9-Night Europe Cruise from Barcelona

1. Day

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     Barcelona

     Arrive 07:00 · 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
2. Day

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     Valencia

     Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00

     Spain's third city, on the Mediterranean coast where the old riverbed has become a long ribbon of parkland. It is the birthplace of paella, home to the silk-era Lonja trading hall and to Calatrava's white City of Arts and Sciences complex.

     • City of Arts and Sciences
     • La Lonja
     • Paella
3. Day

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     Cartagena

     Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00

     A naval port in the Murcia region of southeastern Spain, sheltered by hills around a deep harbour. Layers of Roman, Carthaginian and modern history meet here, including a restored Roman theatre uncovered in the city centre.

     • Roman theatre
     • Naval harbour
     • Concepción Castle
4. Day

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     Motril

     Arrive 08:00 · Depart 20:00

     A port on Spain's Costa Tropical in Andalusia, backed by the peaks of the Sierra Nevada. It is the closest harbour to Granada and the Alhambra, with subtropical fruit farms and the resort town of Almuñécar along the coast.

     • Granada gateway
     • Sierra Nevada
     • Costa Tropical
5. Day

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     Tangier

     Arrive 08:00 · Depart 20:00

     A Moroccan port at the mouth of the Strait of Gibraltar, where the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean and Europe lies in view across the water. Its walled medina and kasbah climb above the harbour, long a meeting point of African, Arab and European worlds.

     • The Medina
     • Kasbah
     • Strait of Gibraltar
6. Day

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     Gibraltar

     Arrive 07:00 · Depart 16:00

     A British territory at the southern tip of Spain, dominated by its towering limestone Rock. Cable cars climb to the summit, home to Europe's only wild monkeys, with sweeping views across the strait toward the coast of Africa.

     • The Rock
     • Barbary macaques
     • St. Michael's Cave
7. Day

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     Seville

     Arrive 11:00

     Andalusia's historic capital, reached by river barge up the Guadalquivir in southern Spain. The vast Gothic cathedral, the Moorish Alcázar palace and the dancing of flamenco define a city once enriched by trade with the New World.

     • Seville Cathedral
     • Royal Alcázar
     • Flamenco
8. Day

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     Seville

     Depart 23:00

     Andalusia's historic capital, reached by river barge up the Guadalquivir in southern Spain. The vast Gothic cathedral, the Moorish Alcázar palace and the dancing of flamenco define a city once enriched by trade with the New World.

     • Seville Cathedral
     • Royal Alcázar
     • Flamenco
9. Day

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     Portimão

     Arrive 12:00 · Depart 20:00

     A port town on the Algarve coast of southern Portugal, set at the mouth of the Arade River. It is known for grilled sardines and the golden cliffs and caves of nearby Praia da Rocha, one of the region's longest beaches.

     • Praia da Rocha
     • Grilled sardines
     • Arade River
10. Day

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      Lisbon

      Arrive 07:00 · Depart 17:00

      Portugal's hilly capital, spread across seven hills above the Tagus estuary. Yellow trams climb to the Alfama's tangled lanes and the Castle of São Jorge, while Belém's monastery and pastéis de nata anchor the riverside to the west.

      • Alfama district
      • Belém Tower
      • Tram 28

• 16 Aug 2027

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