Marseille to Portsmouth Cruise

Day 1 - Marseille

Arrive: Fri 06 June 2025 / Depart: Fri 06 June 2025 at 18:00

Marseille is France's oldest city and one of the Mediterranean's premier ports. Amid the big-city bustle, the old port is a quaint landscape of historic charm: colorful fishing boats sail past the imposing Fort Saint-Jean, narrow streets wander among ancient churches and cobbled squares, while the venerable Basilica overlooks the scene from the hilltop above.

Day 2 - Barcelona

Arrive: Sat 07 June 2025 at 08:00 / Depart: Sat 07 June 2025 at 18:00

Barcelona’s seaside beauty, sprawling beaches, eclectic architecture, world-class tapas and Tempranillo are all reasons to fall in love with the city of Gaudí. Indeed, the treasures here are many and diverse, captivating travelers and experts alike. In fact, nine important sites in the city, seven designed by the famed architect himself, have earned the acclaim of UNESCO.

Day 3 - At Sea

Day 4 - Malaga

Arrive: Mon 09 June 2025 at 07:00 / Depart: Mon 09 June 2025 at 18:00

See the wealth of historical treasures found in the coastal city of Màlaga. Once a major trading port, Màlaga has an eclectic mix of sites influenced by the Phoenicians, the Moors, and the Spanish.

Day 5 - Portimao

Arrive: Tue 10 June 2025 at 09:00 / Depart: Tue 10 June 2025 at 18:00

Portimão is a port city in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. It’s known for its old quarter, busy marina and proximity to many beaches. Museu de Portimão is housed in a restored 19th-century cannery, with displays on local history. The Gothic-style Nossa Senhora da Conceição church has azulejo tiles. To the south are Rocha Beach, backed by ochre cliffs, and the medieval Fort of Santa Catarina de Ribamar.

Day 6 - Lisbon

Arrive: Wed 11 June 2025 at 08:00

Discover the world’s last colonial empire, turned bustling cosmopolitan city. Lisbon has dozens of Moorish castles, pastel buildings, and white sand beaches to explore. This Atlantic-coast city perfectly encapsulates Mediterranean charm with its wine, food, and architecture.

Day 7 - Lisbon

Depart: Thu 12 June 2025 at 19:00

Discover the world’s last colonial empire, turned bustling cosmopolitan city. Lisbon has dozens of Moorish castles, pastel buildings, and white sand beaches to explore. This Atlantic-coast city perfectly encapsulates Mediterranean charm with its wine, food, and architecture.

Day 8 - Porto, Portugal

Arrive: Fri 13 June 2025 at 08:00 / Depart: Fri 13 June 2025 at 19:00

Oporto brings together the best of Portugal: warm sunshine, a relaxed riverside setting, grand churches, winding medieval streets, and courtyards filled with geraniums. Perhaps what Oporto is most famous for, however, is its port wine. Crafted in the neighboring Vila Nova da Gaia district, ports from all over the region can be sampled in the lodges just across the river. Wander through historic Ribeira, the recently restored riverside district and UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Day 9 - At Sea

Day 10 - Bilbao

Arrive: Sun 15 June 2025 at 08:00 / Depart: Sun 15 June 2025 at 19:00

Home to Frank Gehry’s Guggenheim Museum, this bustling city epitomizes the merger of modernity and history. Gateway to the Cantabrico Sea from the plateau of Castilla, Bilbao has flourished from the middle ages as a busy port. Today, the city is renowned for its vital exuberance, as modern architects erect new buildings next to 19th-century structures.

Day 11 - Bordeaux

Arrive: Mon 16 June 2025 at 11:45

This UNESCO-designated city known as Port of the Moon due the natural shape of its harbor is celebrated for its glorious chateaux, its mouth-watering cuisine and its incomparable wines – Bordeaux is surrounded by the world's most famous vineyards including Medoc, St-Emilion, Pomerol, Graves and Sauternes. One time the richest community and largest port in France, Bordeaux today is second only to Paris as the country's most densely populated city.

Day 12 - Bordeaux

This UNESCO-designated city known as Port of the Moon due the natural shape of its harbor is celebrated for its glorious chateaux, its mouth-watering cuisine and its incomparable wines – Bordeaux is surrounded by the world's most famous vineyards including Medoc, St-Emilion, Pomerol, Graves and Sauternes. One time the richest community and largest port in France, Bordeaux today is second only to Paris as the country's most densely populated city.

Day 13 - Bordeaux

Depart: Wed 18 June 2025 at 13:00

This UNESCO-designated city known as Port of the Moon due the natural shape of its harbor is celebrated for its glorious chateaux, its mouth-watering cuisine and its incomparable wines – Bordeaux is surrounded by the world's most famous vineyards including Medoc, St-Emilion, Pomerol, Graves and Sauternes. One time the richest community and largest port in France, Bordeaux today is second only to Paris as the country's most densely populated city.

Day 14 - At Sea

Day 15 - St Malo, France

Arrive: Fri 20 June 2025 at 06:45 / Depart: Fri 20 June 2025 at 17:00

Within its fortified walls, this city of bustling shops, cafés and bars is home to the highest concentration of seafood restaurants in Europe. Heavily bombed during World War II, it was lovingly restored to its original splendor. The city's top destination is the citadel, from where Corsairs would raid enemy ships in the name of the King. Be sure to take a stroll atop the ramparts for magical views, and save time for a journey to the medieval Mont St-Michel abbey.

Day 16 - Plymouth, UK

Arrive: Sat 21 June 2025 at 08:00 / Depart: Sat 21 June 2025 at 18:00

Perhaps most famous as the last port that the Mayflower touched before setting sail to America in 1620, this busy seaside city in Devon on the Plymouth Sound is now home to major manufacturing of machinery and precision tools, and is home to both the British Navy and the Devonport naval dockyard. Chartered in 1439, Plymouth is also the port from which the English fleet sailed against the Spanish Armada in 1588. The historically rich seaport was badly damaged during German airraids in World War II, but has been completely rebuilt and is now one of England's most prosperous and active port cities.

Day 17 - Portsmouth, UK

Arrive: Sun 22 June 2025 at 07:00 / Depart: Sun 22 June 2025

Portsmouth is a port city and naval base on England’s south coast, mostly spread across Portsea Island. It’s known for its maritime heritage and Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. The dockyard is home to the interactive National Museum of the Royal Navy, the wooden warship HMS Victory, where Nelson died in the Battle of Trafalgar, and HMS Warrior 1860. The Tudor ship Mary Rose is also conserved in a dockyard museum.