21 nightsFrom Malaga10 ports of call
Uncrowded Iconic Cities of the Med
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines · Balmoral
Overview
A 21-night voyage aboard Balmoral, departing Malaga on 3 Jan 2028 and returning to the same port, calling at 10 destinations along the way.
MalagaCartagena, SpainSyracuse,ItalyAlexandria, EgyptLimassolRhodesIstanbulAthens (Piraeus), GreeceVallettaMalaga
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Itinerary
21 nights · 23 ports of call- 1
Day 1 ·Malaga, SpainEmbark
3 Jan 2028Arrive 05:30Depart 06:00The busy port city of Andalusia, the Spain of gazpacho and paella, flamenco and fiesta, recaptured from the Moors of the 15th century after 800 years of conflict. Enjoy the panorama from Gibralfara Castle, and visit the Moorish Alcazaba fortress, the birthplace of Picasso, and a wine cellar to try the famous local dessert wines. Or travel to Granada, to the glorious Alhambra, whose proud 14th century palaces and exotic gardens are Spain's finest expression of Moorish art. - 2
Day 2 ·Malaga, Spain
4 Jan 2028The busy port city of Andalusia, the Spain of gazpacho and paella, flamenco and fiesta, recaptured from the Moors of the 15th century after 800 years of conflict. Enjoy the panorama from Gibralfara Castle, and visit the Moorish Alcazaba fortress, the birthplace of Picasso, and a wine cellar to try the famous local dessert wines. Or travel to Granada, to the glorious Alhambra, whose proud 14th century palaces and exotic gardens are Spain's finest expression of Moorish art. - 3
Day 3 ·Cartagena, Spain
5 Jan 2028Arrive 09:00Depart 09:30Today Spain's major commercial port and naval base, Cartagena lies on the coast of Murcia, its great indented bay guarded by rocky promontories, each topped by a fort. Founded in 221 BC by Hasdrubal, leader of the Carthaginians (hence the name) from North Africa, it has a fascinating history - and as Nova Carthage was long the Romans' principal settlement in their Iberian stronghold. Attractive promenades extend along the harbour, while to the northeast is the famous beach and watersports resort area of the lagoon-like Mar Menor. - 4
Day 4 ·At Sea
6 Jan 2028 - 5
Day 5 ·At Sea
7 Jan 2028 - 6
Day 6 ·Siracusa, Sicily
8 Jan 2028Arrive 09:00Depart 09:30 - 7
Day 7 ·At Sea
9 Jan 2028 - 8
Day 8 ·At Sea
10 Jan 2028 - 9
Day 9 ·Alexandria, Egypt
11 Jan 2028Arrive 06:30Depart 07:00A Roman amphitheatre, ancient catacombs and the site of the great Pharos lighthouse recall distant glories, while the 19th century Montazah Palace - a former royal residence - and seafront boulevards reflect a more recent era. Alexandria exists in the land that gave birth to the first great civilisation. - 10
Day 10 ·At Sea
12 Jan 2028 - 11
Day 11 ·Limassol, Cyprus
13 Jan 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 07:30Limassol is the chief port of the Republic of Cyprus. The city lies on Akrotiri Bay, on the southern coast, southwest of Nicosia; it is the island's second largest city and is also its chief tourist centre.
Close by Limassol are the ruins of Kolossi Castle, where King Richard I of Englad is reputed to have honeymooned with Berengaria in 1191. Also worth visiting are the ruins of the 11th-century BC Mycenaean colony of Curium; and the ruins of Amathus, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC. The ancient city of Paphos - the fourth century BC capital to the Kings of Egypt - offers an enchanting excursion. - 13
Day 13 ·Rhodes, Greece
14 Jan 2028Arrive 13:00Depart 13:30Largest island of the Dodecanese, Rhodes was the headquarters of the crusader Knights of St John before defeat by the Ottoman Turks. Within the capital's massive citadel walls the medieval Old Town presents a hive of narrow cobbled streets, dominated by the Avenue of the Knights and imposing Palace of the Grand Masters. More modern distractions await in the New Town while nearby is picturesque Lindos, clustered below a hilltop acropolis and Crusader Castle. - 13
Day 13 ·At Sea
15 Jan 2028 - 14
Day 14 ·Istanbul, Turkey
16 Jan 2028Arrive 11:30Depart 12:00Built on the shores of two continents and seat of successive Byzantine and Ottoman Empires for 1,500 years, Istanbul (the Constantinople of old) is a chaotic, cosmoplitan collision of East and West, past and present. Among its great wealth of monuments and landmarks are the ethereal Blue Mosque, glittering Topkapi Palace (once home of the sultans), vast Kapali Carsi (the world's largest covered bazaar) and the aromatic Egyptian Spice Market. - 15
Day 15 ·Istanbul, Turkey
17 Jan 2028Built on the shores of two continents and seat of successive Byzantine and Ottoman Empires for 1,500 years, Istanbul (the Constantinople of old) is a chaotic, cosmoplitan collision of East and West, past and present. Among its great wealth of monuments and landmarks are the ethereal Blue Mosque, glittering Topkapi Palace (once home of the sultans), vast Kapali Carsi (the world's largest covered bazaar) and the aromatic Egyptian Spice Market. - 16
Day 16 ·At Sea
18 Jan 2028 - 17
Day 17 ·Piraeus (Athens), Greece
19 Jan 2028Arrive 07:30Depart 08:00The port of Piraeus brings you to Athens, one of the great names of antiquity, the city of Plato and Socrates, a cradle of Western civilisation and birthplace of democracy. You can step in to that history on the heights of the Acropolis with its glorious 2,500-years-old Parthenon dating from the Golden Age of Classical Greece. Below, in the heart of the city lies the ancient Plaka District's honeycomb of streets, little shops - and tavernas that come alive at night with the pulse of bouzouki. - 18
Day 18 ·At Sea
20 Jan 2028 - 19
Day 19 ·Valletta
21 Jan 2028Arrive 07:00Depart 07:30 - 19
Day 19 ·Cruise Grand Harbour, Valletta
21 Jan 2028 - 20
Day 20 ·At Sea
22 Jan 2028 - 21
Day 21 ·At Sea
23 Jan 2028 - 22
Day 22 ·Malaga, SpainDisembark
24 Jan 2028Arrive 05:30Depart 06:00The busy port city of Andalusia, the Spain of gazpacho and paella, flamenco and fiesta, recaptured from the Moors of the 15th century after 800 years of conflict. Enjoy the panorama from Gibralfara Castle, and visit the Moorish Alcazaba fortress, the birthplace of Picasso, and a wine cellar to try the famous local dessert wines. Or travel to Granada, to the glorious Alhambra, whose proud 14th century palaces and exotic gardens are Spain's finest expression of Moorish art.
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