28-Day Mediterranean Medley: Spain, France & Ephesus
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28-Day Mediterranean Medley: Spain, France & Ephesus

28 nights · Barcelona → Istanbul · Seabourn Ovation

Departure
25 Sep 2027
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28 nights25 portsBarcelona → IstanbulSeabourn Ovation

The Journey

Day by Day

28 nights · 25 ports

Day 1Barcelona
Day 2Roses
Day 3Day At Sea
Day 4Sanary Sur Mer
Day 5Calvi
Day 6Olbia
Day 7Porto Santo Stefano
Day 8Rome (Civitavecchia)
Day 9Sorrento
Day 10Taormina
Day 11Valletta
Day 12Day At Sea
Day 13Kotor
Day 14Zadar
Day 15Venice
Day 16Piran
Day 17Sibenik
Day 18Kotor
Day 19Day At Sea
Day 20Pylos
Day 21Nafplion
Day 22Athens
Day 23Monemvasia
Day 24Agios Nikolaos
Day 25Mikonos
Day 26Cesme
Day 27Kusadasi
Day 28Day At Sea
Day 29Istanbul
Barcelona
Day 1
Barcelona

Gaudí’s city: start at the Sagrada Família and surrender the rest of the day.

Embark

Roses
Day 2
Roses

Ashore

At Sea
Day 3
At Sea

A full day at sea: the pools, the spa, a long lunch, and the horizon doing all the work.

At Sea

Sanary Sur Mer
Day 4
Sanary Sur Mer

Ashore

Calvi
Day 5
Calvi

Ashore

Olbia
Day 6
Olbia

The door to the Costa Smeralda’s celebrity coves.

Ashore

Porto Santo Stefano
Day 7
Porto Santo Stefano

Ashore

Rome (Civitavecchia)
Day 8
Rome (Civitavecchia)

The Eternal City, an hour up the road from its harbor and worth every minute of it.

Ashore

Sorrento
Day 9
Sorrento

Cliff-hung and lemon-scented, the classic base for Capri and the Amalfi drive.

Ashore

Taormina
Day 10
Taormina

Sicily’s hilltop stage set, with Etna smoking politely behind the Greek theatre.

Ashore

Valletta
Day 11
Valletta

A baroque fortress city built by knights, small enough to walk and grand enough to stun.

Ashore

At Sea
Day 12
At Sea

Nothing on the schedule but the sea. This is the part of the sailing people book it for.

At Sea

Kotor
Day 13
Kotor

A fjord that is not a fjord, walls that climb a mountain, and the Adriatic’s most dramatic sail-in.

Ashore

Zadar
Day 14
Zadar

Roman ruins, a sea organ that plays the waves, and Hitchcock’s favourite sunset.

Ashore

Venice
Day 15
Venice

No arrival on earth compares; the lagoon does the rest.

Ashore

Piran
Day 16
Piran

Ashore

Sibenik
Day 17
Sibenik

A stone cathedral city guarding the Krka river mouth.

Ashore

Kotor
Day 18
Kotor

A fjord that is not a fjord, walls that climb a mountain, and the Adriatic’s most dramatic sail-in.

Ashore

At Sea
Day 19
At Sea

A quiet day between ports, the deck unhurried and the water in every direction.

At Sea

Pylos
Day 20
Pylos

Ashore

Nafplion
Day 21
Nafplion

Greece’s prettiest town: Venetian fortresses and a harbor made for an evening stroll.

Ashore

Athens
Day 22
Athens

Ashore

Monemvasia
Day 23
Monemvasia

A medieval town hidden behind a rock in the sea; Byzantium, preserved.

Ashore

Agios Nikolaos
Day 24
Agios Nikolaos

A lake-hearted harbor town on Crete’s gentlest gulf.

Ashore

Mikonos
Day 25
Mikonos

Whitewashed lanes, windmills, and the best people-watching in the Aegean.

Ashore

Cesme
Day 26
Cesme

Ashore

Kusadasi
Day 27
Kusadasi

The gateway to Ephesus, where the Library of Celsus still stands two millennia on.

Ashore

At Sea
Day 28
At Sea

Time to slow down: a lounger, the observation deck, and open ocean to the rail.

At Sea

Istanbul
Day 29
Istanbul

Two continents, one skyline: minarets, bazaars and the Bosphorus between.

Disembark

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The Route

Where You Sail

Your Ship

Seabourn Ovation

All suites, all ocean-front, and a ship small enough to feel like a house party.

Seabourn Ovation
Seabourn Ovation
Seabourn · 28 Nights · Barcelona → Istanbul

All suites, all ocean-front, and a ship small enough to feel like a house party.

  • Intimate ships with a private club atmosphere
  • Complimentary premium spirits and fine wines
  • Tipping neither required nor expected
  • Marina days and caviar on deck

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Sail 28-Day Mediterranean Medley: Spain, France & Ephesus.

From $29,698 per person, and our planning from first question to the flight home.

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