Visiting the Mediterranean countries of Portugal, Spain and the Canary Islands, the Queen Mary 2 departs from New York City, offering round-trip, 25-day journeys. Part of Canard Cruise Lines' fleet, Queen Mary 2 visits the ports of Funchal and Lisbon in Portugal, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Lanzarote and Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, Vigo in Spain and Southampton, England. Cruises depart yearly in October.
Awarded four-out-of-five stars in overall consumer quality by the website Cruise Reviews Online, the Queen Mary 2 was launched in 2003 and is the second oldest cruise in Cunard's three-ship fleet. An extra large-sized vessel, the Queen Mary 2 has a passenger capacity of 2,620 guests on 13 decks. On-board features include 10 dining restaurants, a spa and beauty salon managed by the acclaimed Canyon Ranch, and balconies in 75 percent of the staterooms.
Cunard Cruise Lines
24303 Town Center Drive, Ste. 200
Valencia, CA 91355
800-728-6273
cunard.com
Part of Norwegian Cruise Lines' fleet, the Norwegian Gem sails on 14- and 21-day cruises to ports in the Mediterranean countries of Portugal, Spain, Italy, Croatia and Greece. Port visits include Ponta Delgada and Lisbon in Portugal, Sevilla, Cadiz and Malaga in Spain, Split in Croatia and Corfu, Thira, Mikonos and Iraklion in Greece. Cruises sail yearly from New York in April with one-way itineraries that conclude in Venice, Italy.
Launched in 2007, the Norwegian Gem is the 11th ship of Norwegian's 12-ship fleet and was awarded four-out-of-five stars by the website International Cruise Reviews. A large sized-ship, the 15-deck Norwegian Gem has a passenger capacity of 2,466 guests and features 10 restaurants, 13 bars and lounges and the world's first on-board bowling alley.
Norwegian Cruise Lines
7665 Corporate Center Drive
Miami, Florida 33126
866-625-1166
ncl.com
Departing from New York City in 24-day, one-way cruises that conclude in Amsterdam, the Holland America Cruise Lines' ship, the ms Prinsendam, sails yearly in May. Passengers visit ports in the Mediterranean countries of Portugal, Spain and France, with port visits in Horta, Ponta Delgada, Portimao and Lisbon in Portugal; Cadiz, La Coruna and Bilbao in Spain; Falmouth and Dover in England and Le Havre in France.
The inaugural ship in the Holland America Cruise Lines' 15-ship fleet, the ms Prinsendam was launched in 1988 and is a small-sized ship with a passenger capacity of 794 guests. Awarded four-out-of-five stars by the website Cruise Reviews International, the nine-deck ms Prinsendam features private verandas in 40 percent of the staterooms, five-star cuisine, a golf driving area and sports court.
Holland America Cruise Lines
300 Elliott Ave. West
Seattle, WA 98119
877-932-4259
hollandamerica.com
