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Mediterranean Cruise
About Mediterranean Cruises
Embarking on a Mediterranean cruise is like being whisked away on a romantic odyssey. The Mediterranean will greet you with warm breezes, sparkling blue water, fresh seafood, medieval towns and European culture combined to create a relaxing and enlightening vacation. Mediterranean cruises offer plenty of port choices, big and small. You will be able to escape the crowds if you choose a ship small enough to fit into the more intimate ports.
Because the Mediterranean ports are so close together, you can visit a different country each day and really get to understand the culture and history of each southern European port that you visit. Most cruises in the Mediterranean include one or two sea days for rest and relaxation and some sunbathing, too. Visiting the Mediterranean without taking a cruise is missing an important part of the Southern European experience.
Search online for Mediterranean cruise discounts or let one of our cruise experts help you find the best cruise deal to the Mediterranean.
Best Mediterranean Cruise Deals
![MSC Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/msc_color.png)
- Add Drinks and Wi-Fi & Save
- Military & Civil Service Rates - Must call to book
![MSC Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/msc_color.png)
- Add Drinks and Wi-Fi & Save
- Military & Civil Service Rates - Must call to book
![Celestyal Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/celestyal-cruises_color.png)
- 2025 SEASON OFFER: Save up to 50% + up to €200 on select sailings & categories
- UPGRADE OFFER: FREE Upgrade from Interior to Exterior on select 2025 sailings
- ALWAYS INCLUDED: All Meals & Snacks, Complimentary Drinks & Wi-Fi, and more!
![Celebrity Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/celebrity_color.png)
- Up to $1700 Onboard Credit: Exclusive Offer
- Up to 75% OFF 2nd Guest on select cruises
- Up to $500 Savings per stateroom
- $50 Onboard Credit per cabin
![Royal Caribbean Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/rci_blue_horizontal.png)
- Up to $1700 Onboard Credit: Exclusive Offer
- FREE Gratuities on select categories
- 60% OFF 2nd Guest + 30% OFF 3rd/4th Guests
- INSTANT SAVINGS up to $700 Instant Savings: per stateroom on select sailings & categories
- Up to $500pp Airfare Savings on select cruises
![Costa Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/costa_cruises_feat-deals.png)
- EXCLUSIVE Rates: Book Now and Save
- My Drinks Packages: on select sailings and categories
![Costa Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/costa_cruises_feat-deals.png)
- EXCLUSIVE Rates: Book Now and Save
- My Drinks Packages: on select sailings and categories
![Celebrity Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/celebrity_color.png)
- Up to $1700 Onboard Credit: Exclusive Offer
- Up to 75% OFF 2nd Guest on select cruises
- Up to $500 Savings per stateroom
- FREE Classic Beverage Package + Basic Wi-Fi
![Cunard](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/cunard-brand_color.png)
- Up to $800 Onboard Credit + Drinks & Hotel & Dining Charge Included for Grills
- Military Special: Up to $250 Onboard Credit
![Virgin Voyages](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/virgin-voyages_horizontal.png)
- 80% Off 2nd Guest +: on select categories & voyages
- Receive Up to a $300 Bar Tab: per cabin on select categories & voyages
- Exclusive Inclusions: Free Gratuities, Unlimited Wi-Fi and more
![Princess Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/princess_blue.png)
- Up to $1700 Onboard Credit: Exclusive Offer
- Up to $1,800 Onboard Savings + Reduced Deposits
- Up to 40% OFF + FREE Room Upgrade + 3rd & 4th Guests FREE + $99 Deposits
- Up to $1,400 in Savings on Sanctuary Collection
- Up to $800 Instant Savings
- $75 Onboard Credit
- Military: Up to $250 Onboard Spending
![Norwegian Cruise Line](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/ncl_color.png)
- Up to $1700 Cash Back: Exclusive Offer
- $500 CruiseFirst Certificate for $250: valid for select sailings
- 50% OFF Cruises + More at Sea on select cruises
- MORE AT SEA: Unlimited Open Bar, Specialty Dining, Excursion Credit on select 2025 cruises
- Buy 1st Guest Air, 2nd Guest Flies FREE: from select gateways
- 50% Reduced Deposit: Club Balcony Suites & below
- Cruise Next Double Up: (select categories & sailings)
![Viking Ocean Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/viking_cruises_color.png)
- Viking Ocean Amenities: FREE Shore Excursions, Wi-Fi and Beer & Wine with lunch & dinner
![Seabourn](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/seabourn_color.png)
- Save up to 15% + Up to $1,000 Onboard Credit + Reduced Deposit
- Up to $1700 Onboard Credit: Exclusive Offer
- $300 Onboard Credit per cabin
- EXCLUSIVE OFFER: Up to $500 Onboard Credit per cabin
- Reduced Single Supplement Rates
- FREE Gratuities, FREE Open Bar, Specialty Dining + Internet and more
![Explora Journeys](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/explora-journeys_small.png)
- Up to 1,000 Journey Experience Credits
- Up to $300 Onboard Credit: Exclusive Offer
- FREE Gratuities + Unlimited Beverages, Wi-Fi, Culinary Experiences & more
![Windstar Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/windstar_cruises_color.png)
- Pick Your Perk: Up to $1,000 Onboard Credit or 1-Night Pre/Post Hotel
- Up to $1700 ONBOARD CREDIT: EXCLUSIVE OFFER
- Windstar's Luxury Amenities
![Emerald Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/emerald-cruises.png)
- 2 For 1 Fares! + Free Airfare & up to $1000 Bonus Savings: on select ships and sail dates
- EXCLUSIVE RATES: Book Now and Save
- Included Amenities: FREE Gratuities, Shore Excursions, Wi-Fi, PLUS Drinks at Lunch & Dinner
![Holland America Line](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/holland_color.png)
- Up to $1700 Cash Back: Exclusive Offer
- Up to $150 Onboard Spending per stateroom
- FREE Balcony Upgrades + Up to 40% OFF + Reduced Deposits & more
- Up to $500 Onboard Spending per stateroom
- Signature Beverage Package, Specialty Dining, Excursions & Wi-Fi
![Azamara Club Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/azamara_cruises_color.png)
Azamara Onward
Athens/Piraeus to Rome/Civitavecchia
May 8, 2025
- Up to $1700 Onboard Credit: Exclusive Offer
- Up to $1,000 Onboard Credit on select cruises
- up to $3000 OFF: on the total stateroom price for select 2025 sailings
- FREE GRATUITIES + Beverage Package + AzAmazing Evening Event
![Azamara Club Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/azamara_cruises_color.png)
- Up to $1700 Onboard Credit: Exclusive Offer
- Up to $1,000 Onboard Credit on select cruises
- FREE GRATUITIES + Beverage Package + AzAmazing Evening Event
![MSC Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/msc_color.png)
- Add Drinks and Wi-Fi & Save
- Up to 40% Off Cruises + Kids Sail Free : on select sailings
- Military & Civil Service Rates - Must call to book
![Royal Caribbean Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/rci_blue_horizontal.png)
- Up to $1700 Onboard Credit: Exclusive Offer
- FREE Gratuities on select categories
- 60% OFF 2nd Guest + 30% OFF 3rd/4th Guests
- INSTANT SAVINGS up to $700 Instant Savings: per stateroom on select sailings & categories
- Kids Sail FREE: Guest 12 & under sail FREE (select sailings)
- Up to $500pp Airfare Savings on select cruises
![Princess Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/princess_blue.png)
- Up to $1700 Onboard Credit: Exclusive Offer
- Up to $1,800 Onboard Savings + Reduced Deposits
- Up to 40% OFF + FREE Room Upgrade + 3rd & 4th Guests FREE + $99 Deposits
- Up to $1,400 in Savings on Sanctuary Collection
- Up to $800 Instant Savings
- $50 Onboard Credit
- Military: Up to $250 Onboard Spending
![Costa Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/costa_cruises_feat-deals.png)
- EXCLUSIVE Rates: Book Now and Save
- Up to $200 Onboard Credit on select sailings
- My Drinks Packages: on select sailings and categories
![Cunard](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/cunard-brand_color.png)
- Up to $800 Onboard Credit + Drinks & Hotel & Dining Charge Included for Grills
- Fares from $899 + Up $400 Onboard Credit
- Military Special: Up to $250 Onboard Credit
![Norwegian Cruise Line](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/ncl_color.png)
- Up to $1700 Cash Back: Exclusive Offer
- $500 CruiseFirst Certificate for $250: valid for select sailings
- 50% OFF Cruises + More at Sea on select cruises
- MORE AT SEA: Unlimited Open Bar, Specialty Dining, Excursion Credit on select 2025 cruises
- FREE Gratuities on select categories and sailings
- Kids Sail FREE with More at Sea (select sailings)
- Buy 1st Guest Air, 2nd Guest Flies FREE: from select gateways
- 50% Reduced Deposit: Club Balcony Suites & below
- Cruise Next Double Up: (select categories & sailings)
![Celebrity Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/celebrity_color.png)
- Up to $1700 Onboard Credit: Exclusive Offer
- Up to 75% OFF 2nd Guest on select cruises
- Up to $500 Savings per stateroom
- FREE Classic Beverage Package + Basic Wi-Fi
![Holland America Line](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/holland_color.png)
- Up to $1700 Cash Back: Exclusive Offer
- Up to $150 Onboard Spending per stateroom
- FREE Balcony Upgrades + Up to 40% OFF + Reduced Deposits & more
- Up to $500 Onboard Spending per stateroom
- Signature Beverage Package, Specialty Dining, Excursions & Wi-Fi
- Up to $50 Onboard Credit per stateroom
![Windstar Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/windstar_cruises_color.png)
- Pick Your Perk: Up to $1,000 Onboard Credit or 1-Night Pre/Post Hotel
- Up to $1700 ONBOARD CREDIT: EXCLUSIVE OFFER
- Reduced Single Supplements 120% of Double Occupancy Fares: select ships and sail dates
- Windstar's Luxury Amenities
![Oceania Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/oceania_color.png)
- Up to $1700 Onboard Credit: Exclusive Offer
- FREE Gratuities, Gourmet Specialty Dining, Wi-Fi + more on select categories & sailings
![Explora Journeys](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/explora-journeys_small.png)
- Up to 1,000 Journey Experience Credits
- Up to $300 Onboard Credit: Exclusive Offer
- FREE Gratuities + Unlimited Beverages, Wi-Fi, Culinary Experiences & more
![Seabourn](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/seabourn_color.png)
- Save up to 15% + Up to $1,000 Onboard Credit + Reduced Deposit
- Up to $1700 Onboard Credit: Exclusive Offer
- $300 Onboard Credit per cabin
- EXCLUSIVE OFFER: Up to $500 Onboard Credit per cabin
- Reduced Single Supplement Rates
- FREE Gratuities, FREE Open Bar, Specialty Dining + Internet and more
![Azamara Club Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/azamara_cruises_color.png)
- Up to $1700 Onboard Credit: Exclusive Offer
- Up to $1,000 Onboard Credit on select cruises
- up to $3000 OFF: on the total stateroom price for select 2025 sailings
- FREE GRATUITIES + Beverage Package + AzAmazing Evening Event
- Up to $150 Onboard Spending SPENDING: Exclusive Offer
![Atlas Ocean Voyages](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/atlas-ocean-voyages.png)
- Always Included: FREE Pre-paid Gratuities, Unlimited Beverages, Cultural Immersions and more
- Up to $400 ONBOARD SPENDING: EXCLUSIVE OFFER
- EPICURAL EXPEDITIONS
![Tauck Tours](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/tauck-tours.png)
- All Inclusive Luxury Small Ship Cruising
![Lindblad Expeditions](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/lindblad-expeditions.jpg)
- Up to $1700 Cash Back: Exclusive Offer
- Why Lindblad
- Exclusive Exploration Tools
- What's Included
- Exclusive Suite Amenities
![MSC Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/msc_color.png)
- Up to 40% Off Cruises + Kids Sail Free : on select sailings
- Military & Civil Service Rates - Must call to book
![Celestyal Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/celestyal-cruises_color.png)
- 2025 SEASON OFFER: Save up to 50% + up to €200 on select sailings & categories
- UPGRADE OFFER: FREE Upgrade from Interior to Exterior on select 2025 sailings
- ALWAYS INCLUDED: All Meals & Snacks, Complimentary Drinks & Wi-Fi, and more!
![Costa Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/costa_cruises_feat-deals.png)
- EXCLUSIVE Rates: Book Now and Save
- Up to $200 Onboard Credit on select sailings
- My Drinks Packages: on select sailings and categories
![Cunard](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/cunard-brand_color.png)
- Up to $800 Onboard Credit + Drinks & Hotel & Dining Charge Included for Grills
- Fares from $899 + Up $400 Onboard Credit
- Military Special: Up to $250 Onboard Credit
![Norwegian Cruise Line](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/ncl_color.png)
- Up to $1700 Cash Back: Exclusive Offer
- $500 CruiseFirst Certificate for $250: valid for select sailings
- 50% OFF Cruises + More at Sea on select cruises
- MORE AT SEA: Unlimited Open Bar, Specialty Dining, Excursion Credit on select 2025 cruises
- FREE Gratuities on select categories and sailings
- Kids Sail FREE with More at Sea (select sailings)
- Buy 1st Guest Air, 2nd Guest Flies FREE: from select gateways
- 50% Reduced Deposit: Club Balcony Suites & below
- Cruise Next Double Up: (select categories & sailings)
![Royal Caribbean Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/rci_blue_horizontal.png)
Voyager of the Seas
Rome/Civitavecchia to Venice (Ravenna)
Jun 16 - Sep 8, 2025
- Up to $1700 Onboard Credit: Exclusive Offer
- FREE Gratuities on select categories
- 60% OFF 2nd Guest + 30% OFF 3rd/4th Guests
- INSTANT SAVINGS up to $700 Instant Savings: per stateroom on select sailings & categories
- Kids Sail FREE: Guest 12 & under sail FREE (select sailings)
- Up to $500pp Airfare Savings on select cruises
![Virgin Voyages](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/virgin-voyages_horizontal.png)
- 80% Off 2nd Guest +: on select categories & voyages
- Receive Up to a $300 Bar Tab: per cabin on select categories & voyages
- Exclusive Inclusions: Free Gratuities, Unlimited Wi-Fi and more
![Viking Ocean Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/viking_cruises_color.png)
- Viking Ocean Amenities: FREE Shore Excursions, Wi-Fi and Beer & Wine with lunch & dinner
![Explora Journeys](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/explora-journeys_small.png)
- Up to 1,000 Journey Experience Credits
- Book Early & Save 5% on your journey fare
- FREE Gratuities + Unlimited Beverages, Wi-Fi, Culinary Experiences & more
![SeaDream Yacht Club](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/seadream_color.png)
- All-Inclusive Luxury: FREE Gratuities, Open Bar, Wines at lunch & dinner and more
![Windstar Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/windstar_cruises_color.png)
- Pick Your Perk: Up to $1,000 Onboard Credit or 1-Night Pre/Post Hotel
- Up to $1700 ONBOARD CREDIT: EXCLUSIVE OFFER
- Windstar's Luxury Amenities
![Silversea Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/silversea_color.png)
- Up to $1700 Onboard Credit: Exclusive Offer
- Up to $600 Shipboard Credit per stateroom
- FREE Gratuities + Complimentary Beverages + Excursions and more
![Tauck Tours](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/tauck-tours.png)
- All Inclusive Luxury Small Ship Cruising
![Celebrity Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/celebrity_color.png)
Celebrity Constellation
Rome/Civitavecchia to Venice (Ravenna)
May 16 - Oct 10, 2025
- Up to $1700 Onboard Credit: Exclusive Offer
- Up to 75% OFF 2nd Guest on select cruises
- Up to $500 Savings per stateroom
- FREE Classic Beverage Package + Basic Wi-Fi
- Distinctive Voyages: Cocktail Reception, Exclusive Amenity + more
![Azamara Club Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/azamara_cruises_color.png)
- Up to $1700 Onboard Credit: Exclusive Offer
- Up to $1,000 Onboard Credit on select cruises
- FREE GRATUITIES + Beverage Package + AzAmazing Evening Event
![SeaDream Yacht Club](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/seadream_color.png)
- All-Inclusive Luxury: FREE Gratuities, Open Bar, Wines at lunch & dinner and more
![Azamara Club Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/azamara_cruises_color.png)
Azamara Onward
Athens/Piraeus to Rome/Civitavecchia
May 8, 2025
- Up to $1700 Onboard Credit: Exclusive Offer
- Up to $1,000 Onboard Credit on select cruises
- up to $3000 OFF: on the total stateroom price for select 2025 sailings
- FREE GRATUITIES + Beverage Package + AzAmazing Evening Event
![MSC Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/msc_color.png)
- Up to 40% Off Cruises + Kids Sail Free : on select sailings
- Military & Civil Service Rates - Must call to book
![Costa Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/costa_cruises_feat-deals.png)
- EXCLUSIVE Rates: Book Now and Save
- My Drinks Packages: on select sailings and categories
![Atlas Ocean Voyages](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/atlas-ocean-voyages.png)
- Always Included: FREE Pre-paid Gratuities, Unlimited Beverages, Cultural Immersions and more
- Up to $400 ONBOARD SPENDING: EXCLUSIVE OFFER
- EPICURAL EXPEDITIONS
![Azamara Club Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/azamara_cruises_color.png)
- Up to $1700 Onboard Credit: Exclusive Offer
- Early Booking Bonus 20% OFF: Premium Beverage Package, $300 onboard credit, unlimited WiFi
- FREE GRATUITIES + Beverage Package + AzAmazing Evening Event
![Norwegian Cruise Line](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/ncl_color.png)
- Up to $1700 Cash Back: Exclusive Offer
- $500 CruiseFirst Certificate for $250: valid for select sailings
- 50% OFF Cruises + More at Sea on select cruises
- MORE AT SEA: Unlimited Open Bar, Specialty Dining, Excursion Credit on select 2025 cruises
- FREE Gratuities on select categories and sailings
- Buy 1st Guest Air, 2nd Guest Flies FREE: from select gateways
- 50% Reduced Deposit: Club Balcony Suites & below
- Cruise Next Double Up: (select categories & sailings)
![Oceania Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/oceania_color.png)
Marina
Santa Cruz de Tenerife to Lisbon
Apr 21, 2025
- Up to $1700 Onboard Credit: Exclusive Offer
- FREE Gratuities, Gourmet Specialty Dining, Wi-Fi + more on select categories & sailings
![Windstar Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/windstar_cruises_color.png)
- Pick Your Perk: Up to $1,000 Onboard Credit or 1-Night Pre/Post Hotel
- Up to $1700 ONBOARD CREDIT: EXCLUSIVE OFFER
- Windstar's Luxury Amenities
![Regent Seven Seas Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/rssc_black.png)
- FREE 2-Category Suite Upgrade, 50% Reduced Deposits & 20% Savings on select sailings
- Up to $1700 Cash Back: Exclusive Offer
- Seven Seas Society Savings on select voyages
- 2 for 1 Fares, FREE Pre-paid Gratuities, Unlimited Shore Excursions and more
![Celebrity Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/celebrity_color.png)
- Up to $1700 Onboard Credit: Exclusive Offer
- Up to 75% OFF 2nd Guest on select cruises
- Up to $500 Savings per stateroom
- FREE Classic Beverage Package + Basic Wi-Fi
![Princess Cruises](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/princess_blue.png)
- Up to $1700 Onboard Credit: Exclusive Offer
- Up to $1,800 Onboard Savings + Reduced Deposits
- Up to 40% OFF + FREE Room Upgrade + 3rd & 4th Guests FREE + $99 Deposits
- Military: Up to $250 Onboard Spending
![Seabourn](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/seabourn_color.png)
- Up to $1700 Onboard Credit: Exclusive Offer
- $300 Onboard Credit per cabin
- EXCLUSIVE OFFER: Up to $500 Onboard Credit per cabin
- FREE Gratuities, FREE Open Bar, Specialty Dining + Internet and more
![Holland America Line](https://www.cruise.com/images/logos/holland_color.png)
- Up to $1700 Cash Back: Exclusive Offer
- Up to $150 Onboard Spending per stateroom
- FREE Balcony Upgrades + Up to 40% OFF + Reduced Deposits & more
- Up to $500 Onboard Spending per stateroom
- Signature Beverage Package, Specialty Dining, Excursions & Wi-Fi
All offers are based on select sailings and categories and are subject to availability at time of booking. All rates are per person based on double occupancy.
Mediterranean and Southern European Cruise Highlights
![Shopping](/images/cruise-destinations/mediterranean-cruises/shopping.jpg)
Shopping
The southern Mediterranean offers shopping like nowhere else in the world. Explore marketplaces filled with fresh, local specialty foods. Shop for hand crafted jewelry, arts, local crafts and unique souvenirs. Memories can be had that will last a lifetime.
![Beaches and Quaint Villages](/images/cruise-destinations/mediterranean-cruises/beaches-villages.jpg)
Beaches and Quaint Villages
The beaches of the Mediterranean conjure up romance at its best. White-washed villages contrast with azure blue seas. Oceanside cafes dot the landscape. Quaint villages welcome the visitor with open arms and a relaxed attitude and make for a perfect adventure.
![Art and Architecture](/images/cruise-destinations/mediterranean-cruises/art-architecture.jpg)
Art and Architecture
The Southern Mediterranean has been the birthplace and inspiration of many famous artists and architects. From the ancient cave drawings to the birth of the Renaissance; from the impressionist movement to modern day, the Southern Mediterranean has been and will always remain a birthplace for artists and architects alike.
![History and Archeology](/images/cruise-destinations/mediterranean-cruises/history-archeology.jpg)
History and Archeology
The Southern Mediterranean has been a crossroads of civilization throughout history. The great explorers including Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Saint Paul, Marco Polo all explored the coastal cities. The histories of great civilizations lay waiting to be explored. From the Roman Empire to the Holy Lands a vast world filled with great heroes and adventurous stories waits to be heard.
![Wine and Cuisine](/images/cruise-destinations/mediterranean-cruises/wine-cuisine.jpg)
Wine and Cuisine
The Southern Mediterranean offers a vast variety of local cuisine and fine wines. Indulge in mouthwatering Spanish tapas, fabulous Italian pasta or many of the other regional specialties if the Southern Mediterranean. Add to that the incredible local wines and spirits produced in the Southern Mediterranean towns and villages and your Southern Mediterranean cruise can be a food lover’s delight.