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EXPLORA II · Grand Journeys

16 nights, Barcelona to Rio de Janeiro

November 29, 2028 – December 16, 2028 · 16 nights · 10 stops

Explora's name for it: A Grand Journey Across the Atlantic to Brazil’s Radiant Shores

Barcelona (open port guide)BarcelonaMálaga (open port guide)Tangier (open port guide)Casablanca (open port guide)Santa Cruz de Tenerife (open port guide)Santa Cruz de Tenerife

The itinerary, port by port

10 calls over 16 nights, Barcelona to Rio de Janeiro. 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) open around January 2028, about 11 months before you sail. I track that window for booked clients and flag it the moment it is worth booking. When to book your flights →

  1. Embark
    Barcelona

    Barcelona packs Gaudí's modernisme, a 2,000-year-old Roman and medieval core, and a working Mediterranean waterfront into a single dense, walkable city. Port guide →

  2. 2
    Málaga

    Málaga is the working capital of the Costa del Sol and the birthplace of Picasso, and its old town packs a Moorish hilltop fortress, a 1st-century BC Roman theater, and an unfinished Renaissance cathedral… Port guide →

  3. 3
    Tangier

    Tangier sits where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic at the Strait of Gibraltar, a Moroccan port city with a walled medina, a hilltop kasbah, and a long history as an international crossroads. Port guide →

  4. 4
    Casablanca

    Casablanca is Morocco's commercial capital, a big Atlantic port city whose case for the day rests almost entirely on one building: the Hassan II Mosque, one of the largest in the world, with a minaret… Port guide →

  5. 5
    Santa Cruz de Tenerife

    Santa Cruz is the capital of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, a working Spanish city under a volcanic skyline rather than a beach resort, with a walkable old center and Calatrava's wave-shaped Auditorio on… Port guide →

  6. 6
    Recife
  7. 7
    Maceio
  8. 8
    Salvador De Bahia
  9. 9
    Búzios
  10. Disembark
    Rio de Janeiro

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.
Early Booking Benefit
A fare for booking far enough ahead of departure. Onboard credit where the offer applies.
Grand Journey Benefit
A fare attached to the longer, multi-region Grand Journeys. Onboard credit where the offer applies.

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 →


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