Mediterranean Cruise Deals

Cruise the Mediterranean with Future Travel Cruise

Stretching from the Strait of Gibraltar to Istanbul on the border of the Black Sea, the Mediterranean is one of the world's top cruise destinations, and encompasses a diverse range of countries and cultures.  The peak season for Mediterranean cruises is undoubtedly the warmer summer months of May to September, however several cruise lines offer itineraries all year around.
 
A wide range of cruise lines sail the Mediterranean, with companies such as P&O Cruises, Cunard Line, Princess Cruises, Fred Olsen and Royal Caribbean offering cruises direct from the UK, and NCL Freestyle Cruising, Thomson Cruises, Ocean Village and the Italian cruise lines Costa Cruises and MSC Cruises offering departures from various Mediterranean ports.

The Western Mediterranean takes in the east coast of Spain and ports such as Malaga and the Catalan capitial of Barcelona; Nice, Cannes and Monte Carlo on the French Riviera; the western coast of Italy and ports such as Civitavecchia (for tours to the eternal city of Rome), Livorno (for tours to Florence and Pisa and it's famous tower), as well as Sicily, Corsica and the Balearic Islands.
 
Eastern Mediterranean cruises take in the highlights of the Adriatic - and famous ports along the eastern seaboard of Italy such as Ravenna and Venice; Korcula and the walled city of Dubrovnik on the Croatian coast; Athens and the Greek isles of Mykonos, Rhodes, Santorini and Corfu, the historic sights of Ephesus and and Istanbul on the border of the Black Sea.
 
The Southern Mediterranean is bordered by the Northern Coast of Africa, and cruises to this region may venture to ports such as the Tunisian capital of Tunis, Tripoli in Libya, the colourful Berber culture of the Sahara and Morocco from Agadir, Marrakech and Tangier, and Port Said and Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt, from where you can take tours to the ancient cities of Alexandria and Cairo.