Norwegian Viva - Transatlantic Miami to Barcelona

Where this cruise calls, day by day

7 ports and 9 sea days over 15 Nights.

1. Day 1

   Miami, FL

   United StatesDepart
   Miami, FL port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore

2. Day 2 · At sea

3. Day 3 · At sea

4. Day 4 · At sea

5. Day 5 · At sea

6. Day 6 · At sea

7. Day 7 · At sea

8. Day 8

   Ponta Delgada, Azores

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   The main town of Sao Miguel, and usually the only land a transatlantic itinerary touches between Europe and the Americas. The island is volcanic and green rather than tropical, with crater lakes, hot springs and hydrangea hedges along the roads. Weather changes fast here, so the viewpoint that is socked in at ten can be clear by noon.

   • Sete Cidades, the twin crater lakes seen from the Vista do Rei viewpoint
   • Furnas, with its steaming fumaroles and cozido cooked in the ground
   • Lagoa do Fogo and the north-coast tea plantation at Gorreana
   • Whale and dolphin watching from the harbour

   Getting ashore

   Ships dock at the Portas do Mar terminal in the middle of town; you walk straight off into Ponta Delgada.

   Best months

   Jun-Sep (mildest and driest; rain is possible any month)

9. Day 9 · At sea

10. Day 10

    Lisbon

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    Ships come in under the Ponte 25 de Abril and tie up alongside the Tagus with the city climbing the hills in front of you, which makes this one of the better arrivals in Europe. Lisbon spreads across seven hills, so a port day means trams, funiculars and a lot of stairs. The monastery and tower at Belem are a separate district downriver and need their own leg of the day.

    • Jeronimos Monastery and Belem Tower, plus a pastel de nata at Pasteis de Belem
    • Sao Jorge Castle and the Alfama lanes below it
    • Tram 28 through Graca, Alfama and Estrela
    • A half-day to Sintra and the Pena Palace, about 40 minutes out

    Getting ashore

    Most ships berth at the Lisbon Cruise Terminal at Santa Apolonia, close enough to walk into Alfama in about ten minutes.

    Best months

    Apr-Jun and Sep-Oct

11. Day 11 · At sea

12. Day 12

    Palma de Mallorca

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    Palma de Mallorca port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore

13. Day 13 · At sea

14. Day 14

    Livorno (Florence/Pisa)

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    Livorno (Florence/Pisa) port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore
15. Day 15

    Villefranche (Nice)

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    Villefranche-sur-Mer sits in a deep sheltered bay just east of Nice, and it exists on cruise itineraries mainly as the anchorage for the Cote d'Azur. The village itself is a steep stack of ochre houses with a 14th-century covered lane, the Rue Obscure, but nearly everyone leaves. Nice, Monaco and Eze are all short hops along the coast, and the local train from the station above the harbour makes doing it independently realistic.

    • Nice's Promenade des Anglais, Cours Saleya market and Vieux Nice
    • Monaco and Monte-Carlo, about 30 minutes by train
    • The hilltop village of Eze and its exotic garden
    • The Chagall and Matisse museums in the Cimiez district of Nice

    Getting ashore

    This is a tender port - ships anchor in the bay and tenders land at the quay in the village, with the railway station a steep 10-minute climb away.

    Best months

    May-Jun and Sep-Oct (Jul-Aug is heavily crowded along the coast)

16. Day 16

    Barcelona

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