Can anyone help me find a cruise that goes to these ports?

Question

I am looking for a cruise that goes to Monte Carlo, Athens, and Rome for sure. Also, I want to go to Gibraltar, Santorini, and Olympia, but those are not as important as the first three.

Also, a round-trip to the same country is preferable.

If anyone can give me a list of cruises that go to these places, that would be great.

Thank you...

Answer 1

This one comes within about five miles of the big three (it goes to Villefranche-sur which is next door to Monte Carlo), Civitavecchia (Rome) and Athens and is a round trip ...

Cruise line:    Royal Caribbean

Ship name:  Brilliance of the Seas

Ports of call:  Barcelona, Spain; Villefranche-sur-Mer, France; Livorno, Italy; Civitavecchia, Italy; Mikonos Town, Greece; Kusadasi, Turkey; Santorini, Greece; Athens, Greece; Naples, Italy; Barcelona, Spain

2008 departures: June 10, July 4, 28, November 25

This one is similar to the one above, with different dates ...

Cruise line:    Royal Caribbean

Ship name:  Brilliance of the Seas

Ports of call:  Barcelona, Spain; Villefranche-sur-Mer, France; Livorno, Italy; Civitavecchia, Italy; Mikonos Town, Greece; Kusadasi, Turkey; Athens, Greece; Santorini, Greece; Naples, Italy; Barcelona, Spain

2008 departures: August 21, September 14, October 8

This one is like the above two with another date ...

Cruise line:   Royal Caribbean

Ship name:   Brilliance of the Seas



Ports of call:  Barcelona, Spain; Naples, Italy; Athens, Greece; Kusadasi, Turkey; Santorini, Greece; Civitavecchia, Italy; Livorno, Italy; Villefranche-sur-Mer, France; Barcelona, Spain

2008 departures: November 1

Here is one from Holland America Line that goes to all except Gibraltar and Athens (though it does make several stops in Greece) ...

Cruise line:    Holland America

Ship name:  Noordam

Ports of call:  Civitavecchia, Italy; Livorno, Italy; Monte Carlo, Monaco; Barcelona, Spain; Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Halq al Wadi, Tunisia; Palermo, Italy; Naples, Italy; Civitavecchia, Italy; Dubrovnik, Croatia; Corfu, Greece; Katákolon, Greece; Santorini, Greece; Kusadasi, Turkey; Valletta, Malta; Messina, Italy; Civitavecchia, Italy

2008 departures: May 9, July 16, August 5, 25, September 14

Or this one, which is the same ship on different dates ...

Cruise line:    Holland America

Ship name:  Noordam

Ports of call:  Civitavecchia, Italy; Dubrovnik, Croatia; Corfu, Greece; Katákolon, Greece; Santorini, Greece; Kusadasi, Turkey; Valletta, Malta; Messina, Italy; Civitavecchia, Italy; Livorno, Italy; Monte Carlo, Monaco; Barcelona, Spain; Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Halq al Wadi, Tunisia; Palermo, Italy; Naples, Italy; Civitavecchia, Italy

2008 departures: April 29, May 19, July 26, August 15, September 4

This one comes close.  It goes to Marseille which is about 90 miles from Monte Carlo and it is not a round trip ...

Cruise line:    Princess

Ship name:  Emerald Princess

Ports of call:  Barcelona, Spain; Marseille, France; Livorno, Italy; Rome, Italy; Naples, Italy; Mikonos Town, Greece; Istanbul, Turkey; Kusadasi, Turkey; Athens, Greece; Venice, Italy; Venice, Italy

2008 departures: April 30, May 24, July 11, August 28, September 21

Well, this one hits your top three plus Santorini and passes by Gibraltar, but it is not a round trip ...

Cruise line:    Holland America

Ship name:  Rotterdam

Ports of call:  Lisbon, Portugal; Valencia, Spain; Barcelona, Spain; Monte Carlo, Monaco; Livorno, Italy; Civitavecchia, Italy; Tripoli, Libya; Santorini, Greece; Kusadasi, Turkey; Athens, Greece

2008 departures: April 20

This one is also close.  It does not go to Athens, but does visit three ports in Greece, including Olympia (Katakolon).  Also, it is not a round trip ...

Cruise line:    Holland America

Ship name:  Zuiderdam

Ports of call:  Barcelona, Spain; Monte Carlo, Monaco; Livorno, Italy; Civitavecchia, Italy; Messina, Italy; Nafplion, Greece; Katákolon, Greece; Corfu, Greece; Dubrovnik, Croatia; Venice, Italy; Venice, Italy

2008 departures: May 20, June 25, July 31, October 11

This one misses Athens, but does go to Gibraltar and is a round trip ...

Cruise line:    Princess

Ship name:  Sea Princess

Ports of call:  Southampton, United Kingdom; Cadiz, Spain; Barcelona, Spain; Monte Carlo, Monaco; Livorno, Italy; Rome, Italy; Alghero, Italy; Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Gibraltar, Gibraltar; Southampton, United Kingdom

2008 departures: June 14

Here is one that gets them all except Gibraltar.  However, it is not a round trip ...

Cruise line:    Holland America

Ship name:  Zuiderdam

Ports of call:  Barcelona, Spain; Monte Carlo, Monaco; Livorno, Italy; Civitavecchia, Italy; Messina, Italy; Nafplion, Greece; Katákolon, Greece; Corfu, Greece; Dubrovnik, Croatia; Venice, Italy; Split, Croatia; Athens, Greece; Istanbul, Turkey; Mikonos Town, Greece; Kusadasi, Turkey; Santorini, Greece; Katákolon, Greece; Venice, Italy

2008 departures: May 20, June 25, July 31, September 5

This one makes it to the big three, plus Santorini and goes near Gibraltar (Cadiz, Spain), but is not round trip ...

Cruise line:    Holland America

Ship name:  Rotterdam

Ports of call:  Copenhagen, Denmark; Brest, France; Lisbon, Portugal; Cadiz, Spain; Marseille, France; Monte Carlo, Monaco; Civitavecchia, Italy; Dubrovnik, Croatia; Corfu, Greece; Santorini, Greece; Athens, Greece

2008 departures: September 2

This also hits the big three plus Santorini and goes near Gibraltar (Cadiz).  However, it is not a round trip ...

Cruise line:    Holland America

Ship name:  Rotterdam

Ports of call:  Athens, Greece; Santorini, Greece; Tripoli, Libya; Civitavecchia, Italy; Monte Carlo, Monaco; Marseille, France; Barcelona, Spain; Cadiz, Spain; Lisbon, Portugal; Le Havre, France; Harwich, United Kingdom

2008 departures: May 26

Another close one.  It goes to Villefranche-sur (next door to Monte Carlo) and makes several stops in Greece, including Santorini, but does not stop in Athens and is not a round trip ...

Cruise line:    Celebrity

Ship name:  Summit

Ports of call:  Barcelona, Spain; Villefranche-sur-Mer, France; Livorno, Italy; Civitavecchia, Italy; Naples, Italy; Santorini, Greece; Piraeus, Greece; Dubrovnik, Croatia; Venice, Italy; Venice, Italy

2008 departures: June 28, July 22, August 15, September 8

This one misses Greece completely, but does get Gibraltar and is a round trip ...

Cruise line:    Celebrity

Ship name:  Century

Ports of call:  Barcelona, Spain; Marseille, France; Villefranche-sur-Mer, France; Livorno, Italy; Civitavecchia, Italy; Ajaccio, France; Gibraltar, Gibraltar; Casablanca, Morocco; Tangier, Morocco; Barcelona, Spain

2008 departures: September 8, 29, October 20, November 10

This one gets the big three and Santorini, but is one way (not a round trip) ...

Cruise line:      Celebrity

Ship name:  Azamara Quest

Ports of call:  Athens, Greece; Kusadasi, Turkey; Chios Town, Greece; Santorini, Greece; Nafplion, Greece; Gythion, Greece; Delphi, Greece; Taormina, Italy; Sorrento, Italy; Monte Carlo, Monaco; Livorno, Italy; Civitavecchia, Italy

2008 departures: June 21, July 19, August 16

This one starts and ends in Rome.  It also spends three day in Cannes, which is only about 20 miles from Monte Carlo, but it does not go to Athens ...

Cruise line:    Celebrity

Ship name:  Azamara Quest

Ports of call:  Civitavecchia, Italy; Bonifacio, France; Portofino, Italy; Livorno, Italy; Cannes, France; Marseille, France; Sete, France; Barcelona, Spain; Mahon, Spain; Tunis, Tunisia; Civitavecchia, Italy

2008 departures: May 10

This one gets Rome (Civitavecchia) and Monte Carlo (Villefranche-sur) and makes two stops in Greece, including Santorini, but not Athens and is not a round trip ...

Cruise line:    Celebrity

Ship name:  Summit

Ports of call:  Barcelona, Spain; Villefranche-sur-Mer, France; Livorno, Italy; Civitavecchia, Italy; Naples, Italy; Piraeus, Greece; Santorini, Greece; Dubrovnik, Croatia; Venice, Italy; Venice, Italy

2008 departures: May 11

This one is just like the one above, except in the reverse order ...

Cruise line:    Celebrity

Ship name:  Summit

Ports of call:  Venice, Italy; Dubrovnik, Croatia; Santorini, Greece; Piraeus, Greece; Naples, Italy; Civitavecchia, Italy; Florence, Italy; Villefranche-sur-Mer, France; Barcelona, Spain

2008 departures: July 10

This one misses Greece, but does go to Gibraltar and is a round trip ...

Cruise line:    Princess

Ship name:  Sea Princess

Ports of call:  Southampton, United Kingdom; Cadiz, Spain; Barcelona, Spain; Monte Carlo, Monaco; Livorno, Italy; Rome, Italy; Alghero, Italy; Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Gibraltar, Gibraltar; Southampton, United Kingdom

2008 departures: July 19

This one goes everywhere.  It starts in Spain, goes to Rome (twice) Athens and Monte Carlo (Cannes), near Gibraltar (Cadiz) and ends up in Florida ...

Cruise line:    Princess

Ship name:  Emerald Princess

Ports of call:  Barcelona, Spain; Marseille, France; Livorno, Italy; Rome, Italy; Naples, Italy; Mikonos Town, Greece; Istanbul, Turkey; Kusadasi, Turkey; Athens, Greece; Venice, Italy; Naples, Italy; Rome, Italy; Livorno, Italy; Cannes, France; Barcelona, Spain; Cadiz, Spain; Lisbon, Portugal; Ponta Delgada (Azores), Portugal; Fort Lauderdale, Florida

2008 departures: September 21

I hope one of these works out for you.

Answer 2

Princess has one that goes from Venice to Rome and stops at all the stops except Gibraltar.

Answer 3

http://www.cruiseweb.com/PRINCESS-EUROPE...

There are a couple on here that go to Athens and Rome, but not Monte Carlo.  Maybe make that a separate trip?

Answer 4

I have done two cruises to the Mediterranean that included all of the port stops that you mentioned except Olympia.  Both cruises were 12 day cruises that left out of Barcelona Spain and returned there.  It may be difficult for you to have a cruise that includes all of the stops that you mentioned because there are generally two or three itineraries done by cruise lines in the Mediterranean; (1) the Western Med covering Spain, Portugal, the Canary Islands and Gibraltar and maybe Morocco;  (2) the Eastern Caribbean covering Villafranche/Monte Carlo, Italy, Greece and Turkey, and (3) itineraries that include Alexandria, Egypt along with Greece and maybe Italy.  Some of the ports that you want to visit are on opposite sides of the Med and cannot be combined in the same cruise.  At any rate whatever cruise you look at is going to be 12 days or more in order to cover the ports and return to the starting point.

Its been my experience that you have to choose carefully which Med itinerary you want and you may not be able to go to all of the places that you want in one cruise.  That is why we did a second cruise; to go to Morocco, Gibraltar, Portugal and the Canary Islands.

I recommend the cruise that we took first.  We did a 12 day Mediterranean cruise in October two years ago. It was a fabulous cruise. We cruised on the Royal Caribbean ship, Brilliance of the Seas. The ship is outstanding, my favorite of all of the Royal Caribbean ships.

The crowd of people on the ship was mixed, mostly folks 30's to 60's and not many kids. The time of year pretty much keeps families with kids from going.

In the first port stop of Villefranche we did the tour that went to the Medieval city of Eze and then to Monaco and the Monte Carlo casino. The Eze part was OK and so was the Monaco part, but don't pay the $10 per person to go inside the casino. Its not worth it, plus you cannot take pictures inside.

Our next stop was Florence/Pisa.  In Florence we did the walking tour of the city and then went to see the Leaning Tower of  Pisa. That was a good tour.

Our next stop was Rome.  In Rome we toured the Vatican City and Sistine Chapel and the went to the Coliseum. All of that was good but the tours take all day because the port is an hour from Rome. I do not recommend trying to do Rome on your own, you may get caught in traffic and miss the ship's departure.

Our next stop was Naples where we toured Pompeii and that as good.

We then went to  Athens where we took a tour to the Acropolis and then through the city of Athens. The Acropolis part I liked best.

Our next stop was in Kusudasi we went to the Biblical city of Ephesus and that was awing and outstanding.

Then we went to two Greek Isles. In  Santorini we went on a tour of the island and then to a winery. Then the next day we were in Mykonos and we did not do a tour , just walked around the town.

First, because of all of the historical sites to see the cruise can be very tiring. Many tours last all day and depending on the arrangement of ports stops you can be off the ship all day on consecutive days. But, if you go that far you do not want to miss the historical sights. If you decide to skips ships tours and go on your own its best to do that in Mykonos and Santorini. The other places involve a bus ride to the attractions, or a tour or taxi.

My recommendation is a Royal Caribbean cruise on the Brillance; you will love it.

Answer 5

Check out Holland America - they have some itineraries that might suit you, although none of them are perfect -

Westerdam Mediterranean Adventure and Mediterranean Mosiac - 20 days

Rotterdam - European Capitals - 16 Days

Princess also has a "Greek Isles and Mediterreanean" Cruise  for 12 days which might work

Have fun!