Seabourn Ovation — 28-Night Europe Cruise from Barcelona

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28-Night Europe Cruise from Barcelona

28 nights · Europe · 24 ports of call

28-night Europe cruise aboard Seabourn Ovation, departing Barcelona and calling at Roses, Sanary-sur-Mer, Calvi, Corsica, Olbia, Porto Santo Stefano and Civitavecchia and 17 more.

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At a glance

Ship: Seabourn Ovation
Cruise line: Seabourn
Duration: 28 nights
Region: Europe · Southern Europe · Mediterranean
Departs: Barcelona
Returns: Istanbul

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Where this voyage takes you

Voyage route — calls shown in order; map is schematic.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day
1
- Barcelona
  Depart 17:00
  Catalonia's seafront capital and one of the Mediterranean's busiest cruise homeports. Gaudí's Sagrada Família and Park Güell crown the city, while the tree-lined Ramblas and the Gothic Quarter's medieval lanes lie a short ride from the terminal.
  - Sagrada Família
  - La Rambla
  - Gothic Quarter
Day
2
- Roses
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
Day
3
At sea
Day
4
- Sanary-sur-Mer
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
Day
5
- Calvi, Corsica
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
  A port on the north-west coast of Corsica, set beneath a Genoese citadel above a curving bay. Its beach, marina and ramparts anchor the town, with the red rock of the Calanche and the hill villages of the Balagne nearby.
  - Genoese citadel
  - Calvi beach
  - Balagne villages
Day
6
- Olbia
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
  A port town on the northeast coast of Sardinia, set on a sheltered gulf and serving as the gateway to the Costa Smeralda. The surrounding coast is known for granite headlands and turquoise coves, while the old centre keeps Roman and medieval roots.
  - Costa Smeralda
  - San Simplicio basilica
  - Granite coves
Day
7
- Porto Santo Stefano
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
  A fishing town and harbour on Tuscany's Monte Argentario promontory, looking across to the island of Giglio. Seafood restaurants line the waterfront, and the sandbars of the Orbetello lagoon and Maremma coast lie close by.
  - Argentario coast
  - Giglio ferry
  - Orbetello lagoon
Day
8
- Civitavecchia
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 18:00
  The deep-water port serving Rome, roughly 80 kilometres up the coast. Ships dock here for shore excursions to the Colosseum, the Vatican and the Roman Forum, while the town itself keeps a working harbour and a Michelangelo-designed fortress.
  - Gateway to Rome
  - Fort Michelangelo
  - Vatican excursions
Day
9
- Sorrento
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00
  A clifftop town on Italy's Bay of Naples, perched above the sea facing Vesuvius. Sorrento is known for its lemon groves and limoncello, a tangle of narrow shopping lanes, and its role as a base for Capri, Pompeii, and the Amalfi Coast.
  - Marina Grande
  - Lemon groves
  - Piazza Tasso
Day
10
- Giardini Naxos
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
  A seaside resort on the east coast of Sicily, set along a sandy bay below the hilltop town of Taormina. Snow-capped Mount Etna rises inland, and the ancient Greek theatre and stepped streets of Taormina are a short ride up from the shore.
  - Taormina
  - Mount Etna
  - Isola Bella
Day
11
- Valletta
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
  Malta's fortified harbour capital, built by the Knights of St. John on a peninsula between two deep ports. Honey-coloured limestone defines St. John's Co-Cathedral, the Grand Master's Palace and the bastions overlooking the Grand Harbour.
  - Grand Harbour
  - St. John's Co-Cathedral
  - Upper Barrakka Gardens
Day
12
At sea
Day
13
- Kotor
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 16:00
  A walled medieval town at the head of the Bay of Kotor, a fjord-like inlet of the Adriatic ringed by steep mountains. Ships anchor below the old town, whose stone lanes and ramparts climb toward the fortress of San Giovanni.
  - Bay of Kotor
  - Old town walls
  - San Giovanni fortress
Day
14
- Zadar
  Arrive 11:00 · Depart 18:00
  A walled Adriatic city on Croatia's Dalmatian coast, built on a compact peninsula of Roman and Venetian stone. Zadar is known for its waterfront Sea Organ, the solar Greeting to the Sun installation, and Roman ruins at the old forum.
  - Sea Organ
  - Roman Forum
  - Greeting to the Sun
Day
15
- Venice
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00
  A city built across more than a hundred islands in a lagoon on the Adriatic, threaded by canals instead of streets. Venice is known for St. Mark's Basilica and its piazza, the Grand Canal and Rialto Bridge, and the glass workshops of Murano nearby.
  - St. Mark's Square
  - Grand Canal
  - Rialto Bridge
Day
16
- Piran
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 17:00
Day
17
- Vodice
  Arrive 09:00 · Depart 18:00
Day
18
- Kotor
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
  A walled medieval town at the head of the Bay of Kotor, a fjord-like inlet of the Adriatic ringed by steep mountains. Ships anchor below the old town, whose stone lanes and ramparts climb toward the fortress of San Giovanni.
  - Bay of Kotor
  - Old town walls
  - San Giovanni fortress
Day
19
At sea
Day
20
- Pýlos
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
Day
21
- Náfplion
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
  A harbour town in the Peloponnese, the first capital of modern Greece, set beneath the Palamidi fortress. Its neoclassical old town runs down to the waterfront, with the small Bourtzi castle standing on an islet in the bay.
  - Palamidi fortress
  - Bourtzi castle
  - Old town squares
Day
22
- Piraeus
  Arrive 07:00 · Depart 22:00
  The ancient harbour of Athens and Greece's principal cruise port. Ferries fan out to the Aegean islands from its quays, while the Acropolis, the Plaka district and the National Archaeological Museum sit a short metro ride inland.
  - Gateway to Athens
  - Acropolis
  - Aegean ferries
Day
23
- Monemvasía
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
  A fortified medieval town clinging to a tied island off the southeastern Peloponnese in Greece. A causeway links it to a lower town of Byzantine churches and stone lanes, with a ruined upper citadel crowning the rock above the Aegean.
  - Lower town
  - Byzantine churches
  - Upper fortress
Day
24
- Agios Nikólaos, Kríti
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
  A resort town on the eastern coast of Crete, built around the small saltwater Lake Voulismeni at the edge of the harbour. It looks out over the Gulf of Mirabello toward Spinalonga, the former Venetian fortress and leper colony on its islet.
  - Lake Voulismeni
  - Spinalonga island
  - Mirabello Gulf
Day
25
- Mykonos
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
  A Cycladic island in the Aegean known for whitewashed houses and a lively summer scene. Ships anchor off the main town, where windmills overlook the sea, the Little Venice quarter meets the waves and sandy beaches stretch along the south coast.
  - Windmills
  - Little Venice
  - Chora town
Day
26
- Çesme
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 18:00
Day
27
- Kusadasi
  Arrive 08:00 · Depart 23:00
  A resort town on Turkey's Aegean coast that serves as the cruise gateway to ancient Ephesus, one of the best-preserved classical cities in the Mediterranean. Pigeon Island guards the harbour, and the marble Library of Celsus lies a short drive inland.
  - Ephesus ruins
  - Library of Celsus
  - Pigeon Island
Day
28
At sea
Day
29
- Istanbul
  Arrive 07:00
  The city straddling Europe and Asia along the Bosphorus, once Byzantium and then Constantinople. Ships dock near the historic peninsula, within reach of the Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and the covered Grand Bazaar's labyrinth of stalls.
  - Hagia Sophia
  - Blue Mosque
  - Grand Bazaar

Upcoming departures

25 Sep 2027

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28-Night Europe Cruise from Barcelona FAQ

Which ports does this cruise visit?

This 28-night Europe cruise calls at Barcelona, Roses, Sanary-sur-Mer, Calvi, Corsica, Olbia, Porto Santo Stefano, Civitavecchia, Sorrento, Giardini Naxos, Valletta, Kotor, Zadar, Venice, Piran, Vodice, Pýlos, Náfplion, Piraeus, Monemvasía, Agios Nikólaos, Kríti, Mykonos, Çesme, Kusadasi and Istanbul.

How many days are spent at sea?

4 days are spent at sea; the rest are in port.

Where does this cruise depart from?

It departs from Barcelona and ends in Istanbul.

How long is this cruise?

28 nights aboard Seabourn Ovation.

When does this itinerary sail?

Upcoming departures include 25 Sep 2027. A NestCruise advisor can confirm current availability.

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