
Cruise · 22 nights · with Ambassador Cruise Line
A 22-night cruise on Ambassador’s Ambience tracing a Mediterranean route from London Tilbury to Lisbon, Tunisia, Italy and Spain, calling at some of the continent’s classic ports and historic cities en route.
Highlights
Lisbon’s hillside trams and Atlantic views
La Goulette as gateway to Tunisian markets and medina
Valletta’s compact streets and baroque architecture
Messina and Sicily’s coastal scenery
Visiting Florence and Pisa via Livorno
This cruise sets off from London Tilbury before heading south-west to Lisbon, a city of pastel-coloured trams and hills that gaze out over the Atlantic. It then steers eastwards along Spain’s southern coast, stopping at Almeria and Alicante, each with their own dusty charm and stretches of beach.
Journeys
Crossing into North Africa, the ship docks at La Goulette, the port for Tunis, where the medina’s narrow streets spill over with market life and traces of Roman history. Next up is Malta’s Valletta, small enough to walk from end to end yet packed with baroque churches and old harbours. Sicily follows with Messina, then Naples, a gateway to Mount Vesuvius and the ruins of Pompeii.
Italy’s central and northern coasts are next, with stops at Civitavecchia (Rome), Livorno (Florence and Pisa), before moving on to Barcelona and Gibraltar. The ship, Ambience, from Ambassador Cruise Line, completes the loop back at London Tilbury, having covered well over three thousand miles across the Mediterranean and back to the Thames.
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When to go
Lowest price each month, per person.
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Need to know
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The operator
Adult-focused cruises from UK ports
A British cruise line sailing from ports around the country, which spares its passengers the airport altogether.
You book with Ambassador Cruise Line directly. They confirm your place, take payment, and look after you from the moment you leave home; Atlas & Passage’s part ends when you click through.
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