11 nights, Barcelona to Lisbon
Explora's name for it: A Journey from Morocco's Rich Culture to Stunning Atlantic Islands
This 11-night, one-way sailing from Barcelona to Lisbon strings together nine calls across Spain, Morocco, and Portugal, and the arc moves fast. It opens Mediterranean, in Barcelona where you can stand inside Sagrada Família in the morning and be lost in the Gothic Quarter by afternoon, then crosses to the Atlantic coast of Morocco. Tangier rewards the walk off the ship: a petit taxi up to the kasbah, then down on foot through the medina to the Grand Socco near the port. Casablanca rests almost entirely on one building, the Hassan II Mosque, partly built out over the ocean, and the interior is only open on a fixed-schedule guided tour. Then the Canaries: the volcanic lava fields of Timanfaya off Arrecife, the cloud-forest interior above San Sebastián de La Gomera, and the cobbled, balcony-hung old town of Santa Cruz de La Palma, the world's first Starlight Reserve. Funchal pairs its 1940 market with the cable car up to Monte.
This itinerary rewards a traveler who wants range over rest. Nine stops in eleven nights is a steady march, and a few ports start with an industrial pier and a shuttle that eats part of the morning, Casablanca and Agadir among them. If you want long, unhurried days in one place, pick a slower route. If you want to read three countries and a string of Atlantic islands in one go, this is the one.
Explora II is all-suite and all-oceanfront.
The itinerary, port by port
9 calls over 11 nights, Barcelona to Lisbon. Open any port for my full day-ashore guide, what to see, when to go, and how the day actually runs.
Getting there: Flights to Barcelona (BCN) are already bookable for these dates. I watch the fare for booked clients so you book at the right moment. When to book your flights →
- Embark
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- 7 Santa Cruz de La Palma
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- Disembark
Fares on this departure, decoded
Reading the fare fine print is the job. Here's what this sailing currently carries:
- Invitation to Discover More
- Explora's discovery fare, available across most of the calendar. Onboard credit where the offer applies.
- Air-Inclusive Fare
- A fare that folds airfare into the voyage price on a smaller set of sailings.
The ship and your suite
This sailing is aboard EXPLORA II, all-suite, every suite with a private ocean-front terrace. Suites run from the entry Ocean Terrace to the Owner's Residence; the right tier depends on how you travel. Compare suites → · What's included →