenade and a glass bridge at the stern. Nine places to eat including a Pan Asian kitchen with sushi and teppanyaki counters, sixteen bars and four pools.
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