From the Mediterranean to the Canaries for Christmas & New Year

Your thoughtfully planned winter voyage combines festive moments at sea with time ashore in some of southern Europe and the Atlantic’s most welcoming ports. Christmas Day is spent on board with traditional celebrations as you sail south towards warmer shores, calling at Gibraltar to see the iconic Rock before an extended stay in Funchal, where Madeira’s gardens, hillside views and seasonal lights can be enjoyed at a gentle pace. The Canary Islands follow, with visits to La Palma, Tenerife and Gran Canaria offering palm‑lined promenades, sandy beaches and relaxed island life, before welcoming in the New Year with fireworks in Las Palmas, viewed from the comfort of Balmoral's decks. Along the way, calls in the Mediterranean add further variety, from Piraeus, gateway to Athens, and Malta’s Valletta to the Italian islands of Sicily and Sardinia, while time in Málaga, Ceuta and along Spain’s southern coast brings historic towns, local flavours and unhurried days ashore.

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   Piraeus (for Athens)
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   Valletta
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   Trapani
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   Cagliari
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   Mahon
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   Málaga
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   Ceuta
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   Motril
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   Cartagena
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    Valencia
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    Cádiz
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    Gibraltar
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    Funchal
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    Santa Cruz de La Palma
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    Santa Cruz de Tenerife
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    Las Palmas
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