Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

14-Night Mediterranean Cruise Adventure

Explora Journeys · EXPLORA II · round-trip from Barcelona

$7,980 per person · next sails Apr 4, 2028 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Barcelona (BCN)

Your gateway to the voyage. Arrive a day or two early — the best of the trip starts before you board.

Round-trip into BCN · $1,940 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Barcelona

Fly in at least a day early — every seasoned cruiser does, so a delay never costs you the ship. Here’s what’s worth that day, within reach of your port — not just the city you fly into.

1 mi from Barcelona

Sagrada Família

7 mi from Barcelona

Colònia Güell Church (Crypt) & Modernist Industrial Site

Gaudí designed the crypt of this worker's church for an industrialist's textile colony; the organic architecture buried underground feels like enterin…

Your voyage · 14 nights, day by day

Day by day — the unforgettable thing at every port

Your whole sailing in order: the day you board, every port it calls — each with the single bucket-list experience there and the operator who runs it — any days at sea, and the day you step off.

Day 1
Barcelona Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Day 2
Saint Tropezport guide →
Private Riva Boat Cruise to Pampelonne & Villas · $1,030 for two with Saint-Tropez Boat Charter (independent Riva/wooden-boat operators, Vieux Port)how to make it yours → ·
Day 3
Monte Carloport guide →
Casino de Monte-Carlo · $37 for two with Casino de Monte-Carlo (Société des Bains de Mer — official)how to make it yours → ·
Day 4
Livorno (Florence/Pisa)port guide →
Private Florence shore excursion · $400 for two with ArtViva — The Original & Best Tours Italyhow to make it yours →
Day 5
Civitavecchia (Rome)port guide →
★ Vatican, Sistine Chapel & Colosseum in One Day — how to make it yours →
Day 6
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 7
★ Private Catamaran Sail — how to make it yours →
Day 8
★ Sagrada Familia — how to make it yours →
Day 9
Alicante Secrets · $97 for two with Alicante Tasting Clubhow to make it yours →
Day 10
★ Granada & the Alhambra — how to make it yours →
Day 11
Upper Rock Nature Reserve · $140 for two with Tours of Gibraltar (official licensed operators)how to make it yours → ·
Day 12
Cadiz (Seville)port guide →
Plaza de España & Seville's Barrio Santa Cruz · $432 for two with The Magic of Seville – Private Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 13
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 14
Palma de Mallorcaport guide →
Palma Bay Catamaran Sail with Swim & Snorkel Stops · $70 for two with SailPalma by Omare Yachtinghow to make it yours →
Day 15
Barcelona Disembark
Back where you started — disembark in the morning.
Before you sail

Make it longer — by land from Barcelona

The ship is the spine, not the whole trip. These are full land adventures within reach of your port.

8 mi from Barcelona · fly BCN

Barcelona Beyond the Crowds: Gaudí, Galician Seafood & Montserrat

Modernist Architecture & Catalan Feasting

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210 mi from Barcelona · fly MRS

Provence by the Senses: Lavender, Truffles, and Roman Stone

Culinary Heritage & Open Road

See the whole plan →
After you disembark

Make it longer — by land from Barcelona

The ship is the spine, not the whole trip. These are full land adventures within reach of your port.

8 mi from Barcelona · fly BCN

Barcelona Beyond the Crowds: Gaudí, Galician Seafood & Montserrat

Modernist Architecture & Catalan Feasting

See the whole plan →
210 mi from Barcelona · fly MRS

Provence by the Senses: Lavender, Truffles, and Roman Stone

Culinary Heritage & Open Road

See the whole plan →
Home

Fly home from Barcelona (BCN)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights round-trip into BCN · 2 travelers $1,940 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Barcelona · Luxury~$540
Cruise fare14 nights · Explora Journeys · 2 guests$15,960
Shore excursions7 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$2,206
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$20,826
Flights are estimated from our best gateways (refine from your own airport above); the cruise fare is this sailing’s lead-in price for two; the hotel scales with the style you pick above; shore excursions are real book-direct operator prices, added as each port is curated; transfers are an estimate. We always build in at least one night ashore before you sail.
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