Eastern Mediterranean cruises visit Turkey and Greece and her islands such as Rhodes, Santorini, Mykonos, and Crete. Western Mediterranean cruises drop anchor at ports from the Adriatic to the Straits of Gibraltar, including Venice, Naples, Civitavecchia, Monte Carlo, St Tropez, and Barcelona. Southern Mediterranean cruises sail North Africa’s coast from Morocco to the Holy Lands taking in Tunis, Tripoli, Alexandria, and Haifa. Mediterranean cruises are perfect for people new to cruising; whether it’s sailing from the UK port of Southampton or a fly cruise to join your ship in a foreign port.