36-Day Ultimate Mediterranean: From Balkan Gems To Spain
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36-Day Ultimate Mediterranean: From Balkan Gems To Spain

36 nights · Fusina → Lisbon · Seabourn Ovation

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9 Oct 2027
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Cruises › The Mediterranean › Greek Isles & Aegean

36 nights32 portsFusina → LisbonSeabourn Ovation

The Journey

Day by Day

36 nights · 32 ports

Day 1Venice
Day 2Piran
Day 3Sibenik
Day 4Kotor
Day 5Day At Sea
Day 6Pylos
Day 7Nafplion
Day 8Athens
Day 9Monemvasia
Day 10Agios Nikolaos
Day 11Mikonos
Day 12Cesme
Day 13Kusadasi
Day 14Day At Sea
Day 15Istanbul
Day 16Canakkale
Day 17Volos
Day 18Day At Sea
Day 19Patmos
Day 20Rhodes
Day 21Santorini
Day 22Athens
Day 23Day At Sea
Day 24Valletta
Day 25Trapani
Day 26Cagliari
Day 27Alghero
Day 28Mahon
Day 29Barcelona
Day 30Valencia
Day 31Cartagena
Day 32Motril (Granada)
Day 33Melilla
Day 34Seville
Day 35Day At Sea
Day 36Porto
Day 37Lisbon
Venice
Day 1
Venice

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

Embark

Piran
Day 2
Piran

Ashore

Sibenik
Day 3
Sibenik

A stone cathedral city guarding the Krka river mouth.

Ashore

Kotor
Day 4
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 5
At Sea

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

At Sea

Pylos
Day 6
Pylos

Ashore

Nafplion
Day 7
Nafplion

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

Ashore

Athens
Day 8
Athens

Ashore

Monemvasia
Day 9
Monemvasia

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

Ashore

Agios Nikolaos
Day 10
Agios Nikolaos

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

Ashore

Mikonos
Day 11
Mikonos

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

Ashore

Cesme
Day 12
Cesme

Ashore

Kusadasi
Day 13
Kusadasi

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

Ashore

At Sea
Day 14
At Sea

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

At Sea

Istanbul
Day 15
Istanbul

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

Ashore

Canakkale
Day 16
Canakkale

The Dardanelles crossing, with Troy and Gallipoli on either shore.

Ashore

Volos
Day 17
Volos

Ashore

At Sea
Day 18
At Sea

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

At Sea

Patmos
Day 19
Patmos

The island of the Revelation, its hilltop monastery ringed in white.

Ashore

Rhodes
Day 20
Rhodes

The Knights’ walled city, still standing guard over its harbor.

Ashore

Santorini
Day 21
Santorini

The caldera rim at golden hour is the single most photographed view in the Mediterranean.

Ashore

Athens
Day 22
Athens

Ashore

At Sea
Day 23
At Sea

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

At Sea

Valletta
Day 24
Valletta

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

Ashore

Trapani
Day 25
Trapani

Ashore

Cagliari
Day 26
Cagliari

Sardinia’s capital, stacked pink and gold above its gulf.

Ashore

Alghero
Day 27
Alghero

Ashore

Mahon
Day 28
Mahon

One of the great natural harbors of the world, in miniature.

Ashore

Barcelona
Day 29
Barcelona

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

Ashore

Valencia
Day 30
Valencia

Paella at its source and a futurist city of arts rising from a dry riverbed.

Ashore

Cartagena
Day 31
Cartagena

Ashore

Motril (Granada)
Day 32
Motril (Granada)

Ashore

Melilla
Day 33
Melilla

Ashore

Seville
Day 34
Seville

Orange blossom, flamenco and the grandest cathedral in Spain, upriver from Cádiz.

Ashore

At Sea
Day 35
At Sea

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

At Sea

Porto
Day 36
Porto

Ashore

Lisbon
Day 37
Lisbon

Trams, tiles and pastel hills at the mouth of the Tagus.

Disembark

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The Route

Where You Sail

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Seabourn Ovation

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

Seabourn Ovation
Seabourn Ovation
Seabourn · 36 Nights · Fusina → Lisbon

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 36-Day Ultimate Mediterranean: From Balkan Gems To Spain.

From $37,168 per person, and our planning from first question to the flight home.

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