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Mediterranean at a glance
Tap through to the live Cruise Atlas for every place’s card: how ships or tours use it, who goes and when.
Departure portPort of callScenic, landmark or landing
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Year-round options · busiest May–October
- Jansailing
- Febsailing
- Marsailing
- Aprsailing
- Maypeak
- Junpeak
- Julpeak
- Augpeak
- Seppeak
- Octpeak
- Novsailing
- Decsailing
MSC and Costa keep ships in the western Mediterranean through the winter, so there are options every month. Most Greek-island and Eastern Med routes run spring to fall.
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Every Mediterranean place we map
54 cruise ports, grouped as the itineraries use them. Places with a full Seabound guide link straight to it.
Eastern 14
Port of call · DockedAntalya, TurkeyRoman harbor town and the gateway to Perge and AspendosRead the guide →Port of call · DockedBodrum, TurkeyA castle harbor on the Aegean, with ships berthed east of townRead the guide →Port of call · Docked or tenderedDubrovnik, CroatiaThe walled city everyone recognizesRead the guide →Port of call · TenderedHvar, CroatiaTender into a harbor town below a hilltop fortressRead the guide →Departure port · DockedIstanbul, TurkeyTwo continents, one port dayRead the guide →Port of call · Docked or tenderedKorčula, CroatiaA walled old town on the water, served mostly by small shipsRead the guide →Port of call · Docked or tenderedKotor, MontenegroA fjord-like bay most itineraries skipRead the guide →Port of call · DockedKusadasi, TurkeyThe port for EphesusRead the guide →Departure port · DockedRavenna (Porto Corsini), ItalyBoarding near Ravenna and Bologna, about 88 miles by road south of the ‘Venice’ on the ticketSee its card on the map →Port of call · Docked or tenderedSplit, CroatiaA Roman palace that's still a living cityRead the guide →Port of call · DockedThessaloniki, GreeceByzantine churches and a food scene, half a kilometer from the berthRead the guide →Departure port · DockedTrieste, ItalyA waterfront terminal by Piazza Unità, sold by several lines as VeniceSee its card on the map →Departure port · Docked or tenderedVenice, ItalyThe lagoon city, with large ships boarding elsewhere — check the terminal firstRead the guide →Port of call · DockedZadar, CroatiaRoman forum, Sea Organ and the busiest new Adriatic berthRead the guide →
Greek Isles 8
Port of call · DockedChania (Souda Bay), Crete, GreeceSouda Bay, the way in to Chania's Venetian harborRead the guide →Port of call · DockedCorfu, GreeceVenetian fortresses and a green coastlineRead the guide →Port of call · DockedHeraklion (Crete), GreeceThe Minoan ruins at KnossosRead the guide →Port of call · DockedKatakolon (Olympia), GreeceA small port, a major ruinRead the guide →Port of call · Docked or tenderedMykonos, GreeceWhitewashed streets and beach clubsRead the guide →Departure port · DockedPiraeus (Athens), GreeceThe Greek Isles gatewayRead the guide →Port of call · DockedRhodes, GreeceA walled medieval old townRead the guide →Port of call · TenderedSantorini, GreeceThe caldera view worth planning aroundRead the guide →
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Port of call · Docked or tenderedAjaccio, CorsicaNapoleon's hometown, with the old town at the pierRead the guide →Port of call · TenderedAlghero, Sardinia, ItalyA walled Catalan-Sardinian town where the tender lands at the old city's edgeRead the guide →Port of call · DockedAlicante, SpainA city-centre terminal on pier 14, a short walk from the ExplanadaRead the guide →Departure port · DockedBarcelona, SpainGaudí city, and the classic embarkation portRead the guide →Port of call · DockedCagliari, SardiniaSardinia's capital, with the old town above the harborRead the guide →Port of call · TenderedCannes, FranceThe Croisette and the Palais, reached by tender to the Old PortRead the guide →Port of call · DockedCasablanca, MoroccoMorocco's biggest city, with Rabat and Marrakech on the day-trip menuRead the guide →Departure port · DockedCivitavecchia (Rome), ItalyThe Rome port, worth the driveRead the guide →Departure port · DockedGenoa, ItalyA major Italian homeport in its own rightRead the guide →Port of call · DockedGibraltarThe Rock, the apes and a British high streetRead the guide →Port of call · DockedIbiza, SpainDalt Vila's walled upper town above a busy harborRead the guide →Port of call · DockedLa Spezia, ItalyThe Cinque Terre gatewayRead the guide →Port of call · DockedLivorno (Florence & Pisa), ItalyTwo icons, one long excursionRead the guide →Departure port · DockedMarseille, FranceThe port for ProvenceRead the guide →Port of call · DockedMessina, SicilyThe one Sicilian call you can do on foot — if you skip EtnaRead the guide →Port of call · DockedMotril (Granada), SpainA working port on the coast; the real destination is the AlhambraRead the guide →Port of call · DockedMálaga, SpainAndalusia's Costa del Sol port, and the Granada gatewayRead the guide →Port of call · DockedNaples (Pompeii, Capri & Amalfi), ItalyThe most excursion-rich port in the Western MedRead the guide →Port of call · DockedOlbia, SardiniaThe Costa Smeralda port, a shuttle ride from townRead the guide →Port of call · DockedPalermo, SicilySicily's capital, with downtown a short walk from the pierRead the guide →Port of call · DockedPalma de Mallorca, SpainCathedral views and Balearic beachesRead the guide →Port of call · Docked or tenderedPortimão, PortugalThe Algarve's cruise port, where ship size decides pier or tenderRead the guide →Port of call · DockedSalerno, ItalyThe Amalfi Coast's back door, with a Zaha Hadid terminal at the gangwayRead the guide →Port of call · DockedSiracusa (Syracuse), SicilyGreek theatre on the mainland, a baroque island old town across the bridgeRead the guide →Port of call · TenderedSorrento, ItalyClifftop town on the Bay of Naples, reached by tenderRead the guide →Scenic cruisingStromboli, ItalyThe volcano that never quite stops, seen from the rail after darkSee its card on the map →Port of call · DockedTangier, MoroccoAfrica across the strait, with the medina right above the pierRead the guide →Port of call · DockedTarragona, SpainRoman ruins in walking range, and Barcelona about an hour awayRead the guide →Port of call · DockedToulon, FranceFrance's navy harbour, where the pier decides if you walk or take a boatRead the guide →Port of call · DockedValencia, SpainThe quieter Spanish portRead the guide →Port of call · DockedValletta, MaltaA fortified capital that sits between two itinerary stylesRead the guide →Port of call · TenderedVillefranche-sur-Mer (Monaco & Nice)The French Riviera in one stopRead the guide →
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Cruise lines that call here
The number is how many places on this map each one uses.
Oceania Cruises42MSC Cruises38AIDA Cruises38Silversea37Celebrity Cruises35Regent Seven Seas Cruises35Viking34Costa Cruises34Marella Cruises33Norwegian Cruise Line32Princess Cruises32Explora Journeys30Royal Caribbean International27Azamara27TUI Cruises26Windstar Cruises25Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection25Holland America Line24Ponant24P&O Cruises23Seabourn22Emerald Cruises22Carnival Cruise Line18Star Clippers18
From Florida and Galveston
Our Sailing Finder lists 138 calls in this region on sailings from Florida and Galveston between November 2026 and April 2028. The busiest here:
- Palma de Mallorca, Spain · 15 sailings
- Málaga, Spain · 14 sailings
- Gibraltar · 11 sailings
- Ajaccio, Corsica · 8 sailings
- Casablanca, Morocco · 7 sailings
- Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy · 5 sailings
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Mediterranean map questions
How many cruise ports are on the Mediterranean map?
54: 14 Eastern, 8 greek isles, 32 Western. Each one opens a card on our interactive map.
When is the Mediterranean season?
Year-round options · busiest May–October. MSC and Costa keep ships in the western Mediterranean through the winter, so there are options every month. Most Greek-island and Eastern Med routes run spring to fall.
Who sails Mediterranean?
Oceania Cruises, MSC Cruises, AIDA Cruises, Silversea, Celebrity Cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, plus 37 more use places on this map.
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