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Mediterranean cruise port hotels

Sailing the Med? Lock in your pre-cruise night at the embarkation port — Barcelona, Civitavecchia (Rome), Athens (Piraeus), or Venice. Walk onboard rested, not airport-tired. Every major Expedia hotel in each port city.

Mediterranean cruise season runs April through October.

✓Hotels at every major Western & Eastern Med embarkation port
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4 embarkation ports in this region

Barcelona

Spain

Western Med flagship port. Royal Caribbean, MSC, NCL, Princess, Celebrity.

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Civitavecchia (Rome)

Italy

Italy's biggest cruise port. 80 km from Rome — most travelers stay in Rome.

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Athens (Piraeus)

Greece

Greek isles + Eastern Med home port. 30 min from central Athens.

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Venice

Italy

Adriatic departures to Croatia, Greece, the Greek isles.

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