Costa Fascinosa: 17-Night Ocean Cruises

Most cruise passengers arriving at La Romana are headed somewhere else - Casa de Campo, the Caribbean's most exclusive resort complex, or Altos de Chavon, a replica Mediterranean village perched on a cliff above the Chavon River. Cruise ships dock at the Central Romana port, about a 10-minute drive from the Casa de Campo resort area.

St. Maarten cruise port is one of the busiest in the Caribbean, with ships docking at the A.C.

Santa Cruz de Tenerife is the capital of Tenerife, the largest of Spain's Canary Islands, located in the Atlantic Ocean about 300 km off the coast of Morocco. The cruise port sits in the heart of the city, directly adjacent to the commercial center and within walking distance of the main shopping street and waterfront.

Tangier sits at the northwestern tip of Africa, where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic and Morocco looks across the Strait of Gibraltar at Spain, just 14 km away. The city has about 1.

Malaga cruise port is the main gateway to Spain's Costa del Sol and Andalusia. The city sits on Spain's southern coast, about 130 kilometers west of Granada and 50 kilometers east of Marbella.

Barcelona cruise port is the busiest in the Mediterranean, handling millions of passengers a year across multiple terminals. The city behind it earns that traffic.

Genoa cruise port is one of the main embarkation points for western Mediterranean itineraries, particularly for MSC and Costa Cruises, which both have roots here. The city is the capital of Liguria and the birthplace of Christopher Columbus, pesto, and focaccia, and it has a grittier, more working-class feel than the polished Italian cities most tourists flock to.