Norwegian Epic - Transatlantic: Barcelona to Port Canaveral

Where this cruise calls, day by day

8 ports and 7 sea days over 14 Nights.

1. Day 1

   Barcelona

   SpainDepart
   Barcelona port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore

2. Day 2 · At sea

3. Day 3

   Cadiz

   SpainPort
   Cadiz port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore
4. Day 4

   Casablanca

   MoroccoPort

   Casablanca is Morocco's commercial capital rather than its tourist one - a big, functional Atlantic city of French colonial blocks and heavy traffic. The unmissable thing is the Hassan II Mosque, built out over the water and one of the few in Morocco non-Muslims may enter on a guided tour. Marrakech is often sold as an excursion but sits nearly three hours each way; Rabat is the realistic trip.

   • The Hassan II Mosque, with a 210m minaret and a glass floor over the sea
   • The Habous quarter, a 1930s French-built reinterpretation of a medina
   • The old medina and the Art Deco streets around Place Mohammed V
   • Rabat's Kasbah of the Udayas and Hassan Tower, about an hour north

   Getting ashore

   Ships dock in the working commercial port, and the walk to the gate is long and unappealing, so most passengers take a shuttle or taxi the short distance to the medina and centre.

   Best months

   Mar-May and Sep-Nov

5. Day 5

   Santa Cruz de Tenerife

   SpainPort

   Tenerife's capital is a business and government town, with a Calatrava-designed opera house on the waterfront and very little in the way of resort character. The real reason to be here is Mount Teide, Spain's highest peak, an hour up into a volcanic caldera that looks nothing like the coast. The UNESCO-listed old town of La Laguna is a shorter and often better-value alternative.

   • Teide National Park and the cable car towards the 3,715 m summit
   • La Laguna's grid of colonial streets and painted mansions
   • The Auditorio de Tenerife on the seafront
   • Playa de Las Teresitas, the imported-sand beach at San Andres

   Getting ashore

   Ships dock in the centre of Santa Cruz, a short walk from Plaza de Espana and the shopping streets.

   Best months

   Year-round; Nov-Apr is mild, and Teide can be snowbound in winter

6. Day 6

   Santa Cruz de La Palma

   SpainPort

   La Palma is the greenest and steepest of the Canaries, and the least developed - there is no mass tourism here. The capital is a small colonial town of wooden balconies overhanging the seafront, and the whole island is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve with some of the darkest skies in the northern hemisphere. The 2021 Tajogaite eruption buried part of the western side and its lava field is now a visitable site.

   • The wooden balconies along the Avenida Maritima and the Calle Real
   • Caldera de Taburiente National Park and the Mirador de la Cumbrecita
   • The Roque de los Muchachos observatory road along the crater rim
   • The Tajogaite lava fields and viewpoints above Los Llanos de Aridane

   Getting ashore

   Ships dock a few minutes' walk from the seafront, so you can step off and be in the old town almost immediately.

   Best months

   Year-round; Apr-Jun and Sep-Nov are clearest for the volcano roads

7. Day 7 · At sea

8. Day 8 · At sea

9. Day 9 · At sea

10. Day 10 · At sea

11. Day 11 · At sea

12. Day 12

    Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

    U.S. Virgin IslandsPort
    Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore

13. Day 13 · At sea

14. Day 14

    Great Stirrup Cay

    BahamasPort

    Norwegian's Berry Islands beach is the oldest of the private-island calls - the line has used it since 1977. It was a tender operation for decades, which made short calls miserable, until a two-ship pier opened at the end of 2025 and ships began tying up. Bertram's Cove is the main swimming beach. The buffet lunch is included; cabanas, the Silver Cove villas, watersports rentals and the spa are not.

    • Bertram's Cove, the main beach
    • The included beach barbecue buffet
    • Snorkel gear, kayaks and floats for rent (extra cost)
    • Private cabanas and the Silver Cove lagoon villas (extra cost)

    Getting ashore

    Ships dock at the pier that opened in December 2025 - older trip reports describing a tender ride no longer apply.

    Best months

    Nov-Apr for calm seas and reliable calls; summer is hotter with afternoon storms

15. Day 15

    Port Canaveral, FL

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    Port Canaveral, FL port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore