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EXPLORA II · Mediterranean & Western Europe

6 nights, Barcelona to Barcelona

April 4, 2028 – April 11, 2028 · 6 nights · 6 stops · round-trip

Explora's name for it: A Journey from Bustling Urban Streets to Tranquil Island Elegance

Barcelona (open port guide)BarcelonaSaint-Tropez (open port guide)Monte Carlo (open port guide)Livorno (Florence) (open port guide)Civitavecchia (Rome) (open port guide)Mahón (Menorca) (open port guide)Mahón (Menorca)

The itinerary, port by port

6 calls over 6 nights, round-trip from Barcelona. 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 May 2027, 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
    Saint-Tropez

    Saint-Tropez is a small Provençal fishing town turned yacht harbor on the Var coast, where the appeal is the waterfront itself: pastel houses, the old fishermen's quarter, and a citadel on the hill behind. Port guide →

  3. 3
    Monte Carlo

    Monaco is a two-square-kilometer principality stacked up a steep amphitheater of rock above its yacht harbor, and the ship puts you inside the postcard rather than near it. Port guide →

  4. 4
    Livorno (Florence)

    Livorno is a working Tuscan port, and for most travelers it is the gateway rather than the destination: about 80 km and 90 minutes inland lies Florence, the birthplace of the Renaissance, with Pisa roughly… Port guide →

  5. 5
    Civitavecchia (Rome)

    Civitavecchia is Rome's deepwater port, a working harbor about 80 km northwest of the capital, and for most travelers it is the gateway rather than the destination. Port guide →

  6. Disembark
    Mahón (Menorca)

    Mahon sits at the head of one of the longest natural deep-water harbors in the world, and ships sail several kilometers up that inlet to reach the town, which is the approach itself worth being on deck for. Port guide →

Fares on this departure, decoded

Reading the fare fine print is the job. Here's what this sailing currently carries:

Early Booking Benefit
A fare for booking far enough ahead of departure. Onboard credit where the offer applies.
Invitation to Discover More
Explora's discovery fare, available across most of the calendar. 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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