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Middle East cruises from Venice

8 itineraries with a bookable sailing ahead, 8 sailings, most popular first. Each card: how long, how many ports, when, from what price — and the bucket-list thing to do at every stop.

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Katakolon (Olympia)

10-night Middle East from Venice

MSC Cruises · MSC Lirica

6 ports
Round trip
Sails Dec 7, 2026
From $878 pp
Contemporary

Katakolon (Olympia) Ancient Olympia: Private Skip-the-Line Tour with Local Expert
Heraklion Palace of Knossos: Private Expert-Led Archaeological Tour
Port Said (Cairo) Private Giza Pyramids, Sphinx & Grand Egyptian Museum

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Katakolon (Olympia)

10-night Venice to Split

MSC Cruises · MSC Lirica

8 ports
One way
Sails Nov 4, 2026
From $1,422 pp
Contemporary

Katakolon (Olympia) Ancient Olympia: Private Skip-the-Line Tour with Local Expert
Heraklion Palace of Knossos: Private Expert-Led Archaeological Tour
Rhodes Private Full-Day Rhodes Island Highlights & Lindos

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Katakolon (Olympia)

11-night Middle East from Venice

MSC Cruises · MSC Lirica

8 ports
Round trip
Sails Nov 26, 2026
From $1,161 pp
Contemporary

Katakolon (Olympia) Ancient Olympia: Private Skip-the-Line Tour with Local Expert
Heraklion Palace of Knossos: Private Expert-Led Archaeological Tour
Rhodes Private Full-Day Rhodes Island Highlights & Lindos

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Katakolon (Olympia)

11-night Middle East from Venice

MSC Cruises · MSC Lirica

8 ports
Round trip
Sails Dec 28, 2026
From $1,769 pp
Contemporary

Katakolon (Olympia) Ancient Olympia: Private Skip-the-Line Tour with Local Expert
Heraklion Palace of Knossos: Private Expert-Led Archaeological Tour
Rhodes Private Full-Day Rhodes Island Highlights & Lindos

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Katakolon (Olympia)

11-night Middle East from Venice

MSC Cruises · MSC Lirica

8 ports
Round trip
Sails Mar 15, 2027
From $1,501 pp
Contemporary

Katakolon (Olympia) Ancient Olympia: Private Skip-the-Line Tour with Local Expert
Heraklion Palace of Knossos: Private Expert-Led Archaeological Tour
Rhodes Private Full-Day Rhodes Island Highlights & Lindos

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Katakolon (Olympia)

11-night Middle East from Venice

MSC Cruises · MSC Lirica

8 ports
Round trip
Sails Mar 26, 2027
From $1,343 pp
Contemporary

Katakolon (Olympia) Ancient Olympia: Private Skip-the-Line Tour with Local Expert
Heraklion Palace of Knossos: Private Expert-Led Archaeological Tour
Rhodes Private Full-Day Rhodes Island Highlights & Lindos

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Katakolon (Olympia)

11-night Middle East from Venice

MSC Cruises · MSC Lirica

8 ports
Round trip
Sails Oct 23, 2027
From $1,965 pp
Contemporary

Katakolon (Olympia) Ancient Olympia: Private Skip-the-Line Tour with Local Expert
Heraklion Palace of Knossos: Private Expert-Led Archaeological Tour
Rhodes Private Full-Day Rhodes Island Highlights & Lindos

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Split

29-night Venice to Durban

MSC Cruises · MSC Armonia

14 ports
Repositioning
Sails Nov 1, 2026
From $2,542 pp
Contemporary

Split Diocletian's Palace: Private Guided Tour + Underground Cellars
Heraklion Palace of Knossos: Private Expert-Led Archaeological Tour
Rhodes Private Full-Day Rhodes Island Highlights & Lindos

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