Get ready for twenty-one nights of stimulating sailing across the sea when you join the Cunard Queen Elizabeth from Barcelona to Trieste.
During this Memorial Day sailing you'll tour through very popular destinations such as Civitavecchia plus once-in-a-lifetime destinations such as Sorrento. This route is a rare one for the Queen Elizabeth, As it sails it just once.
Offered at less than $170 a day, this is a bargain. We include all meals, entertainment, taxes, and fees in our price, so that you can compare sailings easily.
The Queen Elizabeth Cunard, based in Rome and refurbished less than one year ago in 2025, is the highly-rated flagship of Cunard's class and can accomodate more than 2,000 guests.
The Queen Elizabeth Cunard offers guests a waterslide, a jacuzzi, a casino, a gym, and a spa.
This cruise spends thirteen days in port and seven sea days. Highlights include long stops in Civitavecchia and Athens as well as visits to extremely rare cities like Sorrento.
| Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, May 14 | Barcelona, Spain | 6:00pm | |
| Sat, May 15 | Suez Canal, Egypt (Cruising) | ||
| Sun, May 16 | Messina Strait, Italy (Cruising) | ||
| Messina, Sicily | 9:00am | 6:00pm | |
| Mon, May 17 | Suez Canal, Egypt (Cruising) | ||
| Tue, May 18 | Athens, Greece | 5:30am | 7:00pm |
| Wed, May 19 | Dardanelles, Turkey (Cruising) | ||
| Thu, May 20 | Istanbul, Turkey | 8:00am | |
| Fri, May 21 | 8:00pm | ||
| Sat, May 22 | Dardanelles, Turkey (Cruising) | ||
| Sun, May 23 | Kuşadası, Turkey (Ephesus) | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Mon, May 24 | Mykonos, Greece | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Tue, May 25 | Katakolon, Greece (Olympia) | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Wed, May 26 | Messina Strait, Italy (Cruising) | ||
| Thu, May 27 | Sorrento, Italy | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Fri, May 28 | Civitavecchia, Italy (Rome) | 5:00am | 7:00pm |
| Sat, May 29 | Suez Canal, Egypt (Cruising) | ||
| Sun, May 30 | Valletta, Malta | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Mon, May 31 | Suez Canal, Egypt (Cruising) | ||
| Tue, Jun 1 | Kotor, Montenegro | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Wed, Jun 2 | Split, Croatia | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Thu, Jun 3 | Zadar, Croatia | 8:00am | 6:00pm |
| Fri, Jun 4 | Trieste, Italy | 5:00am |
The Queen Elizabeth sails this route once next year, but doesn't sail it this year. No other ship sails this exact same route. In the accompanying graphic you can see a visualization of when this ship sails as well as the relative price.
Since it was first listed on May 27th of last year, The price of this sailing has ranged between $3,519 and $3,849 for a cabin, including $0 in taxes and port charges. The accompanying graph indicates the cost over time for the various classes of cabin. Today this cruise is at its minimum price, so reserve your room now before it moves upwards.
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Last Updated: Jun 3, 2026
Last Modified: Jun 3, 2026