5 nights, Barcelona to Marseille

The itinerary, port by port

5 calls over 5 nights, Barcelona to Marseille. 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 →

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
   Valencia

   Spain's third city pairs a dense medieval core, where the Holy Grail sits inside a Gothic cathedral, with Calatrava's white modernist science city built into a drained riverbed. Port guide →

3. 3
   Palma de Mallorca

   Palma is the capital of Mallorca and the largest city in the Balearics, built in warm honey-colored sandstone around a sandstone Gothic cathedral that rises straight off the seafront. Port guide →

4. 4
   Palamós (Girona)

   Palamós is a working fishing town on the Costa Brava, set in one of the deepest bays in the western Mediterranean, where the cruise quay sits inside the urban fabric rather than at an industrial terminal. Port guide →

5. Disembark
   Marseille

   Marseille is France's oldest city and its second largest, a working Mediterranean port with Greek and North African roots layered into its streets and food. Port guide →