A bunch of misconceptions: 5 cruise stereotypes that need to be dispelled immediately

In the public imagination, cruises are often associated with a place where cheerful elderly people in 90s workout gear play bingo all day and knit sweaters to give to their grandchildren on holidays. Anyways, it's time to break stereotypes and discover the new and real world of cruises that will definitely win you over.

"Cruises are just for old people." Surprise, surprise! While grandparents certainly enjoy the buffet, today's cruises attract crowds of young people, families, and true adventurers. Modern ships offer huge water parks, rock climbing walls, nightclubs, go-kart tracks, adrenaline-pumping ropes courses, and other attractions.
"I'll be bored to death." If you think you'll be bored with all the restaurants, spa, cinemas, theaters, shops, pools, and countless daily activities, maybe the issue isn't the ship, but your mindset and perception of reality.
"Cruises are for those who don't like adventure." Helicopter tours, glaciers, hikes up volcanoes, and diving in the crystal-clear waters of the Caribbean, there's more adrenaline on a cruise than you'll find on a weekend at home.
"The food won't be tasty." On the contrary, modern cruises are known for their variety and quality of food. So get ready to come back with a few extra pounds thanks to the numerous restaurants. Besides restaurants with different cuisines, there are also special restaurants with Michelin-starred chefs.
"Cruises are too expensive." Try comparing the cost of an all-inclusive cruise with a land vacation where you have to pay separately for hotels, transportation, food, and entertainment, and you'll notice that a cruise often wins in terms of value for money.

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There's no point in having thoughts where sea vacations are combined with boredom, because that's simply not true. Modern cruises are a blend of comfort, adventure, and of course, luxury.

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24 cruises

Mediterranean: Spain, France, Monaco

from £4,828
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SeaDream II | 6 Sep 2025

Duration: 6 nights

Departure from: Barcelona

Itinerary:

1. Barcelona,

2. Roses,

3. Sanary Sur Mer,

4. Saint Tropez,

5. Montecarlo,

6. Nice

Mediterranean: Greece, Italy

from £630
price per person Taxes included

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Costa Pacifica | 6 Sep 2025

Duration: 6 nights

Departure from: Heraklion

Itinerary:

1. Heraklion,

2. Santorini,

3. Mykonos,

4. navigation,

5. Palermo,

6. Olbia,

7. Civitavecchia

Mediterranean: France

from £10,287
price per person Taxes included

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Le Ponant | 20 Sep 2025

Duration: 6 nights

Departure from: Nice

Itinerary:

1. Nice,

3. Ajaccio,

4. Sant'Amanza,

5. Bonifacio,

6. Calvi,

7. Nice

Mediterranean: Italy, France, Spain

from £443
price per person Taxes included

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Costa Pacifica | 20 Sep 2025

Duration: 6 nights

Departure from: Savona

Itinerary:

1. Savona,

2. Toulon,

3. Valencia,

4. Palma de Mallorca,

5. navigation,

6. Olbia,

7. Civitavecchia

Mediterranean: Italy, Tunisia

from £443
price per person Taxes included

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Costa Fascinosa | 28 Sep 2025

Duration: 6 nights

Departure from: Palermo

Itinerary:

1. Palermo,

2. Naples,

3. navigation,

4. Tunis,

5. Palermo,

6. Naples,

7. Genoa

Mediterranean: France, Italy, Malta, Spain

from £587
price per person Taxes included

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MSC Magnifica | 28 Sep 2025

Duration: 6 nights

Departure from: Marseille

Itinerary:

1. Marseille,

2. La Spezia,

3. Naples,

4. Palermo,

5. Valletta,

6. navigation,

7. Barcelona

Mediterranean: France, Spain, Italy

from £443
price per person Taxes included

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Costa Pacifica | 12 Oct 2025

Duration: 6 nights

Departure from: Toulon

Itinerary:

1. Toulon,

2. Valencia,

3. Palma de Mallorca,

4. navigation,

5. Palermo,

6. Civitavecchia,

7. Savona

Mediterranean: Spain, Italy, France

from £701
price per person Taxes included

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Costa Toscana | 14 Oct 2025

Duration: 6 nights

Departure from: Barcelona

Itinerary:

1. Barcelona,

2. Palma de Mallorca,

3. navigation,

4. Palermo,

5. Civitavecchia,

6. Savona,

7. Marseille

Mediterranean: Italy, France, Spain

from £996
price per person Taxes included

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MSC Splendida | 15 Oct 2025

Duration: 6 nights

Departure from: Genoa

Itinerary:

1. Genoa,

2. Marseille,

3. Tarragona,

4. Valencia,

5. Barcelona,

6. Marseille,

7. Genoa

Mediterranean: Italy, France, Spain, Portugal

from £347
price per person Taxes included

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MSC Divina | 18 Oct 2025

Duration: 6 nights

Departure from: Genoa

Itinerary:

1. Genoa,

2. Marseille,

3. Barcelona,

4. Valencia,

5. Alicante,

6. navigation,

7. Lisbon

Mediterranean: Italy, Spain, France

from £426
price per person Taxes included

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Costa Diadema | 18 Oct 2025

Duration: 6 nights

Departure from: Savona

Itinerary:

1. Savona,

2. navigation,

3. Tarragona,

4. Valencia,

5. Palma de Mallorca,

6. Marseille,

7. Savona

Mediterranean: France, Italy, Spain

from £694
price per person Taxes included

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MSC Seaview | 19 Oct 2025

Duration: 6 nights

Departure from: Cannes

Itinerary:

1. Cannes,

2. Genoa,

3. La Spezia,

4. Civitavecchia,

5. navigation,

6. Palma de Mallorca,

7. Barcelona

Mediterranean: Spain, Gibraltar, Morocco

from £3,207
price per person Taxes included

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Explora II | 22 Oct 2025

Duration: 6 nights

Departure from: Barcelona

Itinerary:

1. Barcelona,

2. Alicante,

3. Gibraltar,

4. Casablanca,

5. Casablanca,

6. navigation,

7. Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Mediterranean: Greece, Turkey, Italy

from £392
price per person Taxes included

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MSC Sinfonia | 3 Nov 2025

Duration: 6 nights

Departure from: Athens

Itinerary:

1. Athens,

2. Istanbul,

3. Istanbul,

4. Izmir,

5. navigation,

6. Korfu,

7. Bari

Mediterranean: Italy, France, Spain, Tunisia

from £443
price per person Taxes included

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Costa Pacifica | 8 Nov 2025

Duration: 6 nights

Departure from: Savona

Itinerary:

1. Savona,

2. Marseille,

3. Barcelona,

4. navigation,

5. Tunis,

6. Palermo,

7. Civitavecchia

Mediterranean: Italy, Spain, France

from £587
price per person Taxes included

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MSC Grandiosa | 9 Nov 2025

Duration: 6 nights

Departure from: Civitavecchia

Itinerary:

1. Civitavecchia,

2. Palermo,

3. navigation,

4. Ibiza,

5. Valencia,

6. Marseille,

7. Genoa

Mediterranean: Italy, France, Spain

from £516
price per person Taxes included

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MSC Orchestra | 10 Nov 2025

Duration: 6 nights

Departure from: Civitavecchia

Itinerary:

1. Civitavecchia,

2. Genoa,

3. Marseille,

4. Livorno,

5. navigation,

6. Valencia,

7. Barcelona

Mediterranean: Italy, Spain, France

from £720
price per person Taxes included

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MSC Orchestra | 13 Nov 2025

Duration: 6 nights

Departure from: Livorno

Itinerary:

1. Livorno,

2. navigation,

3. Valencia,

4. Barcelona,

5. Marseille,

6. Genoa,

7. Livorno

Mediterranean: Italy, Montenegro, Croatia

from £461
price per person Taxes included

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Costa Deliziosa | 15 Nov 2025

Duration: 6 nights

Departure from: Trieste

Itinerary:

1. Trieste,

2. Bari,

3. Kotor,

4. Dubrovnik,

5. Split,

6. Rijeka,

7. Trieste

Mediterranean: Italy, Croatia, Spain

from £507
price per person Taxes included

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MSC Armonia | 24 Nov 2025

Duration: 6 nights

Departure from: Venice

Itinerary:

1. Venice,

2. Zadar,

3. Dubrovnik,

4. navigation,

5. Civitavecchia,

6. navigation,

7. Barcelona

Mediterranean: Italy, France, Spain

from £381
price per person Taxes included

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Costa Toscana | 28 Nov 2025

Duration: 6 nights

Departure from: Savona

Itinerary:

1. Savona,

2. Marseille,

3. Barcelona,

4. navigation,

5. Naples,

6. Civitavecchia,

7. La Spezia

Mediterranean: Antigua and Barbuda, Dominican Republic, Spain, Panama

from £2,341
price per person Taxes included

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Star Pride | 7 Dec 2025

Duration: 6 nights

Departure from: Saint Johns

Itinerary:

1. Saint Johns,

2. Santo Domingo,

3. navigation,

4. Cartagena ,

5. Cartagena ,

6. San Blas Island,

7. Colon

Mediterranean: Italy, France, Spain

from £248
price per person Taxes included

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Costa Fortuna | 13 Dec 2025

Duration: 6 nights

Departure from: Savona

Itinerary:

1. Savona,

2. Marseille,

3. Barcelona,

4. navigation,

5. Cadiz,

6. navigation,

7. Las Palmas

Mediterranean: France, Italy, Tunisia, Spain

from £383
price per person Taxes included

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MSC Splendida | 4 Jan 2026

Duration: 6 nights

Departure from: Marseille

Itinerary:

1. Marseille,

2. Genoa,

3. Naples,

4. Palermo,

5. Tunis,

6. navigation,

7. Barcelona

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