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✓ Travel with Royal Caribbean
✓ Return international airfares with full-service airline
✓ 7 night Mediterranean cruise on board a luxury Royal Caribbean ship, including all meals, entertainment and onboard gratuities
✓ 2 nights in centrally located 4-star accommodation in Barcelona before your cruise
✓ Breakfast daily
✓ Includes all cruise taxes and port & handling charges
✓ 24 by 7 customer service and your own Dedicated Support Agent
Travel with the experts for a carefully curated, value-packed discovery of the world's most iconic destinations. Our tours are bursting with must-see sights, rich experiences and quality inclusions, all at an unbeatable price. Bucket list dreams are ticked off on these all-encompassing journeys.
Today begins the adventure of a lifetime as you depart Australia for your Mediterranean cruise. Upon arrival at the airport, make your way to your centrally located 4-star hotel in Barcelona.
Barcelona is a stunning metropolis right on the Mediterranean Sea. Enjoy a day at leisure exploring Catalonia’s vibrant capital. Perhaps take a stroll along Las Ramblas, or acquaint yourself with the narrow streets and alleyways of the Gothic Quarter.
Your Mediterranean cruise adventure begins today from the Barcelona Cruise Terminal. You will need to make your own way from your hotel to the port. Please refer to your final documentation for embarkation time and location. Once on board, take the chance explore your home for the next seven nights, Ovation of the Seas. Beyond being the first of its class, Oasis of the Seas was also the ship that launched a cruising revolution. Seven distinct neighborhoods. Two-level loft suites. The only Zip Line at sea. And the deepest high dive pool ever to sail. These are just a few of the never-before-seen Oasis Class innovations that changed how you stay, play and unwind.
Palma de Mallorca is the perfect place to immerse yourself in history and beauty, and your ship offer a diverse range of shore excursions to suit every interest. Go back in time to the 14th century at Bellver Castle, with its mix of Arab arches and Roman-inspired fortification. Catch a wave on the golden sands of El Arenal beach. Then, tuck into cocarrois, a local take on empanadas, or cool off in the quiet gardens and medieval ruins of the 10th-century Arab Baths.
Today we arrive in Marseille, the largest city in Provence and gateway to the region. You may like to visit the shore excursion desk onboard to plan your day in this stunning French region. Start your Marseille adventure at the port, where fishing boats and yachts bob close to one another and the fish market Quai des Belges still sells the day’s catch. Then hop on the tourist train at Quai du Port for the steep climb to the neo-Byzantine Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde. Check out MuCEM museum to trace the first footprints of Mediterranean history, then relax beside the crescent-shaped collonate and fountain at Palais Longchamp.
We arrive in Florence early this morning, where we have a full 12 hours to enjoy the many shore excursions offered by Oasis of the Seas. While travelling to Florence or Pisa, enjoy a scenic drive through the celebrated Tuscan countryside with its rolling hills, olive and cypress trees and medieval villages. After climbing Pisa’s Leaning Tower, explore the atmospheric white, rose and red piazzas (or squares). In Florence, the birthplace of the Renaissance, you can marvel at the paintings in the Uffizi Gallery and cross the famous Ponte Vecchio bridge, packed with local boutiques to poke your head into.
Italy’s ancient capital awaits this morning, where you can experience la dolce vita in The Eternal City. Stand in awe of paintings by Italian masters at Villa Borghese. Soak up Trastevere’s backstreet charms. Discover Vatican City’s spiritual legacy. Or ride past centuries-old basilicas in a three-wheeled Ape Calessino.
The third-largest Italian city and one of the oldest in Europe, Naples combines deep history and modern verve. Oasis of the Seas offer a plethora of shore excursions to explore this historic region. Check out the extravagant Royal Palace of Naples, the former home of the royal family, with its beautiful tapestries and frescoes. People-watch from a streetside cafe in the Sanita district with a glass of wine and slice of classic margherita pizza. Then, head to Herculaneum to see the ruins left in Vesuvius’ wake after its history eruption in 79 A.D.
Enjoy a leisurely day at sea cruising the Mediterranean. Perhaps indulge in a spa treatment on board, or relax in one of the many public spaces on Oasis of the Seas.
Arriving early this morning, indulge in your last breakfast on board before making your way to the airport for your flight home.
Arrive home today.
If you wish to upgrade your ship cabin the following amounts are payable in addition to the package price:
Please select your preferred cabin type in the ‘Upgrade Options’ field prior to making your purchase.
Deposit & Payment
Booking Process
Airfare Information
Premium Economy or Business Class upgrades
Extending Your Stay
Some customers like to enhance their holiday by extending their stay pre- and/or post-tour or including a stopover in another destination. If you wish to do so, please follow these steps:
By choosing to extend your stay, please note that a supplement of $150 per person, plus applicable fare and tax differences will apply. We will contact you via email with a quote and proposed flight itinerary, and then proceed with collecting the additional payment required to confirm your request.
Airport lounges
Escape busy airport terminals and relax at a cosy and catered lounge instead. Departure lounge access in Sydney $70 per person (up to 6 hours); Melbourne & Brisbane $55 per person (up to 3 hours).
Airport lounge passes can be selected once you have finalised your tour purchase and paid your deposit. When completing your Passenger Booking Form, you will be asked if you would like to add this service, where any applicable cost will be added to your final balance.
Pre and post tour accommodation (deviating from group flights forfeits your group airport transfers)
Arrival and departure airport transfers
Please note, the transfers are not private and you may be grouped with other Inspiring Vacations customers.
Please specify in the 'Special Request' field when making your purchase your preferred travel arrangements and if you would like our team to book additional nights' accommodation and/or airport transfers. The additional cost for these land arrangements will be added to your final payment invoice and are subject to availability. Alternatively, you may purchase 1 pre or post night + transfer at time of booking.
Fitness Requirements
While the tour itinerary should give you some guidance and overview to the expected requirements, to determine if this tour is right for you we categorise each of our tours in terms of their intensity.
These guidelines are to ensure that each tour group is conducted as expected and to ensure the overall satisfaction of all Inspiring Vacations customers. As a general rule, porterage is not included, therefore at all times you are expected to handle your own luggage where help may not be available.
This particular tour is categorised as a "1"
Accommodation
The accommodation listed is subject to change. Any changes will be of an equal or higher standard. Bedding configurations (double or twin) are requests only. All efforts will be made to meet your preferences however any changes are beyond our control.
Single Supplement
Single supplement is $2,399 per person (based on an inside cabin) in addition to the twin share price.
Triple Share
Not available.
Travel Insurance
Travel insurance is required to protect yourself against the unexpected.
We have partnered with nib to offer our customers competitive rates for their travel insurance. You can book comprehensive or budget cover simply by clicking HERE to arrange your policy.
Visa & Passport information
Australian passport holders do not require a visa to enter the European Union for a stay up to 90 days.
Tour Documentation
Final documentation including e-tickets and hotel details will be provided approximately 30 days prior to travel.
Children
Children must be 5 years old or over and share a room with parents at all times. Children are the same price as adults.
Tour Length
The total length of the tour in days includes time spent in flight and is subject to change depending on the flight schedule, please refer to the day by day itinerary for the time spent on land.
Refundable deposit within 28 days of purchase:
For cancellations made within 28 days of paying the deposit on any tour, your deposit can be refunded in full or can be transferred to a new booking should you decide to change to another package or destination. Please note this change of mind guarantee does not apply for bookings made within 90 days of departure, after which time our standard 48 hour cooling off period applies. After this time, your booking becomes non-refundable.
All cancellation or change requests must be advised in writing to our Customer Service Team at support@inspiringvacations.
Refund times will vary and the timeframe of which will be advised at the time of cancellation. Any refund of deposit will be issued back to the original form of payment.
Any bookings made prior to 13 March 2020 must abide by the original payment term conditions.
Transferrable second installment up until 90 days before scheduled departure:
Following the second installment payment and up until 90 days before your departure only, should you wish to postpone your travel or transfer to another package, we can provide you with a credit note of the current balance paid on your booking, to be used to rebook within 18 months of the credit being issued.
Any change request must be advised in writing to our Customer Service Team at support@inspiringvacations.
Any bookings made prior to 13 March 2020 must abide by the original payment term conditions.
Please refer to our full Terms and Conditions for more details