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A cruise to the Mediterranean embodies the history and culture of the entire Western World. So why not capture the beauty by being there yourself. Europe's greatest cities and finest resort areas are found along the sun-baked coastlines of Spain, France and Italy especially the Greek Islands.

Eastern Mediterranean cruises focuses on Italy, Greece, Turkey and cities along the Adriatic. These itineraries typically depart from or return to Rome, Venice and Athens.

The Greek Islands is a beautiful seaside city with charming white-washed villiages on the islands of santorini and Mykonos.

Since the Mediterranean offers favorable weather, it's possible to find cruises there at any time of the year; however, most departures will sail between May and October. It gets quite hot in the middle of summer. Mediterranean itineraries can range from 7-14 nights. Air departures in the U.S. usually leave late in the afternoon and fly overnight to arrive in Europe early the following morning which adds an additional day to your trip.

Major cruise lines offering cruises to Mediterranean ports include Holland American Line, Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Orient Line, Radisson Seven Seas, Oceania Cruises, Seabourn, Cunard Line, Silversea, Costa Cruises and Windstar.

For assistance on taking a cruise to the Mediterranean call me at (301) 485-1196, email. zina_brown@hotmail.com