Mediterranean (Eastern)Greek Islands Repositioning— unchanged since Jul 20

12 Night Mediterranean - Eastern Cruise

Name: 12-Night MSC Cruises Cruise from Ancona to Split on MSC Lirica
Brand: MSC Cruises
Price: 2958 USD
Availability: InStock

Oct 23, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026·12 nights·MSC Lirica

This 12-night Mediterranean (Eastern) cruise aboard the MSC Lirica by MSC Cruises sails from Ancona to Split, departing October 23, 2026, calling at Katakolon, Heraklion, Rhodes Island, and 4 more ports, and returns November 4, 2026. Cabin prices start from $1,868 per person.

Days

12 nights

Departs

Oct 23, 2026

Ports

Returns

Nov 4, 2026

Sea days

Distance

2,464nm

Itinerary

Embark Port Sea

Day 1

Oct 23

Embark

Ancona, Italy

dep depart 20:30

Day 2

Oct 24

Port

arr arrive 08:00 · dep depart 19:00

Day 3

Oct 25

At Sea

Day 4

Oct 26

Katakolon, Greece

arr arrive 10:00 · dep depart 17:00

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.

Day 5

Oct 27

Heraklion, Crete Greece

arr arrive 10:00 · dep depart 18:00

Day 6

Oct 28

Rhodes Island, Greece

arr arrive 08:00 · dep depart 17:00

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.

Day 7

Oct 29

Limassol, Cyprus

arr arrive 10:00 · dep depart 17:00

Day 8

Oct 30

Port Said, Egypt

arr arrive 07:00 · dep depart 21:30

Day 9

Oct 31

Alexandria, Egypt, Cairo

arr arrive 08:00 · dep depart 22:00

Day 10

Nov 1

At Sea

Day 11

Nov 2

At Sea

Day 12

Nov 3

Split, Croatia

arr arrive 09:00 · dep depart 17:00

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.

Day 13

Nov 4

Disembark

Split, Croatia

arr arrive 08:00

Loading map...

1Embark/Debark3Port of CallRoute

Distance

≈ 2,464nm

At sea

3 of 12 nights

Type