MSC Lirica: 10-Night Mediterranean - Eastern
This 10-night Mediterranean (Eastern) cruise aboard the MSC Lirica by MSC Cruises sails from Venice to Split, departing November 4, 2026, calling at Katakolon, Crete (Heraklion), Rhodes Island, and 3 more ports, and returns November 14, 2026.
Venice is one of the world's most famous cruise destinations and a major embarkation port for Eastern Mediterranean and Adriatic itineraries. But cruising to Venice has changed significantly since 2021, when Italy banned large cruise ships (over 25,000 gross tonnage) from transiting the Giudecca Canal and St. Mark's basin due to environmental and structural concerns.
Read more →Katakolon is a small fishing village on the western coast of the Peloponnese, with a permanent population of only about 700 people. It exists on cruise maps for one reason: ancient Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Games, is 45 minutes inland.
Read more →Rhodes is the largest of Greece's Dodecanese islands, sitting in the far southeastern Aegean Sea just 18 kilometers from the Turkish coast. The Rhodes cruise port is in the city of Rhodes on the island's northern tip, where ships dock right next to one of the best-preserved medieval old towns in Europe.
Read more →Split cruise port is the main gateway to central Dalmatia and one of the most remarkable cities in Croatia. The city is built around and inside Diocletian's Palace, a 1,700-year-old Roman fortress that the emperor built as his retirement residence around 300 AD.
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Questions about this sailing
Which ports does it visit?
It sails from Venice to Split and calls at Katakolon, Crete (Heraklion), Rhodes Island, Limassol, Port Said and Cairo (Alexandria), with 3 days at sea.