{"id":607,"date":"2022-04-20T18:39:55","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T18:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deluxecruises.com\/deals\/?p=607"},"modified":"2022-04-20T18:39:55","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T18:39:55","slug":"deluxe-cruises-a-look-at-the-upcoming-cruise-season-in-the-mediterranean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deluxecruises.com\/deals\/2022\/04\/20\/deluxe-cruises-a-look-at-the-upcoming-cruise-season-in-the-mediterranean\/","title":{"rendered":"Deluxe Cruises – A Look at the Upcoming Cruise Season in the Mediterranean"},"content":{"rendered":"

MSC Cruises
\n<\/strong>Ships:\u00a0<\/strong>11 \u2013 MSC Seaview, MSC Meraviglia, MSC Seaside, MSC Splendida, MSC Orchestra, MSC Opera, MSC Fantasia, MSC Musica, MSC Lirica, MSC Sinfonia, MSC Armonia
\nSailing Season:\u00a0<\/strong>March 26 to November 13
\nHomeports:\u00a0<\/strong>Genoa, Civitavecchia, Palermo, Taranto, Trieste, Ancona, Bari, Marghera and Monfalcone (Italy); Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Valencia and St. Cruz de Tenerife (Spain); Marseille (France); Piraeus (Greece); Limassol (Cyprus) and more
\nItinerary highlights:\u00a0<\/strong>La Valletta, La Spezia, Cannes, Messina, Naples, Ibiza, Syracuse, Olbia, Split, Kotor, Zadar, Mykonos, Corfu, Santorini, Rhodes, Kusadasi, Brindisi, Olbia, Alicante, Minorca, Malaga and more<\/p>\n

The market leader in the region, MSC Cruises will have 11 cruise ships operating full summer programs in the Mediterranean in 2022.<\/p>\n

The brand is offering several itineraries in both Western and Eastern Mediterranean. Most of the cruises feature MSC\u2019s interporting practice which allows guests to embark in several different ports on the same itinerary.<\/p>\n

Costa Cruises
\n<\/strong>Ships:\u00a0<\/strong>Seven \u2013 Costa Toscana, Costa Firenze, Costa Smeralda, Costa Venezia, Costa Deliziosa, Costa Pacifica and Costa Luminosa
\nSailing Season:\u00a0<\/strong>March 5 to November 12
\nHomeports:<\/strong>\u00a0Savona, Civitavecchia, Genoa, Bari and Trieste (Italy); Barcelona, Valencia and Palma de Mallorca (Spain); Marseille (France); Istanbul (Turkey) and more
\nItinerary highlights:\u00a0<\/strong>Izmir, Kusadasi, Bodrum, Rhodes, Mykonos, Naples, Ibiza, Katakolon, Piraeus, Split, Kotor, Palermo, Cagliari, Santorini, La Valletta and more<\/p>\n

After two years of limited operations in the region, Costa Cruises is planning a full summer program in the Mediterranean in 2022.<\/p>\n

Seven vessels are set to spend the season around the destination, offering itineraries to both Western and Eastern Mediterranean. The highlight of the program is the first full season of the new LNG-powered Costa Toscana and the return of the 2019-built Costa Venezia, which is launching new itineraries departing from Turkey.<\/p>\n

Royal Caribbean International
\n<\/strong>Ships:\u00a0<\/strong>Five \u2013 Wonder of the Seas, Odyssey of the Seas, Brilliance of the Seas, Vision of the Seas and Rhapsody of the Seas
\nSailing Season:\u00a0<\/strong>May 7 to October 31
\nHomeports:\u00a0<\/strong>Barcelona (Spain); Civitavecchia and Ravenna (Italy); Piraeus (Greece); Haifa (Israel) and more
\nItinerary highlights:\u00a0<\/strong>La Spezia, Palma de Mallorca, Naples, Mykonos, Santorini, Limassol, Rhodes, Kusadasi, Chania, Tarragona, Argostoli, Kotor, Corfu, Marina di Carrara, Cannes, Villefranche, Toulon, Ajaccio, Portofino and more<\/p>\n

Royal Caribbean International is planning a strong season in the Mediterranean in 2022. The five-ship program includes the brand\u2019s newest vessel, the 5,448-guest Wonder of the Seas.<\/p>\n

AIDA Cruises
\n<\/strong>Ships:\u00a0<\/strong>Three \u2013 AIDAcosma, AIDAstella and AIDAblu
\nSailing Season:\u00a0<\/strong>April 10 to November 3
\nHomeports:\u00a0<\/strong>Palma de Mallorca and Barcelona (Spain); Civitavecchia (Italy); Corfu (Greece)
\nItinerary highlights:\u00a0<\/strong>Ajaccio, Civitavecchia, La Spezia, Cartagena, Valencia, Malaga, Naples, Livorno, Olbia, Cannes, Marseille, Palermo, Cagliari, Minorca, Trieste, Chania, Santorini, Kusadasi, Bari, Zadar, Dubrovnik, Kotor, La Valletta, Crotone and more<\/p>\n

AIDA is deploying three ships in the Mediterranean for the 2022 summer season.<\/p>\n

Offering fly-cruises for the German-speaking public, the company will see its newest ship, the AIDAcosma spending its inaugural season in the region. Sailing from Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca, the 5,400-guest vessel is set to offer seven-night Western Mediterranean cruises during the entire season.<\/p>\n

Norwegian Cruise Line
\n<\/strong>Ships:\u00a0<\/strong>Four \u2013 Norwegian Escape, Norwegian Epic, Norwegian Gem and Norwegian Jade
\nSailing Season:<\/strong>\u00a0May 2 to September 13
\nHomeports:\u00a0<\/strong>Civitavecchia and Trieste (Italy); Barcelona (Spain); Piraeus (Greece); and Haifa (Israel)
\nItinerary highlights:\u00a0<\/strong>Livorno, Cannes, Palma de Mallorca, Ajaccio, Dubrovnik, Mykonos, Santorini, Rhodes, Patmos, Messina, Corfu, Kusadasi, Argostoli, Kotor, Split, Istanbul, Volos, Piraeus and more<\/p>\n

After becoming one of the first international cruise lines to resume service in the Mediterranean in 2021, Norwegian Cruise Line is planning a four-ship reason in the destination in 2022.<\/p>\n

With itineraries in the Western and Eastern Mediterranean, the program includes the Norwegian Escape and the Norwegian Epic, in addition to the Norwegian Gem and the Norwegian Jade.<\/p>\n

Other cruise lines sailing in the Mediterranean this year include:<\/p>\n