Queen Anne - Mediterranean Grand Voyage

Where this cruise calls, day by day

7 ports and 6 sea days over 12 Nights.

1. Day 1

   Southampton

   United KingdomDepart
   Southampton port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore

2. Day 2 · At sea

3. Day 3 · At sea

4. Day 4

   Lisbon

   PortugalPort

   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

5. Day 5

   Lisbon

   PortugalPort

   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

6. Day 6 · At sea

7. Day 7

   Gibraltar

   GibraltarPort

   Gibraltar is a British territory occupying a 426m limestone monolith at the mouth of the Mediterranean, and the Rock dominates every view from the ship. Ashore it is oddly hybrid: pubs, chain shops and pounds sterling on Main Street, with Spain a ten-minute walk away across an active airport runway. The Upper Rock, with its tunnels, caves and macaques, is the real attraction.

   • The Upper Rock Nature Reserve and its Barbary macaques, Europe's only wild monkeys
   • St Michael's Cave and the Great Siege Tunnels cut through the limestone
   • The cable car to the summit, or the climb up the Mediterranean Steps
   • Main Street and Casemates Square for duty-free and a very British lunch

   Getting ashore

   Ships dock at the cruise terminal on the North Mole, about a 15-20 minute walk from Casemates Square at the top of Main Street.

   Best months

   Apr-Jun and Sep-Oct (the Levanter cloud can cap the Rock in any season)

8. Day 8 · At sea

9. Day 9

   Barcelona

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

10. Day 10 · At sea

11. Day 11 · At sea

12. Day 12

    Rome (Civitavecchia)

    ItalyPort
    Rome (Civitavecchia) port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore
13. Day 13

    Rome (Civitavecchia)

    ItalyArrive
    Rome (Civitavecchia) port guide: where ships dock and what to do ashore