A fiery flamenco show in Seville, a feast of traditional food on a Spanish farm, the lavish palace of Alhambra, the extraordinary beauty of Cordoba’s famed mosque-cathedral and a luxurious Mediterranean voyage have been combined by Australian small ship cruise specialist, Cruise Traveller, as part of a new, exclusive cruise tour package that showcases the storied wonders of the Med and Spain by land and sea.
The new package for October, 2026, offers savings of A$4422 per couple and A$10,886 for solos for earlybird bookings made with Cruise Traveller by November 16, 2025.
Cruise Traveller’s unique, new, 20-night land and sea package – Whispers of the Mediterranean – begins on October 8, 2026, with two nights in Malta before boarding Ponant’s luxury, 264-guest expedition ship, Le Boreal, for a seven-night, indulgent, all-inclusive voyage from Malta to Barcelona.
The journey across the Mediterranean aboard the elegant Le Boreal will take guests to the cobalt waters and if-walls- could-talk streets of Sicily, the famed citadels of Sardinia, and the sub-blessed Spanish islands of Menorca and Majorca with their turquoise coves, sandy beaches and cosmopolitan lifestyles. The cruise ends in Barcelona where guests will transfer by train to Madrid in Premier Class.
In Madrid, the second part of the holiday begins with a small group (max 18 guests) land tour through Spain and Portugal from Madrid to Lisbon. The tour takes in some of the world’s most extraordinary artwork and architecture such as the sprawling Alhambra Palace in Granada – one of the best-preserved palaces of the Islamic world – and the stunning Islamic arches and columns of the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba.
Also on the land tour is the old-world Spanish town of Ronda, perched spectacularly above a deep gorge, the Moorish tones of Granada, the lavish Renaissance buildings of Ubeda, the castles, vineyards and olive groves of Estremoz, a fun and fiery flamenco show in Seville and the chance to savour succulent jamon iberico (cured pork) on a traditional farm in the foothills of Spain’s Sierra de Aracena mountains. The tour includes 16 meals.
Snapshot of inclusions and features – ‘Whispers of the Mediterranean’ package
* Begins October 8, 2026 with two nights in Malta, pre-cruise
* Seven-night voyage from Malta to Barcelona aboard Ponant’s Le Boreal
* The cruise includes onboard beverages and excursions at all ports
* Premier Class rail from Barcelona to Madrid
* 11-night small group mini-coach tour from Madrid to Lisbon inc boutique accommodation and 16 meals
Cruise Traveller’s exclusive 20-night Whispers of the Mediterranean land and sea package in October, 2026, is available from A$15,499 per person, twin-share, in a Superior Stateroom – a saving of A$2211, and from A$18,199 for a solo traveller in a Deluxe Balcony stateroom – a saving of A$10,886. Book with Cruise Traveller by November 16, 2025. Flights from Australia are extra.
To book, visit www.cruisetraveller.com.au/
Cruise Traveller is Australia’s premier, small ship cruise specialist, representing 71 boutique, luxury and expedition cruising operators around the world. www.cruisetraveller.com.au
