Off-season? Yes. But there are still Mediterranean cruises available out of Barcelona in December. You’ll find you have a choice of voyages offered by Viking, Norwegian, Costa and MSC during the final month of the year. Get away for (or, maybe, from?) the holidays.
The cruises offered by Viking would probably be considered the most “luxury” options in December, with the possibility of spending three weeks going all the way across the Mediterranean or two weeks crossing the Atlantic. Norwegian’s Gem also makes the transatlantic trip this month.
| Viking Sky | December 20, 2022 | 7 nights | Taking the path along the southern coast of France, ending in the port city of Civitavecchia near Rome, Italy… |
| Viking Sky | December 20, 2022 | 14 nights | …make it a 2-week cruise by continuing on to Naples, Sicily, Crete and Athens… |
| Viking Sky | December 20, 2022 | 21 nights | …or add yet another 7 days to the trip, cruising the eastern Mediterranean and ending in Istanbul |
| Norwegian Gem | December 8, 2022 | 14 nights | Across the Atlantic with a stop in Bermuda before ending in New York a couple days before Christmas! |
| Viking Neptune | December 8, 2022 | 14 nights | …and another trans-Atlantic trip, this one ending in Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| Viking Sea | December 3, 2022 | 14 nights | …and still one more repositioning cruise, across the Atlantic to San Juan and St. Martin |
MSC Cruises from Barcelona in December
MSC continues to offer a full schedule of week-long cruises through the month. Grandiosa departs every Friday, while Virtuosa sails on Saturdays, including Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
| MSC Grandiosa | December 2, 2022 December 9, 2022 December 16, 2022 December 23, 2022 December 30, 2022 | 7 nights | Round trip to Marseille, Genoa, Rome, Palermo and Malta |
| MSC Virtuosa | December 17, 2022 December 24, 2022 December 31, 2022 | 7 nights | Round trip with stops in Marseille, Genoa, La Spezia, Naples and Palma de Mallorca |
Costa Mediterranean Cruises in December
Costa’s Diadema, Smeralda and Luminosa are scheduled for regular departures from Barcelona in December. Spend 6-7 nights to France and Italy or 13-14 nights along the coast of Spain and Africa. Or hop aboard Costa Pacifica as she moves cross-Atlantic to the Dominican Republic.
| Costa Diadema | December 2, 2022 | 14 nights | This one will take you eastward to Marseille and Genoa before heading back to the west and going all the way down to Casablanca and Tenerife |
| Costa Diadema | December 31, 2022 | 13 nights | …very similar itinerary, minus the visit to Morocco |
| Costa Smeralda | December 5, 2022 December 12, 2022 December 19, 2022 December 26, 2022 | 7 nights | Taking a counter-clockwise route for a change, stopping in Majorca, Sicily, Rome, Genoa and Marseille |
| Costa Luminosa | December 6, 2022 December 13, 2022 December 26, 2022 | 7 nights | Round trip to Malta, Sicily, Naples, Genoa and Marseille |
| Costa Luminosa | December 20, 2022 | 6 nights | To Catania, Naples, Genoa, Marseille and back to Barcelona |
| Costa Pacifica | December 4, 2022 | 14 nights | Trans-Atlantic trip to Barbados, Domica and the Dominican Republic |