2010 Mediterranean Cruises

Welcome to our overview of 2010 Mediterranean cruises. Any month is a good month for a cruise, but the peak season is in the spring, summer and fall. Mediterranean cruises are in great demand, but the cruise lines put a lot of ships in the market.

All of the major cruise lines operate here, and many of the cruises are 7-days in length. Those who'd like a little longer to explore the region are in luck -- cruise lines have scheduled voyages that are 12-days or longer. Trips are generally categorized as either western Mediterranean cruises or eastern Mediterranean cruises.

A Sampling of Mediterranean Cruises in 2010

Celebrity's Mediterranean cruises include fabulous Spanish Mediterranean voyages on the new Celebrity Eclipse. The 14-night cruises sail round-trip from Southmapton to Lisbon, Barcelona, Provence and more. Four departures from July to September.

Europe's largest cruise line is the Italian Costa fleet. The Costa Mediterranean cruises for 2010 offer a huge variety of itineraries on stylish ships.

Luxury Crystal Cruises are very highly rated. An example of their offerings is a 12-day "Taste of the Mediterranean" cruise from Venice with stops at Rome, Cannes, Dubrovnik and other ports.

Family-friendly Disney cruises are back in the Mediterranean in 2010. Depart from Barcelona for 10- or 11-night voyages.

Inexpensive and casual easyCruise is the different cruise. Sail the Greek Isles.

Holland America Mediterranean cruises are 10 to 28 days in length. 28-day "Ancient Lands" cruise on the Prinsendam sails from Rome many lovely ports in Greece, Turkey, Russia and the Ukraine.

Italian MSC cruises offers a tremendous variety of trips. 7-night cruises on the new MSC Splendida sail round-trip from Barcelona to Tunis, Valletta, Messina, Rome, Genoa and Marseille.

Norwegian Cruise Line offers 7-day Greek Isles cruises on the Norwegian Gem. Round-trip from Venice to Split, Corfu, Santorini, Mykonos and Iraklion.

Princess Mediterranean cruises include 12-night Mediterranean cruises between Barcelona and Venice. Visit Athens, Kusadasi, Istanbul, Mykonos, Naples, Rome, Florence and Monte Carlo. Departures from May to September.

Luxury Regent Seven Seas Mediterranean cruises are on the all-suite Mariner and Voyager. One example is the 12-night Athens to Barcelona cruise departing in October.

Royal Caribbean Mediterranean cruises include 7-night Greek Isles cruises on the Splendour of the Seas. Depart from Venice for the islands. Departures from April to October in 2010.

The super-luxury small ships of Seabourn Cruises offer a great variety of flexible schedules from April to October. From Monte Carlo, Lisbon, Barcelona, Venice, Istanbul, Rome and Athens, Seabourn's ships spend a long season exploring colorful cultures beneath the Mediterranean sun.

Get onboard a real sailing ship on a Windstar Mediterranean cruise. The Greek Isles are a Windstar specialty, and the little ships are well-suited to visiting the little island ports.